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)	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	27
Germany (Official German Charts)	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	3
US Billboard Hot 100	41
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	37

End of year charts

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	250,000
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum	70,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Platinum	50,000