"My Girl Bill" is a 1974 hit song written and recorded by Jim Stafford. It was the third of four U.S. Top 40 singles from his eponymous debut album. The lyrics in the verses are spoken, rather than sung.
Premise The song is about a man named William/Bill and his friend, the narrator of the song. The lyrics employ double entendre, leading the listener to infer that the men, as the title also suggests, are themselves involved in a romantic relationship. However, in the last verse a twist occurs; the narrator speaks of a woman who has been the men's mutual love interest but who has now summarily rejected Bill, and he is explaining the situation (i.e. "(she's) MY girl, Bill").
Chart performance "My Girl Bill" reached number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on the Canadian pop singles chart and number 20 in the BBC UK Top 50 chart. It was a crossover hit onto the Adult Contemporary and Country charts of both nations. The song was also a Top 20 hit in Australia.
Weekly charts Chart (1974) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report)12 Australia (Go-Set)Go Set National Top 40, 24 August 19748 Canadian RPM Top Singles 7 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 18 Canadian Country 16 UK Singles Chart20 US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 12 US Billboard Easy ListeningBillboard Adult Contemporary, June 15, 1974 9 US Cashbox Top 10010 US Country Singles64
Year-end charts Chart (1974)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)91Canada83U.S. Billboard Hot 10090
Later uses
"My Girl Bill" was included on the 1975 Ronco compilation album, Far Out.
Actor Cash Backman covered the song in 1974. His version reached number nine in Australia in 1974. and was the 77th biggest selling single of 1974, 14 places higher than Stafford's version.
References
External links Lyrics of this song