| Murk | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Miami, Florida |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
| Label: | Murk Records TRIBAL America/IRS/EMI Records TWISTED America/MCA Records Tommy Boy Entertainment |
| Associated Acts: | Funky Green Dogs Mission Control Interlude Interceptor Liberty City Deep South Coral Way Chief |
| Current Members: | Ralph Falcón Oscar Gaetan Tamara Wallace |
| Past Members: | Pamala Williams |
Murk (also known by several other names, including Funky Green Dogs)[1] is a house-music production team composed of Ralph Falcón and Oscar Gaetan. It formed in Miami in 1991.[2] The group had seven consecutive singles that topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[3]
Murk is one of the most influential music acts in house music history. It has a vast back catalog of compositions dating from the early 1990s, including "Some Lovin'", "Reach For Me", "Been a long time" and "Every Now and Then," and many newer tracks such as "Fired Up!" (#80 on the Billboard Hot 100), "The Way," "Dark Beat," "Doesn't Really Matter," and "Believe." Murk also performed as Funky Green Dogs. The label worked with several vocalists, including Pamala Williams, Tamara Wallace and more.
Gaetan and Falcón also released songs under the names Liberty City and Oscar G & Ralph Falcón. The latter also recorded solo as the Fog and Gaetan as Oscar G and Dynamo Electrix. Murk is also credited for a remix of "Fever" by Madonna on the 12-inch single of the same name. Murk also remixed songs for Pet Shop Boys, Donna Summer, Dannii Minogue, Seal, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Moby, Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, Royksopp, Groove Armada, RuPaul, Spice Girls, Olive, Moloko, Erasure, Adeva, Danny Tenaglia, David Guetta, Lonnie Gordon, David Morales, Jestofunk and many more.
Murk scored a major hit in 1996 called "Fired Up" with American singer Tamara Wallace.
In addition, Ralph and Oscar have established themselves as skilled DJs, being in demand around the world at clubs such as Space, the various Crobar nightclubs, the various Pacha venues, and many others. Both of them continue to create hits both together and as solo artists.
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[4] [5] | US | US Club/Dance | US Dance Airplay | US Dance Singles Sales | AUS [6] [7] | BEL (FL) [8] | BEL (Tip) (FL) [9] | BEL (WA) [10] | NLD [11] | NZ [12] | |||
| 1996 | "Fired Up!" | 17 | 80 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 40 | — | |
| 1997 | "The Way" | 43 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "Some Kind of Love" | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Changes" | — | — | 1 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Until the Day" | 75 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Reach For Me" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Body" | 46 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 55 | — | 18 | — | — | 43 | |
| 2000 | "Can't Help It" | 100 | — | 33 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "You Got Me (Burnin' Up)" | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Rise Up" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Some Lovin'" featuring Kristine W | — | — | 1 | 20 | 5 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "All Right" | — | — | 1 | — | — | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Dark Beat" | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Believe" | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Time" | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Doesn't Really Matter" | — | — | 6 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |