Bills (LunchMoney Lewis song)

"Bills"
Single by LunchMoney Lewis
from the album Bills
Released	February 5, 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Nu disco pop Hip hop
Length	3:25
Label	Kemosabe Columbia
Writer(s)	Eric Frederic Rickard Göransson Jacob Kasher Hindlin Gamal Lewis
Producer(s)	Ricky Reed
LunchMoney Lewis singles chronology
"Bills" (2015) "Whip It!" (2015)
Music video "Bills" on YouTube

"Bills" is the debut single by American rapper LunchMoney Lewis. The song was released on February 5, 2015 through 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 (Reed) 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]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bills" was first released onto YouTube on February 20, 2015.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bills"	3:25

EP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bills"	3:24
2.	"Mama"	3:24
3.	"Love Me Back"	3:00
4.	"Real Thing"	3:41

Credits

• Producer, programmer, recording engineer: Ricky Reed
• Recording engineer: Drew Kapner
• Recording engineer: Kyle Mann
• Assistant engineer: Alex Gruszecki
• Mixing engineer: John Hanes
• Mixing engineer: Serban Ghenea
• Mastering engineer: Chris Gehringer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 1 Australia Urban (ARIA)[7] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 7 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 71 Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[11] 1 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 42 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[13] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 66 France (SNEP)[15] 121 Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 15 Ireland (IRMA)[17] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 14 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 6 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21] 1 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 63 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 29 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 44 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[26] 79 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[27] 16 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[28] 35 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 26 Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA)[30] 27 Germany (Official German Charts)[31] 60 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32] 46

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[33] 3× Platinum 210,000 Austria (IFPI Austria)[34] Gold 15,000 Germany (BVMI)[35] Gold 200,000 New Zealand (RMNZ)[36] Gold 7,500 United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 400,000 ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Record label
Worldwide[38][39][40][41]	February 5, 2015	Digital download	Kemosabe Records
United Kingdom[42]	May 10, 2015

References

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