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"Honey to the Bee" is a song by English singer turned actress
Billie Piper Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper; 22 September 1982) is an English actress and former singer. She initially gained recognition as a singer after releasing her debut single "Because We Want To" at age 15, which made her the youngest woman ...
from her debut studio album, ''
Honey to the B ''Honey to the B'' is the debut album by the pop singer Billie Piper, released in 1998. Known mononymously as Billie until her second album, she was the first and youngest British female artist to have a first single enter the UK singles chart ...
'' (1998). It was released on 22 March 1999 and debuted at number three on the
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, which became its peak position. It was not a hit in mainland Europe, but it became one of Piper's highest-charting songs 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. In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ
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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.


Track listings

UK 7-inch jukebox vinyl :A. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) :B. " She Wants You" (7-inch disco) UK CD1 # "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39 # "Call Me" – 3:58 # "What's Missing" – 3:46 UK CD2 and Australian CD single # "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39 # "Honey to the Bee" (acoustic version) – 4:24 # "Honey to the Bee" (Delakota mix) – 5:00 # "Honey to the Bee" (video) UK cassette single :A1. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39 :A2. "She Wants You" (7-inch disco) – 3:29 :B1. Interview – 10:05 European CD single # "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) – 3:39 # "Call Me" – 3:58 US 7-inch jukebox single :A. "Honey to the Bee" (radio edit) :B. "Party on the Phone"


Charts and certifications


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


Play version

In June 2003, Swedish girl group
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covered the song on their third album '' Replay''.Loftus, Johnny. _Review".html" ;"title=""Replay > Review"">"Replay > Review"
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Play's version featured a
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beat and soprano vocals.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Honey To The Bee 1998 songs 1999 singles 2003 singles Billie Piper songs Innocent Records singles Songs written by Jim Marr Songs written by Wendy Page Virgin Records singles