"No Mercy" is a song by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was written by Todd Cerney, Dennis Morgan, and Stephen Allen Davis and produced by Joe Scaife. It was released on January 10, 2000, as the second single to his fourth studio album Steam (1999).
| "No Mercy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Ty Herndon | ||||
| from the album Steam | ||||
| B-side | "Tears in God's Eyes"[2] | |||
| Released | January 10, 2000[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:46 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Joe Scaife | |||
| Ty Herndon singles chronology | ||||
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It reached number 26 on the US Hot Country Songs chart.
Critical reception
editDeborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed the single favorably, saying that the song was "equally sensuous" to "Steam". She added that Herndon "sounds cool and controlled with his fine vocal".[3]
Music video
editThe video for "No Mercy" was directed by Eric Welch. It debuted to CMT on January 16, 2000.[4]
Commercial performance
edit"No Mercy" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of January 22, 2000, at number 68. It reached a peak position of number 26 on the chart the week of May 6, 2000, becoming Herndon's 12th top-forty hit. It spent 20 weeks in total on the chart. It also briefly charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 92, becoming his sixth and most recent entry on the chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Mercy" | Joe Scaife | 4:46 | |
| 2. | "Tears in God's Eyes" | Doug Johnson | 4:36 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 44 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 92 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 26 |
References
edit- ^ "Going for Adds: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1332. January 7, 2000. p. 72. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Price, Deborah Evans (January 8, 2000). "Singles". Billboard. pp. 20–21.
- ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 5. January 29, 2000. p. 88. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9914." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 17, 2000. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "Ty Herndon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Ty Herndon Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
