Studio Album · No. 2

You Gotta Believe Songwriting Credits by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

1992 Interscope 14 tracks 54:10

Produced by Marky Mark, Donnie Wahlberg

Interscope Hip HopNew Jack Swing
Co-Performer
29%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 4 of 14 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 4 / 14 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch carries a lyricist or composer credit.

29%
4 trackswritten by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch 10 tracksoutside writers
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch's roles on this album

Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist29%
Composer29%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

14
Tracks
14
Lyricists
2
Producers
1992
Released
Data Insight

Mark Wahlberg is on four of the fourteen tracks and Donnie Wahlberg on ten, which is the clearest number in this catalogue. Two tracks carry neither of them. A record made mostly by the brother of the man on the cover, released a year before the group ended.

You Gotta Believe came out on Interscope in September 1992, fourteen months after the debut. The title track reached number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the group split the following year.

Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The Crisis
Donnie WahlbergJ. Taylor Donnie WahlbergJ. Taylor Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
2
You Gotta Believe #49
Donnie WahlbergJames MarshallTod Maxwell Donnie WahlbergJames MarshallTod Maxwell Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
3
Gonna Have a Good Time
Donnie WahlbergAmir Shakir Donnie WahlbergAmir Shakir Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
4
Loungin'
Donnie WahlbergJames MarshallTod Maxwell Donnie WahlbergJames MarshallTod Maxwell Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)Donnie Wahlberg (Featured Vocals)
5
Don't Ya Sleep
Donnie WahlbergMarky MarkJoseph VerdeTerrance BlockerCorey Doyle Donnie WahlbergMark WahlbergJoseph VerdeTerrance BlockerCorey Doyle Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
6
I Want You
Donnie WahlbergAmir Shakir Donnie WahlbergAmir Shakir Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
7
The American Dream
Donnie WahlbergMarky MarkAmir ShakirLarry ThomasJohn "Cigarette" Johnson Donnie WahlbergMark WahlbergAmir ShakirLarry ThomasJohn "Cigarette" Johnson Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)Donnie D (Featured Vocals)
8
The "M"
Donnie WahlbergJ. Taylor Donnie WahlbergJ. Taylor Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
9
Get Up (The Funky Bunch Theme)
Donnie WahlbergJ. Taylor Donnie WahlbergJ. Taylor Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
10
Super Cool Mack Daddy
Donnie WahlbergMarky MarkJ. TaylorJames MarshallTod Maxwell Donnie WahlbergMark WahlbergJ. TaylorJames MarshallTod Maxwell Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)
11
I Run Rhymes
Marky MarkLarry ThomasJohn "Cigarette" Johnson Mark WahlbergLarry ThomasJohn "Cigarette" Johnson Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)the Funkiest Band Known to Man (Featured Vocals)
12
Ain't No Stoppin' the Funky Bunch
Joseph VerdeTerrance BlockerCorey Doyle Joseph VerdeTerrance BlockerCorey Doyle Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)the Funky Bunch (Featured Vocals)
13
The Last Song on Side B Part II: Go On
Tod MaxwellDanny WoodBrad YoungDow Brain Tod MaxwellDanny WoodBrad YoungDow Brain Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)Daddy Screechie (Featured Vocals)
14
The Solution
Donnie Wahlberg Donnie Wahlberg Marky MarkDonnie Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 20 contributors

DW
Donnie Wahlberg
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album11 written
MM
Marky Mark
Writer · Producer
On this album4 written
JT
J. Taylor
Writer
On this album4 written
MW
Mark Wahlberg
Writer
On this album4 written
TM
Tod Maxwell
Writer
On this album4 written
AS
Amir Shakir
Writer
On this album3 written
JM
James Marshall
Writer
On this album3 written
CD
Corey Doyle
Writer
On this album2 written
J"
John "Cigarette" Johnson
Writer
On this album2 written
JV
Joseph Verde
Writer
On this album2 written
LT
Larry Thomas
Writer
On this album2 written
TB
Terrance Blocker
Writer
On this album2 written

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Frequently Asked Questions You Gotta Believe

Who wrote You Gotta Believe?
Mark Wahlberg is credited on four of the fourteen tracks. Donnie Wahlberg is on ten of them and two carry neither brother.
Which single charted?
The title track reached number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Gonna Have a Good Time" and "Loungin'" did not chart.
Why did it do so much worse?
The debut had a number one single and this one peaked at 49. The group broke up the year after it came out.
Is anyone from New Kids on the Block on it?
Donnie Wahlberg writes on ten tracks and Danny Wood on three. Both were in the group at the time.
How did it sell?
The discography's certification column is blank for this album and no sales figure is published.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists writers but no engineers.
How long is the album?
54:10 across fourteen tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: You Gotta Believe Wikipedia: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Cover Art Archive: You Gotta Believe by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch