"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. 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.
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 chopped and screwed 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"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 76 Chart (2006) PositionUK Urban (Music Week)26 US Billboard Hot 100 92 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 74
Certifications
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Stay Fly" Region Date Format Label(s) United States October 18, 2005 Mainstream airplay Columbia
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