No Mercy (Ty Herndon song) explained

No Mercy
Cover:NoMercy.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ty Herndon
Album:Steam
B-Side:"Tears in God's Eyes"[1]
Released:January 10, 2000[2]
Genre:Country
Label:Epic
Producer:Joe Scaife
Prev Title:Steam
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:A Love Like That
Next Year:2000

"No Mercy" is a song by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was written by Todd Cerney, Dennis Morgan, and Stephen Allen Davis and produced by Joe Scaife. It was released on January 10, 2000, as the second single to his fourth studio album Steam (1999).

It reached number 26 on the US Hot Country Songs chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed the single favorably, saying that the song was "equally sensuous" to "Steam". She added that Herndon "sounds cool and controlled with his fine vocal".[3]

Music video

The video for "No Mercy" was directed by Eric Welch. It debuted to CMT on January 16, 2000.[4]

Commercial performance

"No Mercy" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of January 22, 2000, at number 68. It reached a peak position of number 26 on the chart the week of May 6, 2000, becoming Herndon's 12th top-forty hit. It spent 20 weeks in total on the chart. It also briefly charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 92, becoming his sixth and most recent entry on the chart.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 187. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Going for Adds: Country. Radio & Records. 72. January 7, 2000. 1332. June 11, 2024.
  3. Price. Deborah Evans. January 8, 2000. Singles. Billboard. 20–21.
  4. News: January 29, 2000 . Video Monitor: New Ons . June 11, 2024 . . 88 . 112 . 5.