Honey to the Bee

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This article is about the Billie Piper song. For the album, see Honey to the B.
"Honey to the Bee"
Honey2thebee.jpg
One of artwork variants
Single by Billie
from the album Honey to the B
B-side
Released22 March 1999 (1999-03-22)[1]
Recorded1998
GenrePop
Length
  • 5:04 (album version)
  • 3:39 (radio and video version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wendy Page
  • Jim Marr
Billie singles chronology
"She Wants You"
(1998) 		"Honey to the Bee"
(1999) 		"Thank ABBA for the Music"
(1999)
Music video
"Honey to the Bee" on YouTube

"Honey to the Bee" is a song from Billie Piper released in 1999. It was released on 22 March 1999 and debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, which became its peak position. It was not a hit in mainland Europe, but it became one of Piper's most popular hits in Australia and New Zealand, reaching number six in the former country and number five in the latter. In Australia, it was the 48th best-selling song of 1999.

In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as part of an experiment to test out the new UK Singles Chart rules that came into effect that month, which prompted the song to reach number 17 on the UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007, and number 11 on the UK Download Chart.

Music video[]

The video, which uses the shorter radio edit version in lieu of the full album version, was directed by Katie Bell, and featured Billie in a computer-animated background.[2]

Track listings[]

Charts and certifications[]

Play version[]

"Honey to the Bee"
Song by Play
from the album Replay
Released2003
GenreTeen pop, R&B
Length4:14
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Wendy Page, Jim Marr
Producer(s)Desmond Child, Bill Padley, Rick Wake, Pamela Sheyne

In June 2003, Swedish girl group Play covered the song on their third album Replay.[19] Play's version featured a trip hop beat and soprano vocals.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "British single certifications – Billie – Honey to the Bee". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Honey to the Bee" by Billie (mvdbase.com)
  3. ^ Honey to the Bee (UK 7-inch jukebox vinyl disc). Billie. Virgin Records. 1999. SINLH 8, 72431 8 95734 7 3.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Honey to the Bee (UK CD1 liner notes). Billie. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 1999. SINCD8, 7243 8 95734 2 8.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Honey to the Bee (UK CD2 & Australian enhanced CD single liner notes). Billie. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 1999. SINDX8, 7243 8 95734 0 4.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Honey to the Bee (UK cassette single sleeve). Billie. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 1999. SINC8, 7243 8 95734 4 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Honey to the Bee (European CD single liner notes). Billie. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 1999. SINCDE8, 7243 8 95766 2 7.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Honey to the Bee (US 7-inch jukebox single disc). Billie. Virgin Records. 1999. 72438-38673-7-0.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Billie Piper – Honey to the Bee". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 15. 10 April 1999. p. 6. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Honey to the B". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Billie Piper – Honey to the Bee". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  16. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b Loftus, Johnny. "Replay > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 December 2008.

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