Honey to the Bee

"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.

This article is about the Billie Piper song. For the album, see Honey to the B.
"Honey to the Bee"
One of artwork variants
Single by Billie
from the album Honey to the B
B-side
  • "What's Missing"
  • "Call Me"
Released22 March 1999 (1999-03-22)
Recorded1998
GenrePop
Length
  • 3:39 (radio edit/video version)
  • 5:04 (album 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)

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.[1]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Honey to the Bee".

International CD single
(SINCD8; released 13 April 1999 (1999-04-13))

  1. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "Call Me" – 3:58
  3. "What's Missing" – 3:46

UK special edition CD 2 / Australian / New Zealand CD single
(SINDX8; released 13 April 1999 (1999-04-13))

  1. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "Honey to the Bee" (acoustic version) – 4:24
  3. "Honey to the Bee" (Delakota mix) – 5:00
  4. "Honey to the Bee" (music video)

UK Cassette
(SINC8; released 13 April 1999 (1999-04-13))

Side 1

  1. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "She Wants You" (7" disco) – 3:29

Side 2

  1. Interview – 7:10

UK Promo CD
(SINSALES8; released 13 April 1999 (1999-04-13))

  1. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "Honey to the Bee" (acoustic version) – 4:24
  3. "Honey to the Bee" (Delakota mix) – 5:00
  4. "Call Me" – 3:58
  5. "What's Missing" – 3:46
  6. "She Wants You" (7" disco mix) – 3:29

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, the 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]

References
  1. "Honey to the Bee" by Billie (mvdbase.com)
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Billie Piper – Honey to the Bee". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 15. 10 April 1999. p. 6. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Honey to the B". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "Charts.nz – Billie Piper – Honey to the Bee". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  11. "British single certifications – Billie – Honey to the Bee". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 September 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Honey to the Bee in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. Loftus, Johnny. "Replay > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
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