Bills, Bills, Bills

"Bills, Bills, Bills" is a song by American group Destiny's Child from their second studio album, The Writing's on the Wall (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland, Kandi Burruss of Xscape, and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and produced by the latter. The song was released as the lead single from The Writing's on the Wall on May 31, 1999, by Columbia Records.

"Bills, Bills, Bills"
Single by Destiny's Child
from the album The Writing's on the Wall
B-side
ReleasedMay 31, 1999 (1999-05-31)
RecordedDecember 1998[1][2]
Genre
Length4:15
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shek'spere[3]
Destiny's Child singles chronology
"Get on the Bus"
(1998)		 "Bills, Bills, Bills"
(1999)		 "Bug a Boo"
(1999)
Music video
"Bills, Bills, Bills" on YouTube

"Bills, Bills, Bills" became Destiny's Child's first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, it reached the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Critically acclaimed, the song was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2000–Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song.[4]

The accompanying music video for "Bills, Bills, Bills", directed by Darren Grant, was filmed in a beauty salon as a tribute to Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles. In 2021, the song resurged in popularity on streaming platforms, as well as TikTok, where it became the most popular "comeback" track in the United States and the United Kingdom that year.[5][6]

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Bills, Bills, Bills" debuted at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and climbed to number one five weeks later, dethroning Jennifer Lopez's debut single "If You Had My Love" from the top spot.[7][8] It was Destiny's Child's first song to peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the ninth-best-selling single of 1999 in the United States.[8][9] "Bills, Bills, Bills" also reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for nine consecutive weeks.[10] In the United Kingdom, "Bills, Bills, Bills" peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.[11]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[53] Gold 25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[55] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Bills, Bills, Bills"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 31, 1999 Urban contemporary radio Columbia
[56]
June 1, 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio [57]
June 15, 1999
[58]
United Kingdom July 12, 1999
  • Cassette
  • two maxi CDs
 [59]
Germany July 16, 1999 Maxi CD Sony Music
[29]
United States July 20, 1999 Contemporary hit radio Columbia [60]
France July 26, 1999 Maxi CD Sony Music
[61]
October 19, 1999 CD
[62]

Cover versions

Sporty Thievz, the same group that wrote "No Pigeons" as an answer song to TLC's "No Scrubs", wrote a response to "Bills, Bills, Bills" entitled "No Billz (Why, Why, Why)." Sporty Thievz were also featured on "I Can't Go For That", a re-recorded remix of "Bills, Bills, Bills" with new lyrics, produced by the Trackmasters, along with a rapper called Jazz.

In 2015, New York-based rock band They Might Be Giants recorded a cover version,[63] later released on their album Phone Power.

The song was also performed a cappella by the fictional Dalton Academy Warblers group on the American musical television series Glee in the eleventh episode of the second season, entitled The Sue Sylvester Shuffle.

See also

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