Stay Fly

"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 2x multi-platinum (double platinum) RIAA certification status on December 11, 2006.[3]

"Stay Fly"
Single by Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck and 8Ball & MJG
from the album Most Known Unknown
ReleasedJuly 7, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Length3:56
LabelHypnotize Minds, Sony BMG, Columbia
Songwriter(s)
[1]
Producer(s)DJ Paul, Juicy J
Three 6 Mafia singles chronology
"Ridin' Spinners"
(2003)		 "Stay Fly"
(2005)		 "Poppin' My Collar"
(2006)
Alternative cover
"Still Fly Remix" single cover

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 "P*ssy 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" say "Lucifer, you're my king, you're my father" instead of the actual lyrics "you're my pride, you're my king, you're my father."[4]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2005-2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 9
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 76
Chart (2006) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[8] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 92
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 74

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[11]
Mastertone 		2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Album liner notes from Most Known Unknown
  2. "Three 6 Mafia Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. Burney, Lawrence (May 18, 2017). "That Time I Threw Away My Three 6 Mafia CD to Avoid Going to Hell".
  5. "Three 6 Mafia Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  6. "Three 6 Mafia Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  8. "2006 Urban Top 40" (PDF). Music Week. January 13, 2007. p. 26. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  10. "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  11. "American single certifications – Three 6 Mafia – Stay Fly". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2022.


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