Press Play (album)
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Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005-06 | |||
Length | 78:58 | |||
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Metacritic | 62/100 |
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AllMusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | B |
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PopMatters | 6/10 |
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USA Today |
Press Play is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist P. Diddy. It was released on October 17, 2006, by Bad Boy Records. The album was supposed to be his first album released under the "Diddy" stage name, but he couldn’t legally release albums under Diddy after a lawsuit from DJ Richard “Diddy” Dearlove. Press Play was his first release distributed by Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records. Press Play features several guest contributions from Nicole Scherzinger, Christina Aguilera, Keyshia Cole, Brandy, Jamie Foxx, Ciara, Nas, Timbaland, Mary J. Blige, CeeLo Green, Keri Hilson, Big Boi, Mario Winans, Avant and Fergie, among others. Primarily dance-pop and hip hop-oriented in sound, it is a loose conceptual album that contains the lyrical themes discussing the concerns to the ups and downs of his relationship.
The album supports 4 hit singles "Come to Me", "Tell Me, "Last Night" and "Through the Pain (She Told Me)". It became available to the preview on MTV's The Leak on October 10, 2006, one week before the album was sold in stores. Press Play received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.
Commercial performance
Press Play debuted at number-one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 170,000 copies.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Testimonial (Intro)" |
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2:24 |
2. | "We Gon' Make It" (featuring Jack Knight) |
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3:33 |
3. | "I Am (Interlude)" |
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1:46 | |
4. | "The Future" |
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Havoc | 3:11 |
5. | "Hold Up" (featuring Angela Hunte) |
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3:29 |
6. | "Come to Me" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) |
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4:36 |
7. | "Tell Me" (featuring Christina Aguilera) |
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Just Blaze | 4:06 |
8. | "Wanna Move" (featuring Ciara, Big Boi, and Scar) |
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5:18 | |
9. | "Diddy Rock" (featuring Shawnna, Twista, and Timbaland) |
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Danja | 5:12 |
10. | "Claim My Place (Interlude)" (featuring Avant and The Movement Orchestra) |
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Rob Lewis | 3:25 |
11. | "Everything I Love" (featuring Nas and Cee-Lo Green) |
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4:23 |
12. | "Special Feeling" (featuring Mika Lett) |
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4:25 |
13. | "Crazy Thang (Interlude)" (featuring S. Rosete) |
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Rob Lewis | 1:15 |
14. | "After Love" (featuring Keri Hilson) |
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4:47 |
15. | "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" (featuring Mario Winans) |
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5:28 |
16. | "Thought You Said" (featuring Brandy) |
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5:49 |
17. | "Last Night" (featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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6:26 |
18. | "Making It Hard" (featuring Mary J. Blige) |
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Rich Harrison | 4:54 |
19. | "Partners for Life" (featuring Jamie Foxx) |
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The Neptunes | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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20. | "All Night Long" (featuring Fergie) | will.i.am | 6:25 |
21. | "Get Off" | Sean C & LV | 4:28 |
Limited edition
- The limited edition version of the album includes a story of photos on how P. Diddy met a woman in a club. The album is located in a pocket on the last page; as well as these exclusive versions that were released from Target and Best Buy, Target having a bonus DVD and Best Buy including a bonus track, called "Get Off".
Notes
Sample credits
List of samples used in Press Play:
Testimonial (Intro)
We Gon' Make It
I Am (Interlude)
Hold Up
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Special Feeling
Making It Hard
Last Night
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Personnel
Production
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Writing credits:
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA) | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |