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
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:41
Label	Blow Up (Germany) Dureco (Netherlands) Remixed Records (Sweden) EMI Music (France)
Songwriters	David Brandes John O'Flynn
Producers	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 (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. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . 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.