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Press Play 
Studio album by Diddy Released October 17, 2006 Recorded 2006 Genre Hip hop, dance-pop, R&B Length 79:16 Label Bad Boy, Atlantic Producer Sean "Diddy" Combs (also exec.), The Hitmen, Danja, Rob Lewis, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Kanye West, will.i.am, The Neptunes, Rich Harrison, Havoc, Jai Diddy chronology The Saga Continues...
(2001)Press Play
(2006)Last Train to Paris
(2010)Singles from Press Play - "Come to Me"
Released: July 2006 - "Tell Me"
Released: November 7, 2006 - "Last Night"
Released: January 2007 - "Through the Pain (She Told Me)"
Released: July 2007 - "Diddy Rock"
Released: August 2007
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Entertainment Weekly (B)[2] The Guardian [3]Los Angeles Times [4]The New York Times (unfavorable)[5] PopMatters (6/10)[6] Rolling Stone 
[7]Slant Magazine [8]USA Today [9]The Village Voice (favorable)[10] Press Play is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Sean "Diddy" Combs, released October 17, 2006 on Bad Boy Records. It is his first album under the "Diddy" stage name and the first release distributed by Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records, which acquired his Bad Boy label in 2005. Press Play features several guest contributions from hip hop and R&B musicians, producers, and ghost writers.[10][11] Primarily dance-pop and hip hop-oriented in sound, it is a loose concept album that contains lyrical themes concerning the ups and downs of a relationship.[11]
Press Play debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with sales of over 173,009. In the UK, the album debuted at number 11. Its singles "Come to Me" and "Last Night" both reached the top–ten of the Billboard Hot 100. The album became available to preview on MTV's The Leak on October 10, 2006, one week before being sold in stores.[12] Press Play received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.[13] As of November 21, 2008, the album has sold 700,000 copies in the United States.[14]
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "Testimonial" (Intro) Diddy for The Hitmen 2:24 2. "We Gon' Make It" (featuring Jack Knight) K-Def 3:33 3. "I Am" (Interlude) (featuring Aasim) Diddy, Sean C & LV for The Hitmen 1:46 4. "The Future" Havoc 3:11 5. "Hold Up" (featuring Angela Hunte) SC, Havoc (co.) 3:29 6. "Come to Me" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) Diddy, Younglord for The Hitmen, Jai 4:36 7. "Tell Me" (featuring Christina Aguilera) Just Blaze 4:06 8. "Wanna Move" (featuring Big Boi, Ciara and Scar) Danja, Big Boi 5:18 9. "Diddy Rock" (featuring Timbaland, Shawnna and Twista) Danja 5:12 10. "Claim My Place" (Interlude) (featuring Avant) Rob Lewis 3:25 11. "Everything I Love" (featuring Nas and Cee-Lo Green) Kanye West 4:23 12. "Special Feelin'" (featuring Mika Lett) Diddy for The Hitmen, will.i.am 4:25 13. "Crazy Thang" (Interlude) (featuring Sarah Rosete) Rob Lewis 1:15 14. "After Love" (featuring Keri Hilson) Timbaland, Danja 4:47 15. "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" (featuring Mario Winans) Mario Winans for The Hitmen 5:28 16. "Thought You Said" (featuring Brandy) Mario Winans for The Hitmen 5:49 17. "Last Night" (featuring Keyshia Cole) Mario Winans for The Hitmen 6:26 18. "Makin' It Hard" (featuring Mary J. Blige) Rich Harrison 4:54 19. "Partners for Life" (featuring Jamie Foxx and Pharrell) The Neptunes 4:30 Bonus Track No. Title Producer(s) Length 20. "All Night Long" (featuring Fergie) will.i.am 6:25 - Limited edition
The limited edition version of this album includes a story of photos on how Diddy met a woman in a club. The album is located in a pocket on the last page. As well as that, exclusive versions have been released from Target and Best Buy, Target having a bonus DVD and Best Buy having a bonus track called "Get Off".
Sample credits
List of samples used in Press Play:
Testimonial (Intro)
- "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears
We Gon' Make It
- "Shaft in Africa" by Johnny Pate
I Am (Interlude)
- Excerpts from "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Lou Rawls
Hold Up
- Excerpts from "White Shutters" by Jerry Peters
Special Feeling
- "Baby I'm A Star" by Prince
Making It Hard
- Excerpts from "I Need Love" by Hunts Determination
Last Night
- "Erotic City" by Prince
Chart history
Chart positions
Chart (2006) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard 200 1 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1 UK Album Chart 11 UK Urban Album Chart 1 NZ Top 40 2 Australian ARIA Album Chart 18 Australian Urban Album Chart 2 Australian Rap / Hip-Hop Album Chart 4 Danish Albums Chart 24 [15] Irish Album Chart 13 Swiss Albums Chart 9 French Albums Chart 31 Austrian Albums Chart 41 Swedish Albums Chart 46 Dutch Mega Albums Chart 58 German Media Control Albums Chart 31 Chart procession and succession
Preceded by
Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time by Rod StewartBillboard 200 number-one album
October 29, 2006 - November 4, 2006Succeeded by
Hannah Montana Soundtrack by Various artistsPersonnel
- Production
- Sean "Diddy" Combs
- The Hitmen
- Danja
- Rob Lewis
- Just Blaze
- Timbaland
- Kanye West
- will.i.am
- The Neptunes
- Rich Harrison
- Havoc
- Jai
- Ghost writers
- The Game and Aasim - "We Gon' Make It"
- Pharoahe Monch - "The Future", "Hold Up"
- Jody Breeze (from Boyz N Da Hood) - "Come To Me", "Wanna Move", "Through The Pain (She Told Me)", "After Love"
- T.I. - "Wanna Move"
- Ludacris - "Diddy Rock"
- Royce Da 5'9" - "Tell Me"
- Ness (formerly of Da Band) & Matthew Winans - "Diddy Rock"
- Yummy Bingham - "Tell Me", "Making It Hard"
- Static - "Tell Me"
- Black Rob - "Partners For Life"
- Mike Brown - "Last Night", "Diddy Rock",
- Nas - "Everything I Love"
- Ryan Cardona - "Last Night"
- Michael "Ace" McWhorter Matthew Winans - "Wanna Move", "Last Night", "Through The Pain"
References
- ^ Kellman, Andy. Review: Press Play. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Hermes, Will. Review: Press Play. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis. Review: Press Play. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Nichols, Natalie. Review: Press Play. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa. Review: Press Play. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Joseph, Mike. Review: Press Play. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Hoard, Christian. Review: Press Play. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal. Review: Press Play. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa. Review: Press Play. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom. Review: Press Play. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ a b Sterdan, Darryl. "Review: Press Play". Winnipeg Sun: October 23, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25.
- ^ The Leak: Press Play. MTV. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Press Play (2006): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=P%2E+Diddy&titel=Press+Play&cat=a
External links
Studio albums Remix albums We Invented the RemixSingles "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" · "I'll Be Missing You" · "It's All about the Benjamins" · "Been Around the World" · "Victory" · "Come with Me" · "P.E. 2000" · "Satisfy You" · "Best Friends" · "Let's Get It" · "Bad Boy for Life" · "Diddy" · "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" · "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" · "Special Delivery (Remix)" · "Come to Me" · "Tell Me" · "Last Night" · "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" · "Angels" · "Love Come Down" · "Hello Good Morning" · "Loving You No More" · "Coming Home" · "Your Love" · "Ass on the Floor"Featured singles "No Time" · "Someone" · "Mo Money Mo Problems" · "Honey" · "Lookin' At Me" · "All Night Long" · "Hate Me Now" · "Son of a Gun" · "Show Stopper" · "No More Drama" · "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" · "Trade It All (Part 2)" · "Bump, Bump, Bump" · "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" · "Shake Ya Tailfeather" · "I Don't Wanna Know" · "Nasty Girl" · "Damaged" · "Take You There" · "Imma Put It on Her" · "Must Be Love" · "Better on the Other Side · "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" · "I’m on You" · "Someone to Love Me (Naked)"Related articles Bad Boy Records · Sean John · P. Diddy's Starmaker · The Notorious B.I.G. · I Want to Work for Diddy · A Raisin in the SunCategories:- 2006 albums
- Sean Combs albums
- Bad Boy Records albums
- Albums produced by Sean Combs
- Albums produced by Danja
- Albums produced by Rich Harrison
- Albums produced by Timbaland
- Albums produced by will.i.am
- Albums produced by Kanye West
- Albums produced by The Neptunes
- Albums produced by Just Blaze
- Albums produced by K-Def
- Albums produced by Havoc
- "Come to Me"
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