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]}. 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.^[1] The official remix features verses from American rappers DRAM, Denzel Curry and Cousin Stizz on August 25, 2016.^[2]

"Chill Bill"
Single by Rob Stone featuring J. Davis and Spooks
from the album Straight Bummin'
Released	June 17, 2016
Recorded	2014
Length	3:02
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Jaylen Robinson Javan Davis Antonio Carrillo Christopher Rowe
Producer(s)	PurpDogg
Music video
"Chill Bill" on YouTube

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.^[3]

Commercial performance

On the chart dated August 20, 2016, "Chill Bill" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 97.^[4] The song peaked at number 29.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	112
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	53
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	29
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	51
Chart (2017)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	77

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[12]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP)[13]	Gold	100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[14]	2× Platinum	120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[15]	Gold	25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[17]	4× Platinum	4,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Chill Bill by Rob $tone on Apple Music". iTunes. 17 June 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
2. "Rob $tone - Chill Bill (Remix) Feat. D.R.A.M., Denzel Curry & Cousin Stizz [New Song]". HNHH. 25 August 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
3. "Rob $tone - Chill Bill ft. J.Davis & Spooks (Dir. Alex Vibe)". YouTube. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
4. "Billboard Hot 100 on August 20, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
5. "The ARIA report 9 January 2017" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-10. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
6. "Rob Stone Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
7. "Rob Stone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
8. "Rob Stone Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
9. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
10. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
11. "Canadian single certifications – Rob $tone – Chill Bill". Music Canada. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
12. "Danish single certifications – Rob $tone feat. J. Davi$ & Spooks – Chill Bill". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
13. "French single certifications – Rob $tone – Chill Bill" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
14. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved July 10, 2022. Type Rob $tone feat. J. Davi$ & Spooks in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Chill Bill in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
15. "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 24, 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Chill Bill in the search box.
16. "British single certifications – Rob Stone ft J Davis & Spooks – Chill Bill". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
17. "American single certifications – Rob $tone – Chill Bill". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

External links

• Audio on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at Genius