Please Don't Go (No Mercy song) explained

Please Don't Go
Cover:	No Mercy-Please Don't Go.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	No Mercy
Album:	No Mercy/My Promise
B-Side:	"Please Don't Go" (Spanish version)
Genre:	Dance
Length:	4:14
Label:	MCI BMG Arista
Composer:	Franz Reuther
Lyricist:	Peter Bischof-Fallenstein Marty Cintron Mary Applegate
Producer:	Frank Farian
Prev Title:	When I Die
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Kiss You All Over
Next Year:	1997

"Please Don't Go" is a song by Germany-based pop band No Mercy, released on 21 January 1997 as the fourth single from their debut album, My Promise (1997). It became a worldwide hit, entering the top 10 in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The song is written by Peter Bischof, Marty Cintron, Mary Applegate and Frank Farian (under his given name Franz Reuther).

Composition

"Please Don't Go" is a dance track with a Spanish guitar constantly playing in the background.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "The dance beat, the balearic guitar work, the Gregorian backing vocals — it has to be No Mercy's Where Do You Go, but it's not. It's their identikit follow-up Please Don't Go, which includes all the elements of their long-running debut hit bolted on to a tune which doesn't quite measure up."^[1]

Music video

The music video for "Please Don't Go" was directed by Hannes Rossacher and premiered in March 1997. It features the group in a recording studio recording the track. Rossacher also directed the video for "Where Do You Go".

Track listings

• CD single

1. "Please Don't Go" – 4:00
2. "Do You Want Me" – 4:12

• European CD maxi

1. "Please Don't Go" (radio edit) – 4:14
2. "Please Don't Go" (Spanish version) – 4:14
3. "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive mix) – 5:44
4. "Please Don't Go" (Berman Bros club mix) – 5:15
5. "Please Don't Go" (Spike pop mix) – 5:02
6. "Please Don't Go" (Trip House mix) – 5:07
7. "Please Don't Go" (Spike club mix) – 5:16
8. "Please Don't Go" (Manumission mix) – 5:01

• 12-inch maxi

1. "Please Don't Go" (Berman Brothers club mix) – 6:56
2. "Please Don't Go" (Darrin Friedman Spike Anthem) – 9:29
3. "Please Don't Go" (Vission & Lorimer Voyage club mix) – 7:03
4. "Please Don't Go" (Spanish remix) – 4:15
5. "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[2]	10
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[3]	24
Spain (AFYVE)^[4]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	78
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[7]	43
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	93
Germany (Official German Charts)^[9]	57
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	98
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	72
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	137
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)^[13]	90

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	14 January 1997	Contemporary hit radio	Arista	^[14]
	21 January 1997	CD		^[15]
Japan	2 May 1997			^[16]
United Kingdom	12 May 1997			^[17]

Notes and References

1. Alan. Jones. Talking Music. Music Week. 26 April 1997. 10. 16 May 2022.
2. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 14. 22. 19. 31 May 1997. 5 February 2020.
3. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (1.5. '97 – 7.5. '97). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 20. 2 May 1997. 2 October 2019.
4. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
5. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 1997. de. 19 August 2019.
6. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1997. Ultratop. nl. 19 August 2019.
7. RPM '97 Year End Top 50 Dance Tracks. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 19 August 2019.
8. Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997. Music & Media. 14. 52. 7. 27 December 1997. 5 February 2020.
9. Web site: Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997. GfK Entertainment. de. 17 April 2018.
10. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1997. Dutch Top 40. 25 February 2020.
11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997. MegaCharts. nl. 19 August 2019.
12. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997. pl. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html. 4 June 2015. 19 August 2019.
13. Best of '97: Top 40/Mainstream Singles. Airplay Monitor. 5. 52. 38. 28 December 1997.
14. New Releases. Radio & Records. 1179. 33. 10 January 1997. 25 August 2021.
15. Hot 100 Singles Spotlight. Sandiford-Waller. Theda. Billboard. 109. 5. 77. 1 February 1997. ...'Please Don't Go,' the second single from No Mercy (Arista), which hit stores Jan. 21....
16. Web site: プリーズ・ドント・ゴー ノー・マーシー. Please Don't Go No Mercy. Oricon. ja. 26 September 2023.
17. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 46. 10 May 1997. 25 August 2021.