Bills (song) explained
Bills |
Cover: | Bills (2015 LunchMoney Lewis single).jpg |
Border: | yes |
Type: | single |
Artist: | LunchMoney Lewis |
Ep: | Bills |
Released: | February 5, 2015 |
Recorded: | 2014 |
Length: | 3:25 |
Producer: | Ricky Reed |
Next Title: | Whip It! |
Next Year: | 2015 |
"Bills" is the debut single by American rapper LunchMoney Lewis. The song was released on February 5, 2015, by Kemosabe Records.[1] The song topped the charts in Australia and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium (Flanders), New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The extended play was released in April.[2]
Background and composition
Lewis discussed the song's conception: "Ricky played the beat and that just started the idea. I sang 'I got bills' and he just popped up off his chair. It was like a chain reaction. Ricky doesn't really get excited about much. I don't either because we write so much, so it's hard to gauge but there was a good feeling. We were writing about things people can relate to, which is fun. It's all truthful."[3]
Described as a novelty song, "Bills" features "elements of hip-hop and soul, with a ragtag, jazz sound".[4] The song has a tempo of 126 beats per minute, and is in the key of F major.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Bills" was first released onto YouTube on February 20, 2015. The video is directed by Emil Nava.[5]
Track listing
EP
Credits and personnel
Credits from ASCAP.[6]
- Eric Frederic – composer
- Rickard Göransson – composer
- Jacob Kasher – composer
- Gamal Lewis – composer
- Ricky Reed – producer, programmer, recording engineer
- Drew Kapner – recording engineer
- Kyle Mann – recording engineer
- Alex Gruszecki – assistant engineer
- John Hanes – mixing engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: Tomorrow's Hits: Lunchmoney Lewis, Life of Dillon & Tobias Jesso Jr.. Billboard. March 6, 2015. March 25, 2015.
- Web site: Bills - EP. iTunes Australia. 23 October 2015.
- Web site: Wass. Mike. LunchMoney Lewis Talks "Bills," His Debut Album & The Songwriting Process: Idolator Interview. Idolator. January 10, 2016. April 7, 2015.
- Web site: Ryan. Patrick. LunchMoney Lewis is banking on 'Bills'. USA Today. January 10, 2016. April 28, 2015.
- Video: Web site: LunchMoney Lewis Bills by Emil Nava.
- Web site: ASCAP . ASCAP. June 5, 2017. June 5, 2017.
- Web site: ARIA Urban Singles Chart - 23/3/15 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150323130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150324-0001/Issue1308.pdf . March 23, 2015 . March 23, 2015 . ARIA Colle scheissearts.
- Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 15 May 2018.
- Web site: ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015 . . January 6, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124201045/http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2015.htm . January 24, 2016 .
- Web site: ARIA Top 100 Urban Singles 2015. ARIA. 12 December 2016.
- Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2015. austriancharts.at. 8 January 2020.
- Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German . . offiziellecharts.de . 6 January 2016.
- Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2015. Dutch Top 40. 24 October 2019.
- Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2015. MegaCharts. Dutch. 24 October 2019.
- Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2015 . Official Charts Company . 10 January 2016.
- Web site: Bills - Single by LunchMoney Lewis. iTunes Store (AU). https://web.archive.org/web/20150326051153/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/bills-single/id964674950. March 26, 2015. March 26, 2015.
- Web site: Bills - Single von LunchMoney Lewis. iTunes Store (DE). https://web.archive.org/web/20150326051701/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/bills-single/id964674950. March 26, 2015. March 26, 2015.
- Web site: Bills - Single by LunchMoney Lewis. iTunes Store (ES). https://web.archive.org/web/20150326051931/https://itunes.apple.com/es/album/bills-single/id964674950. March 26, 2015. March 26, 2015.
- Web site: Bills - Single by LunchMoney Lewis. iTunes Store (US). https://web.archive.org/web/20150326050939/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bills-single/id964676049. March 26, 2015. March 26, 2015.
- Web site: Bills - Single by LunchMoney Lewis. iTunes Store (GB). March 26, 2015.