# No Mercy (pop band)
**No Mercy** is an American pop and dance trio formed in 1995 in the [South Beach](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-beach) area of Miami Beach by the German producer [Frank Farian](https://www.edgepedia.org/frank-farian), consisting of singer and guitarist Marty Cintron III of New York and the twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernandez of Miami.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649) • [2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) The group's debut album, released in late 1996 as *My Promise* in Europe and Australia and as *No Mercy* in the United States, produced four Billboard Hot 100 hits, including the [Top Five](https://www.edgepedia.org/top-five) single "Where Do You Go".[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649) • [2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1995 in the South Beach area of Miami Beach, by producer Frank Farian[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649) • [2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) |
| Members | Marty Cintron III (vocals, guitar, New York) and twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernandez (vocals, Miami)[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649) • [2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) |
| Style | Dance-Pop, Pop, Club/Dance[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649) |
| Debut album | *My Promise* (Europe/Australia, October 21, 1996); self-titled *No Mercy* in the US (October 29, 1996)[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/) |
| Biggest hit | "Where Do You Go", a cover of La Bouche's song, reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was used as a theme for the ABC-TV series *Lois and Clark*[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649) • [2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) |
| Certification | *My Promise* reached double platinum sales in Australia in 1997[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/) |
| Later albums | *More* (October 1998, never released in the US) and *Day By Day* (October 2007)[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/) |
## Formation
Frank Farian, the German producer behind [Boney M.](https://www.edgepedia.org/boney-m) and [Milli Vanilli](https://www.edgepedia.org/milli-vanilli), discovered Marty Cintron in July 1995 while the singer was performing in a beach café in Miami Beach, and offered him a contract on the spot.[4](https://www.musik-base.de/Bands/no-mercy) Cintron brought in his friends, the twins Ariel and Gabriel Hernandez, and the trio took the name [No Mercy](https://www.edgepedia.org/no-mercy).[4](https://www.musik-base.de/Bands/no-mercy)
The debut single, "Missing", a cover of the 1994 hit by the British band [Everything but the Girl](https://www.edgepedia.org/everything-but-the-girl), reached number 18 in the German singles chart in 1995.[4](https://www.musik-base.de/Bands/no-mercy)
## My Promise and the 1996 to 1997 hit run
The debut album appeared in October 1996 as *My Promise* in Europe and Australia and as the self-titled *No Mercy* in the United States.[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/) Its singles were mostly covers: "Where Do You Go" was a cover of [La Bouche](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-bouche)'s song, and "Kiss You All Over" covered Exile's 1978 hit.[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) "Please Don't Go (No Te Vayas)" was written by Marty Cintron.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649)
**"Where Do You Go"** became the group's signature song. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it spent 39 weeks, and AllMusic describes it as a Top Five pop hit used as a theme for the ABC-TV series *Lois and Clark*.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649) • [2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [5](https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/no-mercy/evnn.html) In Europe it reached number 2 in the United Kingdom (15 weeks), number 4 in Switzerland (25 weeks), and number 3 in Germany, where it charted for 33 weeks.[5](https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/no-mercy/evnn.html) The song earned a gold certification in the United States and a platinum certification in Germany.[4](https://www.musik-base.de/Bands/no-mercy)
The follow-up singles kept the trio on the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. "Please Don't Go" reached number 21 on the Hot 100.[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) "When I Die" was the group's biggest chart success in Austria, where it spent 22 weeks at number 1.[5](https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/no-mercy/evnn.html) "Kiss You All Over" reached the top 20 in Austria, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and hit number 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States.[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [5](https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/no-mercy/evnn.html) The album itself reached the top 5 in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and went double platinum in Australia in 1997.[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/) • [6](https://generation.dance/de/artists/no-mercy/)
A Billboard profile from February 1997 described the group's sound as flamenco-flavored and counted four German hits to that point: "Missing", "Where Do You Go", "When I Die", and "Kiss You All Over".[7](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-02-15.pdf) The same profile noted that "Please Don't Go" had been the highest Hot 100 entry in the magazine's previous issue.[7](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-02-15.pdf)
The "Ocean Drive Remix" of "Where Do You Go", the song's most popular reworking, was featured in the 1998 film *[A Night at the Roxbury](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-night-at-the-roxbury)*.[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649)
## More and later releases
The second album, *More*, was released in October 1998 and included the singles "Hello How Are You", "More Than a Feeling" (originally recorded by Boston), and "Tu Amor", but it was never released in the United States.[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/) AllMusic's discography also lists *More Than a Feeling* (1999) and *Morena* (2000) on BMG International.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649)
In 2002 the single "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", recorded with the guitarist [Al Di Meola](https://www.edgepedia.org/al-di-meola), was released to test interest in a third album; some of the material was instead reworked for the debut album *Shine On* (2003) of the solo artist Daniel Lopes, on which No Mercy appears on the track "Summer Angel".[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [6](https://generation.dance/de/artists/no-mercy/) The third album, *Day By Day*, followed in October 2007 on the Australian independent label Show No Mercy Entertainment pty ltd.[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) Later releases include the single "Shed My Skin" featuring Stan Kolev (2011) and a collaboration with Farian on "Cherish" (2021).[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/) PopHits.org summarizes the group's trajectory as continuous releases through the late 1990s and early 2000s followed by a hiatus.[8](https://pophits.org/songs/no-mercy-when-i-die)
## Live activity
The trio has continued to perform, largely on 1990s dance-package bills alongside acts such as Haddaway, Real McCoy, and Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base. Documented sets include the Ultimate Dance & Freestyle Experience at Hard Rock Live in [Hollywood, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/hollywood-florida) in August 2026, where the three-song setlist was "Missing", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", and "Where Do You Go".[9](https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/no-mercy-23d7ec53.html) Ticket listings for 2026 place the group at venues including Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in [Atlantic City, New Jersey](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlantic-city-new-jersey).[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy) • [10](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/no-mercy)
## Chart record in summary
The German chart database Chartsurfer counts eight No Mercy singles on the German chart between December 1995 and September 2002, two of them top-10 entries, with "Where Do You Go" the most successful; in Austria the group placed five singles with three top-10 entries and one number 1.[5](https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/no-mercy/evnn.html) In the United States the group produced four Hot 100 hits from its debut album: "Where Do You Go" (number 5), "Please Don't Go" (number 21), "When I Die", and "Kiss You All Over".[2](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy)
## Other bands called No Mercy
Several unrelated rock and metal acts share the name. A crossover thrash band called No Mercy formed in Venice, California in 1982 as a sister project to [Suicidal Tendencies](https://www.edgepedia.org/suicidal-tendencies), founded by guitarist Mike Clark, who later joined Suicidal Tendencies; its only full-length album was *Widespread Bloodshed...Love Runs Red* (1987).[11](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/No_Mercy/17435) • [12](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0002294765) A British NWOBHM band of the same name formed in 1980 on [Canvey Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/canvey-island), Essex,[13](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/No_Mercy/21012) a German heavy metal band formed in 1978 also uses the name,[14](https://strahmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-de/) and a Colombian thrash/death metal band from Medellín has been active since 2006.[15](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/No_Mercy/126293)
## References
1. [No Mercy – Biography, Discography, Albums & Expert Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0000869649)
2. [No Mercy Concerts & Live Tour Dates, Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/19017-no-mercy)
3. [No Mercy | Booking Agent | MN2S](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/live-roster/no-mercy/)
4. [No Mercy Portrait, Musik-Base](https://www.musik-base.de/Bands/no-mercy)
5. [No Mercy in den Singlecharts, Chartsurfer](https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/no-mercy/evnn.html)
6. [No Mercy – Biografie, Diskographie, Generation Dance](https://generation.dance/de/artists/no-mercy/)
7. [No Mercy Prevails Against D, Billboard, February 15, 1997](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-02-15.pdf)
8. [When I Die by No Mercy, PopHits.org](https://pophits.org/songs/no-mercy-when-i-die)
9. [No Mercy Concert Setlists, setlist.fm](https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/no-mercy-23d7ec53.html)
10. [No Mercy Concert & Tour History, Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/no-mercy)
11. [No Mercy (Venice, California), Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/No_Mercy/17435)
12. [No Mercy (Venice thrash band) – Biography, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-mn0002294765)
13. [No Mercy (Canvey Island, UK), Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/No_Mercy/21012)
14. [No Mercy – Heavy Metal from Germany, Strah](https://strahmusic.com/artist/no-mercy-de/)
15. [No Mercy (Medellín, Colombia), Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/No_Mercy/126293)
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