Bills (song)

"Bills"
"Bills"
Single by LunchMoney Lewis
from the EP Bills
Released	February 5, 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip house; soul; jazz ;
Length	3:25
Label	Kemosabe; Columbia;
Songwriter(s)	Eric Frederic; Rickard Göransson; Jacob Kasher Hindlin; Gamal Lewis;
Producer(s)	Ricky Reed
LunchMoney Lewis singles chronology
Music video
	"Bills" on YouTube

"Bills" is the debut single by American rapper LunchMoney Lewis. The song was released on February 5, 2015, by Kemosabe Records. The song topped the charts in Australia and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium (Flanders), New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The extended play was released in April.

Background and composition

Lewis discussed the song's conception: "Ricky played the beat and that just started the idea. I sang 'I got bills' and he just popped up off his chair. It was like a chain reaction. Ricky doesn't really get excited about much. I don't either because we write so much, so it's hard to gauge but there was a good feeling. We were writing about things people can relate to, which is fun. It's all truthful."

Described as a novelty song, "Bills" features "elements of hip-hop and soul, with a ragtag, jazz sound". The song has a tempo of 126 beats per minute, and is in the key of F major.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bills" was first released onto YouTube on February 20, 2015. The video is directed by Emil Nava.

Track listing

Bills – Single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bills"	3:25

EP

Bills – EP
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bills"	Gamal Lewis Eric Frederic Jacob Kasher Rickard Göransson	Ricky Reed	3:24
2.	"Mama"	Lewis Frederic Kasher Peter Svensson	Reed	3:24
3.	"Love Me Back"	Lewis Frederic Kasher Jason Evigan	Reed	3:00
4.	"Real Thing"	Lewis Frederic John Theodore Geiger II Joe Spargur Kasher	Joe London Reed	3:41
Total length:				13:29

Credits and personnel

Credits from ASCAP.

Eric Frederic – composer
Rickard Göransson – composer
Jacob Kasher – composer
Gamal Lewis – composer
Ricky Reed – producer, programmer, recording engineer
Drew Kapner – recording engineer
Kyle Mann – recording engineer
Alex Gruszecki – assistant engineer
John Hanes – mixing engineer
Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	1
Australia Urban (ARIA)	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	7
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)	2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	71
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)	42
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)	1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)	66
France (SNEP)	121
Germany (Official German Charts)	15
Ireland (IRMA)	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	6
Scotland (OCC)	1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)	63
Slovenia (SloTop50)	24
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	44
UK Singles (OCC)	2
US Billboard Hot 100	79
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)	16
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)	35
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	27
Australia Urban (ARIA)	7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	46
Germany (Official German Charts)	60
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	70
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	68
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	46

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	3× Platinum	210,000^‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)	Gold	15,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	200,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Record label
Worldwide	February 5, 2015	Digital download	Kemosabe Records
United Kingdom	May 10, 2015	Digital download	Kemosabe Records