"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
Mary Susan Applegate (born May 2, 1955) is an American songwriter, poet and lyricist who lives in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
She rose to prominence in 1984 with the lyrics to the multi-platinum hit " The Power of Love", and has since written s ...
and Frank Farian (under his given name
Franz Reuther).
Composition
"Please Don't Go" is a dance-pop track with a Spanish guitar constantly playing in the background.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from ''
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'' 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 onto a tune which doesn't quite measure up."
Music video
The
music video
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for "Please Don't Go" was directed by
Hannes Rossacher
Hannes Rossacher (born 16 October 1952, Steyr) is an Austrian film director and film producer.
Rossacher has worked with Rudi Dolezal since 1976 in their production company DoRo Productions. His contributions to the ORF (broadcaster), ORF youth pr ...
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-inch 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
Music videos directed by Hannes Rossacher
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