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Willy Use a Billy... Boy

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"Willy Use a Billy... Boy"
Single by E-Rotic
from the album The Power of Sex
B-side"Remix"
Released4 October 1995
GenreEurodance
Length3:41
Label
  • Blow Up (Germany)
  • Dureco (Netherlands)
  • Remixed Records (Sweden)
  • EMI Music (France)
Songwriters
Producers
  • David Brandes
  • Felix J. Gauder
  • John O'Flynn
E-Rotic singles chronology
"Sex on the Phone"
(1995)		 "Willy Use a Billy... Boy"
(1995)		 "Help Me Dr. Dick"
(1996)

"Willy Use a Billy... Boy" is a song recorded by German Eurodance project E-Rotic. It was released in October 1995 as the lead single from their second album, The Power of Sex (1996). The song, written and co-produced by David Brandes and John O'Flynn, is about safe sex, where Billy Boy is a brand of condoms from Germany that is also available in the UK. The single reached number eleven in Germany and it was also a hit in Austria and Finland, where it reached number five. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Switzerland.

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "Willy Use a Billy... Boy" was directed by Zoran Bihać.[1] It was A-listed on German music television channel VIVA in November 1995.[2]

Track listings

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  • CD maxi - Europe
  1. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Radio Edit) - 3:41
  2. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Extended Version) - 6:37
  3. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Safe The Sex Re-Max) - 5:37
  4. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Instrumental) - 3:40
  • CD maxi - European Remixes
  1. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (The House Remix) - 6:03
  2. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (The Dance Remix) - 4:44
  3. "Willy Use A Billy ... Boy" (Willy's Latex Remix) - 5:07

Credits

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  • Written by David Brandes and John O'Flynn
  • Composed by David Brandes and John O'Flynn
  • Arranged by Domenico Livrano, Felix J. Gauder and David Brandes, at Bros Studios / Rüssmann Studios / Why Headroom
  • Produced by David Brandes, Felix J. Gauder and John O'Flynn
  • Published by Cosima Music

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 30
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 20

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ "E rotic Willy use a billy boy VIVA VHS". YouTube. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "M&M Airplay Station Reports: VIVA" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 47. 25 November 1995. p. 27. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ↑ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 45. 11 November 1995. p. 19. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ↑ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Finnish Singles Chart" (in Finnish). Finnishcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "E-Rotic singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  7. ↑ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  8. ↑ ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  9. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (E-Rotic; 'Willy Use a Billy... Booy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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