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"Wildside" is a song by American hip-hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. It was released in October 1991 as the second single from their 1991 album Music for the People. It heavily samples Lou Reed's 1972 "Walk on the Wild Side". [1] All vocals on the track are performed by the group's leader Mark Wahlberg.
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch [1] was an American hip-hop group formed in 1991 by Mark Wahlberg (alias Marky Mark), Scott Gee, Hector the Booty Inspector, DJ-T, and Ashey Ace. The group's best known song is " Good Vibrations ", which made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, while their follow-up song " Wildside " peaked at ...
Amir also wrote and produced "Wildside" and three other songs for Mark Wahlberg's debut album, as well as four songs on Wahlberg's second LP. "Good Vibrations" features a sample of American singer Loleatta Holloway singing " Love Sensation ", written by Dan Hartman , and Hartman was given co-writer credits on later releases of Wahlberg's song.
In 1991, American group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, fronted by actor and musician Mark Wahlberg released the single "Wildside", which heavily samples and is stylistically similar to Reed's original version. [63] The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, [64] and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. [65]
Music for the People is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, released on July 23, 1991.The album was a success, reaching #1 on the Top Heatseekers Albums chart, and #21 on the Billboard 200, thanks to the hit single, "Good Vibrations".
It was double the Wahlbergs at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Monday night! Mark Wahlberg -- formerly known as Marky Mark -- surprised thousands of fans at the New Kids on the Block show ...
Boston native Mark Wahlberg says he was not called to co-star in fellow Boston native Ben Affleck's Dunkin' ad for the Super Bowl.
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch also had their own video game, titled Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video, which despite the band's success, was a huge flop. [35] [36] The second Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch LP, You Gotta Believe, was not as successful as the first, yielding only a minor hit single in the title track. [37]