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Honey to the Bee
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Wikipedia article
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| artist = Billie
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| prev_title = She Wants You
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Thank ABBA for the Music
| next_year = 1999
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"'Honey to the Bee'" is a song by English singer turned actress Billie Piper 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 Piper'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, 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.[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=3211 "Honey to the Bee" by Billie (mvdbase.com)]
Track listings
'UK 7-inch jukebox vinyl'
:A. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit)
:B. "She Wants You" (7-inch disco)
'UK CD1'
# "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) 3:39
# "Call Me" 3:58
# "What's Missing" 3:46
'UK CD2 and Australian CD single'
# "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) 3:39
# "Honey to the Bee" (acoustic version) 4:24
# "Honey to the Bee" (Delakota mix) 5:00
# "Honey to the Bee" (video)
'UK cassette single'
: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'
# "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) 3:39
# "Call Me" 3:58
'US 7-inch jukebox single'
:A. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit)
:B. "Party on the Phone"
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Play version
In June 2003, Swedish girl group Play covered the song on their third album 'Replay'.Loftus, Johnny. [ "Replay > Review"]. Allmusic. Retrieved 25 December 2008. Play's version featured a trip hop beat and soprano vocals.
References
Category:1998 songs
Category:1999 singles
Category:2003 singles
Category:Billie Piper songs
Category:Innocent Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jim Marr
Category:Songs written by Wendy Page
Category:Virgin Records singles
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