Stay Fly

{{Infobox song

| name = Stay Fly

| cover = Stayflycdcover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck and 8Ball & MJG

| album = Most Known Unknown

| released = 2005

| recorded = 2004–2005

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:56

| label = Hypnotize Minds, Sony BMG, Columbia

| writer = {{hlist|Jordan Houston|Darnell Carlton|Paul Beauregard|Premro Smith|Marlon Goodwin|David Brown|William Hutchinson}}Album liner notes from Most Known Unknown

| producer = DJ Paul, Juicy J

| chronology = Three 6 Mafia

| prev_title = Ridin' Spinners

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Poppin' My Collar

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = single

| cover = Stayflyremixcover.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = "Still Fly Remix" single cover

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|vBjzAdpZzf0|"Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly (Official Video)"}}}}

}}

"Stay Fly" is the first single from hip hop group Three 6 Mafia's 2005 album Most Known Unknown. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 to become the group's biggest hit. The track, which samples "Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold" by Willie Hutch, features fellow Memphis rap duo 8Ball & MJG and Young Buck, a member of G-Unit. The single helped propel Most Known Unknown to RIAA platinum status. The single itself achieved 2x-platinum RIAA certification status on December 11, 2006.{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=three+6+mafia#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|work=RIAA|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-US}}

Music video

The video features an appearance from newly recruited G-Unit member Spider Loc. Remix featured Southern rappers such as Slim Thug, Trick Daddy and Three 6 Mafia affiliate Project Pat (Juicy J, DJ Paul & Crunchy Black all return with new verses). The "Bay Area Remix" features E-40. The screwed and chopped version (done by Michael 5000 Watts) features part of the instrumental of "Pussy Got Ya Hooked".

Controversy

Three 6 Mafia has previously rapped about the devil in its music before, such as on Mystic Stylez. Due to this, and the group's name being an allusion to the mark of the beast "666" in the Bible, there is a misconception that the song's sample of Willie Hutch's "Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold" says "Lucifer, you're my king, you're my father" instead of the actual lyrics "you're my pride, you're my king, you're my father."{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/that-time-i-threw-away-my-three-6-mafia-cd-to-avoid-going-to-hell/|title=That Time I Threw Away My Three 6 Mafia CD to Avoid Going to Hell|first=Lawrence|last=Burney|date=May 18, 2017}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2005–2006) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{singlechart\|New Zealand\|16\|artist=Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck & Eightball & MJG\|song=Stay Fly\|access-date=December 23, 2023\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Scotland\|43\|date=20060212\|access-date=December 23, 2023\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|UKrandb\|5\|date=20060212\|access-date=December 23, 2023\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|UK\|33\|date=20060212\|access-date=December 23, 2023\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardhot100\|13\|artist=Three 6 Mafia\|access-date=April 11, 2018\|rowheader=true\|refname=Hot100}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|9\|artist=Three 6 Mafia\|access-date=April 11, 2018\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardrapsongs\|3\|artist=Three 6 Mafia\|access-date=April 11, 2018\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardpopsongs\|23\|artist=Three 6 Mafia\|access-date=December 23, 2023\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardrhythmic\|4\|artist=Three 6 Mafia\|access-date=December 23, 2023\|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2005) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=October 13, 2019}} \| 76
scope="col"\| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2007/Music-Week-2007-01-13.pdf \|title=2006 Urban Top 40\|magazine=Music Week\|page=26\|date=January 13, 2007\|access-date=August 6, 2023}} \|26
scope="row"\| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-100-songs\|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=October 13, 2019}} \| 92
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles\|title=Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006\|website=Billboard.biz\|year=2006\|accessdate=September 24, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003173555/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles\|archivedate=October 3, 2012}} \| 74

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 13, 2019}}

| 76

scope="col"| Chart (2006)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2007/Music-Week-2007-01-13.pdf |title=2006 Urban Top 40|magazine=Music Week|page=26|date=January 13, 2007|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

|26

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 13, 2019}}

| 92

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|title=Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006|website=Billboard.biz|year=2006|accessdate=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003173555/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|archivedate=October 3, 2012}}

| 74

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|type=single|artist=Three 6 Mafia|title=Stay Fly|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=2|digital=true|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|type=single|artist=Three 6 Mafia|title=Stay Fly|accessdate=December 26, 2022|note=Mastertone}}

References

External links

{{YouTube|vBjzAdpZzf0|Music video for "Stay Fly"}}

Category:2005 singles

Category:2005 songs

Category:Three 6 Mafia songs

Category:Young Buck songs

Category:Songs about cannabis

Category:Songs written by Juicy J

Category:Songs written by DJ Paul

Category:Songs written by Young Buck

Category:Songs written by Willie Hutch

Category:Obscenity controversies in music