Draft:Billy (6ix9ine song)

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{{Infobox song
| name = Billy
| cover =
| alt =
| type = song
| artist = [[6ix9ine]]
| album = [[Day69]]
| released = {{start date|2018|02|23}}
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| genre = <!-- Please source genres -->
| length = 1:52
| label = {{hlist|ScumGang|[[10K Projects|TenThousand Projects]]|[[Caroline Distribution]]}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[6ix9ine|Daniel Hernandez]]|Omar Gomez}}
| producer = Beat Menace
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|1={{YouTube|LJjsm6CVsG8|"Billy"}}}}
}}
"'''Billy'''" is a song by American rapper [[6ix9ine]]. It was released on February 23, 2018, as the opening track from his second commercial mixtape ''[[Day69]]''. It was produced by Beat Menace.

==Critical reception==
Charles Aaron of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the song a "gruffly barked speaker assault".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aaron |first=Charles |date=March 9, 2018 |title=Review: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Takes Dodgy Stage Dive Into Fame on 'Day 69' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-takes-dodgy-stage-dive-into-fame-on-day-69-200733/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref> Daniel Offner of ''Salute Magazine'' penned the song as a "heavy-hitting hardcore anthem with all the ruthlessness of M.O.P. or Capone-N-Noreaga with a modern trap core".<ref>{{cite web |last=Offner |first=Daniel |date=February 23, 2018 |title=REVIEW: 6ix9ine mixes "trap" with "hardcore" rap |url=https://salutemag.com/review-6ix9ine-debut/ |website=Salute Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228230601/https://salutemag.com/review-6ix9ine-debut/ |archive-date=February 28, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref> Trent Clark of ''[[HipHopDX]]'' called the song "personified terror".<ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Trent |date=March 27, 2018 |title=Review: Hate It Or Not, Tekashi 6ix9ine's "DAY69" Brings Grit Back To Commercial Rap |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3113/title.review-hate-it-or-like-it-tekashi-6ix9ines-day69-brings-grit-back-to-commercial-rap |website=[[HipHopDX]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328033052/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3113/title.review-hate-it-or-like-it-tekashi-6ix9ines-day69-brings-grit-back-to-commercial-rap# |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref>

==Music video==
The music video was released on March 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mojica |first=Nick |date=March 5, 2018 |title=6ix9ine Gets Hauled Off by Cops in New "Billy" Video |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-billy-video/ |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref> During filming, the [[New York Police Department]] decided to remove 6ix9ine from the scene as a safety precaution for both the artist and surrounding bystanders.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Anna |date=February 27, 2018 |title=6ix9ine Removed From "Billy" Video Shoot by NYPD as Safety Precaution |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/6ix9ine-removed-from-billy-video-shoot/ |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Billy"
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Canada|38|artist=6ix9ine|access-date=July 6, 2025|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|98|artist=6ix9ine|song=Billy|access-date=July 6, 2025|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2018-03-02 |title=NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |date=March 2, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302104107/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4457 |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref>
| 4
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20180316 |title=Veckolista Heatseeker - Vecka 12, 23 mars 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324101652/https://sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20180316 |archive-date=March 24, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|93|artist=6ix9ine|song=Billy|access-date=July 6, 2025|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|50|artist=6ix9ine|access-date=July 6, 2025|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|24|artist=6ix9ine|access-date=July 6, 2025|rowheader=true}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Billy"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=6ix9ine|title=Billy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=6ix9ine|title=Billy|award=Gold|id=9335|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=6ix9ine|title=Billy|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|source=radioscope|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=6ix9ine|title=Billy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=6ix9ine|title=Billy|award=Silver|id=911-4975-1|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=6ix9ine|title=Billy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=6ix9ine|title=Billy|award=Gold|id=8903515|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|source=grammotex|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
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==References==
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