| Honey to the Bee | |
| Cover: | Honey2thebee.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billie |
| Album: | Honey to the B |
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| Prev Title: | She Wants You |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Thank ABBA for the Music |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
"Honey to the Bee" is a song by English singer Billie from her debut studio album, Honey to the B (1998). 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 Billie's highest-charting songs 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.
The video, which uses the shorter radio edit version in lieu of the full album version, was directed by Katie Bell and features Billie in a computer-animated background.[1]
In 2007, 'Honey to the Bee' saw a resurgence in popularity after it was featured on a British radio show. This led to a successful experiment that tested the newly revised UK Singles Chart rules, resulting in the song re-entering the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number 17
UK CD1[2]
UK CD2 and Australian CD single[3]
UK cassette single[4]
A1. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39
A2. "She Wants You" (7-inch disco) – 3:29
B1. Interview – 10:05
European CD single[5]
Credits are lifted from the Honey to the B album booklet.[6]
Studios
Personnel
| Chart (1999) | Position | |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 48 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 91 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
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| United Kingdom | 22 March 1999 | [10] | ||
| United States | 10 August 1999 | Contemporary hit radio | [11] |
| Honey to the Bee | |
| Artist: | Play |
| Album: | Replay |
| Released: | 2003 |
| Length: | 4:14 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Desmond Child, Bill Padley, Rick Wake, Pamela Sheyne |
In June 2003, Swedish girl group Play covered the song on their third album Replay.[12] Play's version featured a trip hop beat and soprano vocals.[12]