Willy Use a Billy... Boy

"Willy Use a Billy... Boy"
Single by E-Rotic
from the album The Power of Sex
B-side	Remix
Released	4 October 1995
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Length	3:41
Label	* Blow Up (Germany) * Dureco (Netherlands) * Remixed Records (Sweden) * EMI Music (France)
Writer(s)	David Brandes, John O'Flynn
Producer(s)	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. The song is about safe sex where Billy Boy is a brand of condoms from Germany and it is available in the UK. The single reached number eleven in Germany. It was also a hit in Austria and Finland where it reached number five. It also peaked at number 20 in Switzerland.

Track listings

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

• 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

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart[1]	5
Finnish Singles Chart[2]	5
German Singles Chart[3]	11
Swedish Singles Chart[4]	51
Swiss Singles Chart[5]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[6]	Gold	250,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
2. ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Finnish Singles Chart" (in Finnish). Finnishcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
3. "E-Rotic singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
4. ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
5. ""Willy Use a Billy... Boy", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (E-Rotic; 'Willy Use a Billy... Booy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.