Honey to the Bee
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This article is about Billie's 5th single. It is often confused with her debut album; Honey to the B.
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| Single by Billie | |||||||||||||
| from the album Honey to the B | |||||||||||||
| B-side | "What's Missing" "Call Me" |
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| Released | 13 April 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, Compact Cassette | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3:59 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Innocent, Virgin | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Wendy Page, Jim Marr | ||||||||||||
| Producer | Page, Marr | ||||||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (ARIA)[1] Platinum (BPI)[2] |
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"Honey to the Bee" is a single by Billie Piper released in 1999. It peaked at #3 in the UK singles chart. In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as part of an experiment to test out the new British singles chart rules that came into effect that month, which prompted the song to rise up the iTunes music charts, and reached number 17 in the singles chart on 21 January 2007 and number 11 in the download chart.
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[edit] Music Video
The music video is a partially-animated video. Billie is seen singing inside a giant flower and on the beach throughout the video. It was filmed in Miami just before Billie's promotional tour in America. The video gained attention in 2003, when Madonna released the music video for Love Profusion, as it was extremely similar to Honey to the Bee.
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Honey to the Bee".
International CD Single
(SINCD8; Released 13 April 1999)
- "Honey to the Bee" (Radio edit) – 3:59
- "Call Me" – 3:58
- "What's Missing" – 3:46
UK Special Edition CD 2 / Australian / New Zealand CD Single
(SINDX8; Released 13 April 1999)
- "Honey to the Bee" (Radio edit) – 3:59
- "Honey to the Bee" (Acoustic version) – 4:24
- "Honey to the Bee" (Delakota mix) – 5:00
- "Honey to the Bee" music video
UK Cassette
(SINC8; Released 13 April 1999)
Side 1
- "Honey to the Bee" (Radio Edit) - 3:39
- "She Wants You" (7" Disco) - 3:29
Side 2
- Interview - 7:10
UK Promo CD
(SINSALES8 ; Released 13 April 1999)
- "Honey To The Bee" (Radio Edit) - 3:39
- "Honey To The Bee" (Acoustic Version) - 4:24
- "Honey To The Bee" (Delakota Mix) - 5:00
- "Call Me" - 3:58
- "What's Missing" - 3:46
- "She Wants You" (7" Disco Mix) - 3:29
[edit] Charts
| Charts (1999) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[4] | 5 |
| Australian Singles Chart[5] | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 25 |
| Charts (2007) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 17 |
[edit] Play version
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| Song by Play
from the album Replay |
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| Released | 2003 | |
| Genre | Teen pop | |
| Length | 4:14 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer | Desmond Child, Bill Padley, Rick Wake, Pamela Sheyne | |
In June 2003, the Swedish girl group Play covered the song on their third album Replay.[7] Play's version featured a trip hop beat and soprano vocals.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ ""Honey to the Bee" British Sales Certificate". British Phonographic Industry. 9 April 1999. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2006: Howie B – David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ "Discography Billie Piper". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ "Discography Billie Piper". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ "The Irish Charts: All There is to Know". IrishCharts.ie. Retrieved 25 December 2008. Note: User must define 'Search by Artist' search parameter as "Billie Piper".
- ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Replay > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
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