No Mercy is a German pop band of American singers who were originally brought together in Germany by producer Frank Farian. The group consists of Bronx-born Marty Cintron and twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernández, who hailed from Miami.
Career 1995–1997: My Promise In 1995 the band released their single "Missing" which was a cover version of Everything but the Girl's 1994 hit. No Mercy released their debut album My Promise on October 21, 1996. My Promise was the original title chosen by the band's German record company, Hansa, BMG. The album was released in the U.S. only a week later under the self title No Mercy on October 29, 1996. The album, however, was released in most areas of the world with its original title My Promise, including Australia where it received two times platinum sales accreditation. My Promise which became a top-5 album in countries like Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, produced two internationally popular singles, including "Where Do You Go" and "When I Die", the first being a cover of La Bouche's "Where Do You Go" from 1995 and the latter a revival of The Real Milli Vanilli original song; The Real Milli Vanilli is also a spin off of Milli Vanilli. Both projects are brainchildren of Frank Farian. This was followed by the single "Please Don't Go", which entered the top 5 in Austria and the U.K. The band released a re-worked version of the band Exile's number one song from 1978, "Kiss You All Over", which was a moderate success on the charts but still managed to enter the top 20 in Austria, the Netherlands and the UK.
1998–1999: More No Mercy's second album, More, which was released in Germany in October 1998, included singles such as "Hello How Are You", "More than a Feeling" (originally recorded by Boston) and "Tu Amor" (originally by Jon B., and later covered also by RBD). Although More was not as successful as its predecessor, it still managed to achieve success in the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), peaking at No.7, No.9, No.9 respectively.
2000–present: Singles and current status In 2002, a single, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" featuring guitarist Al Di Meola, was released to gauge support for No Mercy's third album. The record producer decided instead to rework the songs for solo artist Daniel Lopes' debut album, Shine On, in 2003. The band would guest feature in that album, on the track "Summer Angel".
In October 2007, No Mercy released their third album, Day By Day, under a new Australian-based independent record label, Show No Mercy Entertainment Pty Ltd, and via iTunes.
On December 16, 2011 No Mercy released the single "Shed My Skin" featuring Stan Kolev via iTunes.
Guitarist and lead vocalist Marty Cintron performs in Europe under the No Mercy name.
In 2021, Frank Farian released a cover of the eighties song "Cherish" by Kool & the Gang. He made also a mix version of it with the song "Rivers of Babylon", on which No Mercy collaborated.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUS AUT BEL(FL) NLD NZ SWI UK My Promise Released: 21 October 1996 Label: Hansa Records, (BMG) Formats: CD, cassette, LP 6 4 1 4 3 38 5 17BVMI: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum More Released: 12 October 1998 Label: Hansa (BMG) Formats: CD, cassette, LP 7 – 9 – – – 9 – IFPI AUT: Gold Day By Day Release date: 10 October 2007 Label: Show No Mercy Formats: CD – – – – – – – – "—" denotes releases that did not chart
North American releases Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications CANPeak positions for Canada: For No Mercy: US No Mercy Release date: 29 October 1996 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP 22 104MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold
Compilation albums Title Album details Greatest Hits Released: 2 March 2007 Format: CD, digital download Label: Farian (Sony Music)
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GERAUSAUTBEL(FL)CANFor peak positions of "Where Do You Go" and "Please Don't Go" at the following links. For "Where Do You Go": "RPM: Top Singles, Volume 64, Issue 9, October 14, 1996". RPM Canada. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
For "Please Don't Go": "RPM: Top Singles, Volume 65, Issue 8, April 28, 1997". RPM Canada. Retrieved June 17, 2026.IRENLDNZSWIUKUS"Missing" 1995 19 – – – – – – – 9 83 – My Promise/No Mercy "Where Do You Go" 1996 3 2 5 32 43 1 7 27 4 2 5BVMI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold "When I Die" 5 2 1 7 – – 1 – 3 – 41BVMI: Gold ARIA: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum "Please Don't Go" 1997 11 35 5 13 23 19 6 46 15 4 21 "Kiss You All Over" 40 47 13 43 – – 18 44 33 16 80 "Hello How Are You" 1998 24 – 12 – – – – – 14 – – More "Tu Amor" – – – – – – – – – – – "More Than a Feeling" 1999 94 – – – – – – – – – – "Morena" 2000 – – – – – – – – 68 – – Non-album singles "Where Is the Love" – – – – – – – – – – – "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (featuring Al Di Meola) 2002 65 – – – – – – – – – – "Shed My Skin" (featuring Stan Kolev) 2011 – – – – – – – – – – – "Day by Day 2015" 2015 – – – – – – – – – – – "—" denotes releases that did not chart
See also List of number-one dance hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
External links nomercymusic.com Official website