Willy Use a Billy... Boy

"Willy Use a Billy... Boy"
Single by E-Rotic
from the album The Power of Sex
B-side"Remix"
Released4 October 1995
Genre
Length3:41
LabelBlow Up (Germany)
Dureco (Netherlands)
Remixed Records (Sweden)
EMI Music (France)
Songwriter(s)David Brandes, John O'Flynn
Producer(s)David Brandes, Felix J. Gauder,
John O'Flynn
E-Rotic singles chronology
"Sex on the Phone"
(1995) 		"Willy Use a Billy... Boy"
(1995) 		"Help Me Dr. Dick"
(1996)

"Willy Use a Billy... Boy" is a song recorded by German eurodance project E-Rotic. It was released in October 1995 as the lead single from their second album The Power of Sex. The song is about safe sex, where Billy Boy is a brand of condoms from Germany that is also available in the UK. The single reached number eleven in Germany. It was also a hit in Austria and Finland where it reached number five. It also peaked at number 20 in Switzerland.

Music video

The music video for "Willy Use a Billy... Boy" was directed by Zoran Bihać.[1]

Track listings

CD maxi - Europe
  1. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Radio Edit) - 3:41
  2. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Extended Version) - 6:37
  3. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Safe The Sex Re-Max) - 5:37
  4. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Instrumental) - 3:40
CD maxi - European Remixes
  1. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (The House Remix) - 6:03
  2. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (The Dance Remix) - 4:44
  3. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Willy's Latex Remix) - 5:07

Credits

  • Written by David Brandes and John O'Flynn
  • Composed by David Brandes and John O'Flynn
  • Arranged by Domenico Livrano, Felix J. Gauder and David Brandes, at Bros Studios / Rüssmann Studios / Why Headroom
  • Produced by David Brandes, Felix J. Gauder and John O'Flynn
  • Published by Cosima Music

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 5
Eurochart Hot 100[3] 30
Finnish Singles Chart[4] 5
German Singles Chart[5] 11
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 51
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 20

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[8] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "E rotic Willy use a billy boy VIVA VHS". YouTube. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Finnish Singles Chart" (in Finnish). Finnishcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  5. ^ "E-Rotic singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. ^ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  7. ^ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (E-Rotic; 'Willy Use a Billy... Booy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.