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“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

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

  • 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
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

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  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.