| Cover | Stayflycdcover.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck and 8Ball & MJG |
| Album | Most Known Unknown |
| Released | July 7, 2005 |
| Recorded | 2004–2005 |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Label | Hypnotize Minds, Sony BMG, Columbia |
| Writer | Jordan Houston · Darnell Carlton · Paul Beauregard · Premro Smith · Marlon Goodwin · David Brown · William Hutchinson[1] |
| Producer | DJ Paul, Juicy J |
| Chronology | Three 6 Mafia |
| Prev year | 2003 |
| Next year | 2006 |
"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.[2] 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 2×-platinum RIAA certification status on December 11, 2006.[3]
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 Hutch's simple vocalizations, "Doo-ba-da, Doo-ba-dee, Doo-ba-da-ba-dee" [citation needed]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2005) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 76 |
| Chart (2006) | Position |
| UK Urban (Music Week)[5] | 26 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 92 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 74 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | October 18, 2005 | Mainstream airplay | Columbia | [8] |
References
- ^ Album liner notes from Most Known Unknown
- ^ Hot100
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "2006 Urban Top 40". Music Week. January 13, 2007. p. 26. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived October 3, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". fmqb.com. Archived 2010-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
External links
- Music video for "Stay Fly" on YouTube