Chill Bill
{{Infobox song
| name = Chill Bill
| cover = ChillBillRobStone.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rob Stone featuring J. Davis and Spooks
| album = Straight Bummin'
| released = March 15, 2015
| recorded = 2014
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| genre =
| length = 3:02
| label = RCA
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Jaylen Robinson
- Javan Davis
- Antonio Carrillo
- Christopher Rowe
}}
| producer = PurpDogg
| chronology = Rob Stone
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| misc = {{External music video|{{Youtube|J7IMwop3RHs|"Chill Bill"}} }}
}}
"Chill Bill" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Rob Stone. The music video was put out on YouTube on June 25, 2015. The song was premiered on March 15, 2015 on YouTube on the account of nuca chitiashvili {{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}. The song features vocals from fellow American rappers J. Davis and Spooks, and was released as Stone's commercial debut single on June 17, 2016 by RCA Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/chill-bill-feat-j-davi%24/1124141376?i=1124141439|title=Chill Bill by Rob $tone on Apple Music|date=17 June 2016 |publisher=iTunes|access-date=August 9, 2016}} The official remix features verses from American rappers DRAM, Denzel Curry and Cousin Stizz on August 25, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rob-stone-chill-bill-remix-feat-dram-denzel-curry-and-cousin-stizz-new-song.1971084.html|title=Rob $tone - Chill Bill (Remix) Feat. D.R.A.M., Denzel Curry & Cousin Stizz [New Song]|website=HNHH |date=25 August 2016 |accessdate=August 28, 2016}}
Background
The whistle that is heard in "Chill Bill" is from a 1968 British psychological thriller film called Twisted Nerve. The film follows a man with multi-personalities on a killing spree to be closer to the woman that he loves. The whistling theme was created by composer Bernard Herrmann and was featured in the Tarantino films Kill Bill: Volume 1, Death Proof and the first season of American Horror Story.
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was posted on June 25, 2015 on Twelve O'Seven's account on YouTube. Since its release, the video has received over 460 million views.{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J7IMwop3RHs|title=Rob $tone - Chill Bill ft. J.Davis & Spooks (Dir. Alex Vibe)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}
Commercial performance
On the chart dated August 20, 2016, "Chill Bill" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 97.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2016-08-20|title=Billboard Hot 100 on August 20, 2016|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=August 9, 2016}} The song peaked at number 29.
Charts and certifications
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2016–17)
! Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1402.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170110130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20170111-0000/Issue1402.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-01-10|title=The ARIA report 9 January 2017|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=January 9, 2017|accessdate=January 9, 2017}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| style="text-align:center;"|112 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|53|artist=Rob Stone|accessdate=October 25, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|29|artist=Rob Stone|accessdate=November 15, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|8|artist=Rob Stone|accessdate=November 22, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 9, 2016}}
| 51 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 1, 2020}}
| 77 |
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Rob $tone|title=Chill Bill|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=November 24, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Rob $tone feat. J. Davi$ & Spooks|title=Chill Bill|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|id=11026|access-date=November 24, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Rob $tone|title=Chill Bill|relyear=2016|certyear=2021|access-date=October 21, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Rob $tone feat. J. Davi$ & Spooks|title=Chill Bill|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|access-date=July 10, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Rob $tone feat. J. Davi$ & Spooks|title=Chill Bill|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|access-date=May 24, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Rob Stone ft J Davis & Spooks|title=Chill Bill|relyear=2016|certyear=2020|id=16723-5389-1|access-date=May 18, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|artist=Rob $tone|title=Chill Bill|relyear=2016|relmonth=6|certyear=2021|certmonth=7|access-date=July 6, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{YouTube|U7soh5-EjGY|Audio}}
- [https://genius.com/Rob-stone-chill-bill-lyrics Lyrics of this song at Genius]
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