"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 ''My Promise'' is the debut album by the German-based trio No Mercy, released in 1996. It is the group's most successful album and contains all of their international hits: "Missing", " Where Do You Go", " When I Die", " Please Don't Go" and "Ki ...

'' (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."

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 # "Please Don't Go" - 4:00 # "Do You Want Me" - 4:12 * European CD maxi # "Please Don't Go" (Radio Edit) – 4:14 # "Please Don't Go" (Spanish Version) – 4:14 # "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive Mix) – 5:44 # "Please Don't Go" (Berman Bros Club Mix) – 5:15 # "Please Don't Go" (Spike Pop Mix) – 5:02 # "Please Don't Go" (Trip House Mix) – 5:07 # "Please Don't Go" (Spike Club Mix) - 5:16 # "Please Don't Go" (Manumission Mix) - 5:01 * 12" maxi # "Please Don't Go" (Berman Brothers Club Mix) – 6:56 # "Please Don't Go" (Darrin Friedman Spike Anthem) – 9:29 # "Please Don't Go" (Vission & Lorimer Voyage Club Mix) – 7:03 # "Please Don't Go" (Spanish Remix) – 4:15 # "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive Mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Please Don't Go (No Mercy Song) 1997 singles 1997 songs Arista Records singles Bertelsmann Music Group singles No Mercy (pop band) songs Song recordings produced by Frank Farian Songs with lyrics by Mary Susan Applegate Songs written by Frank Farian Songs written by Peter Bischof-Fallenstein