When I Die (No Mercy song)

"When I Die"
Single by No Mercy
from the album No Mercy/My Promise
B-side "For Eternity"
Released November 18, 1996
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi
Length 4:28
Label Hansa Records
Writer(s) Frank Farian
Peter Bischof-Fallenstein
Diane Warren
Dietmar Kawohl
Producer(s) Frank Farian
No Mercy singles chronology
"Where Do You Go"
(1996)		 "When I Die"
(1996)		 "Please Don't Go"
(1997)

"When I Die" is a song originally released by The Real Milli Vanilli on their 1991 album The Moment of Truth, and later by Try 'N' B on their 1992 debut album.

Those groups never released the song as a single, and it achieved more exposure when German eurodance group No Mercy covered it. It was released in November 1996 as the third single from their debut album, No Mercy/My Promise. The song reached number-one in Austria and the Netherlands.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "When I Die" (Radio) – 4:28
  2. "For Eternity" (Manumission Club Mix) – 5:56
European CD maxi
  1. "When I Die" (Radio Edit) – 4:28
  2. "When I Die" (Extended) – 6:16
  3. "For Eternity" (Manumission Club Mix) – 5:56
  4. "When I Die" (Unplugged) – 4:12
  5. "Message Of Love" – 3:08

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 27
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 41
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[8] 37

End of year charts

End of year chart (1997) Position
Australian Singles Chart[9] 30

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 250,000^
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[12] Platinum 50,000*

References

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