Play (Jennifer Lopez song)

Infobox Single
Name = Play


Artist = Jennifer Lopez
Album = J. Lo
Released = April 24, 2001
Format = CD single, 12" maxi single
Recorded = Murlyn Studios
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York, United States)
Genre = Dance-pop, techno
Length = 3:32
Label = Epic
Writer = Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Christina Milian, Cory Rooney
Producer = BAG & Arnthor
Certification =
Last single = "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
(2001)
This single = "Play"
(2001)
Next single = "Ain't It Funny"
(2001)

"Play" is the second single from Jennifer Lopez's second album, "J. Lo" (2001).

R&B/pop singer Christina Milian co-penned the song for Lopez before hitting the music scene herself. There is still speculation over who actually sung the chorus for "Play", with the majority of people agreeing it is indeed Milian's voice, and not Lopez's. This has never been officially clarified or denied. When looking through the booklet of "J. Lo", Milian is mentioned as singing background vocals and not as a featured artist.

The single was another hit for Jennifer Lopez, peaking at number eighteen on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 and number two on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play.

Music video

The video, directed by Francis Lawrence, shows Lopez traveling on a futuristic, multi-level airplane. Apart from the actors, the video is entirely computer-generated and took six weeks in post-production to finish.

Track listings

;CD 1
#"Play" (Radio Edit)
#"Play" (Full Intention Mix Radio)
#"Play" (Artful Dodger Mix) (Main Mix Radio)
#"Play" (Thunderpuss Club Mix)
#"Play" (The Genie Mix)
#"Love Don't Cost a Thing" (Main Rap #1 featuring Puffy)

;Enhanced CD 2
#"Play"
#"Play" (Full Intention Mix Radio)
#"Love Don't Cost a Thing" (Main Rap #1 featuring Puffy)
#"Play" (Video)

Charts

{| class="wikitable"!align="center"|Chart (2001)!align="center"|Peak
position
-
align="left"|Italian FIMI Singles Chart
align="center"|8
-
align="left"|Latvian Airplay Top 30 [cite web |url=http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/2001/010527lv.html |title=Latvian Airplay Top 30 – week 21 – 2001 |accessdate=2008-08-15 |work=Lanet.lv]
align="center"|3
-
align="left"|New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart
align="center"|7
-
align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart
align="center"|12
-
align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
align="center"|10
-
align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
align="center"|10
-
align="left"|UK Singles Chart [cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=29031 |title=Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – Play |accessdate=2008-08-15 |work=Chart Stats]
align="center"|3
-
align="left"|United World Chart [cite web |url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/week24-2001.htm |title=United World Chart – singles & airplay – week 24 / 2001 |accessdate=2008-08-15 |work=Media Traffic]
align="center"|2
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100
align="center"|18
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play
align="center"|2

References