Where Do You Go (La Bouche song)

"Where Do You Go"
Single by No Mercy
from the album No Mercy/My Promise
B-side "Where Do You Go (remix)"
Released May 13, 1996[1]
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi
Genre Dance-pop
Length 4:29
Label Hansa Records
Writer(s) Peter Bischof
Franz Reuther
Producer(s) Frank Farian
No Mercy singles chronology
"Missing"
(1995)		 "Where Do You Go"
(1996)		 "When I Die"
(1996)

"Where Do You Go" is a song written by Peter Bischof and Franz Reuther. It was first recorded by Eurodance band La Bouche in 1995 as an album-only song from their Sweet Dreams album. A cover version of the song was recorded by Europop group No Mercy, taken from their debut album My Promise. On May 13, 1996,[1] it was released as their first single and became a worldwide hit entering the Top-5 not only in Germany where the trio was based, but also in Australia, Austria, France, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.[2][3][4]

Content

"Where Do You Go" is a dance track with a 4/4 rhythm structure, running at a speed of 127 beats per minute. It is built around a drum beat that was sampled from the Todd Terry remix of the song "Missing", by English act Everything But The Girl. The chorus hook "where do you go, my lovely?" references Peter Sarstedt's 1969 hit "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)".

Music video

The music video was directed by Hannes Rossacher and premiered in September 1996. It was filmed in Miami, Florida.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Where Do You Go" (Radio Mix) – 4:18
  2. "Where Do You Go" (Ocean Drive Mix) – 7:27
European CD maxi[5]
  1. "Where Do You Go" (Radio Mix) – 4:28
  2. "Where Do You Go" (Ocean Drive Mix) – 7:27
  3. "Where Do You Go" (Club Mix) – 7:10
  4. "Where Do You Go" (Spike Mix) – 6:25
  5. "Where Do You Go" (Spike Dub Mix) – 6:05
  6. "Where Do You Go" (Manumission Mix) – 5:33
7" single
  1. "Where Do You Go" (Radio Mix) – 4:15
  2. "Where Do You Go" (Trip House Mix) – 4:26
12" maxi
  1. "Where Do You Go" (Trip House Mix) – 7:10
  2. "Where Do You Go" (Manumission Mix) – 5:34
  3. "Where Do You Go" (Spike Mix) – 6:22
  4. "Where Do You Go" (Spike Dub Mix) – 6:07

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1996-1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 5
Canada Dance (RPM)[10] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 43
Denmark (IFPI)[12] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 15
France (SNEP)[15] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 1
Italy (FIMI)[18] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[23] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[24] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks[24] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay[24] 17
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[24] 4
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[24] 3

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996) Position
Australian Singles Chart[25] 26
Austrian Singles Chart[26] 29
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[27] 41
Canada Dance (RPM)[28] 34
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[29] 19
French Singles Chart[30] 13
Swiss Singles Chart[31] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[32] 26
End of year chart (1997) Position
Australian Singles Chart[33] 82
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[34] 26
UK Singles Chart 18

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[35] Platinum 500,000
Australia (ARIA)[36] Platinum 70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[38] Gold 700,000[39]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Succession boxes

Preceded by
"2 Become 1" by Spice Girls		 Irish IRMA number-one single
January 25, 1997 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"I Finally Found Someone"
by Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand

References

  1. 1 2 "Amazon.de: Where Do You Go" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Schweizer Hitparade: No Mercy (Where Do You Go" (in German). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Official Charts Company: No Mercy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Allmusic: No Mercy (Awards)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Where Do You Go (EU Maxi CD Single)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – No Mercy – Where Do You Go". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – No Mercy – Where Do You Go" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – No Mercy – Where Do You Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – No Mercy – Where Do You Go" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ Canada Dance chart peak
  11. ↑ Canada Top Singles peak
  12. ↑ Danish peak
  13. ↑ European peak
  14. ↑ "No Mercy: Where Do You Go" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – No Mercy – Where Do You Go" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ↑ "Musicline.de – No Mercy Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  17. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  18. ↑ Irish Single Chart Top Italian Singles of 1996
  19. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – No Mercy search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  20. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – No Mercy – Where Do You Go". Top 40 Singles.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – No Mercy – Where Do You Go". Singles Top 100.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – No Mercy – Where Do You Go". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 8, 2008)
  25. ↑ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1996 (Retrieved February 9, 2015)
  26. ↑ 1996 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 8, 2008)
  27. ↑ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 8, 2008)
  28. ↑ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1996
  29. ↑ url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=wQ4EAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
  30. ↑ 1996 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved August 8, 2008)
  31. ↑ 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 8, 2008)
  32. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  33. ↑ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1997
  34. ↑ http://books.google.ca/books?id=ug0EAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
  35. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (No Mercy; 'Where Do You Go')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  36. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  37. ↑ "British single certifications – No Mercy – Where Do You Go". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Where Do You Go in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  38. ↑ "American single certifications – No Mercy – Where Do You Go". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  39. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

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