Press Play (album)

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PopMatters	(6/10)
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"Come to Me"
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, Kanye West, Danja, Rob Lewis, Just Blaze, Timbaland, will.i.am, The Neptunes, Rich Harrison, Havoc, Jai
Diddy chronology
Singles from Press Play
	"Come to Me"; Released: September 12, 2006; "Tell Me"; Released: November 7, 2006; "Last Night"; Released: February 27, 2007; "Through the Pain (She Told Me)"; Released: July 2007;

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. Guest appearances in the album include Nicole Scherzinger, Christina Aguilera, Keyshia Cole, Brandy, Jamie Foxx, Ciara, Nas, Paris Hilton, Timbaland, Mary J. Blige, Cee Lo Green, Keri Hilson, Big Boi, Mario Winans, Avant, and Fergie.^[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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Testimonial" (Intro)	Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	2:24
2.	"We Gon' Make It" (featuring Jack Knight)	K-Def	3:33
3.	"I Am" (Interlude) (featuring Aasim)	Sean "Puffy" Combs, 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)	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Younglord for The Hitmen, Jai	4:36
7.	"Tell Me" (featuring Christina Aguilera)	Just Blaze	4:06
8.	"Wanna Move" (featuring Ciara, Big Boi, & Scar)	Danja, Big Boi	5:18
9.	"Diddy Rock" (featuring Timbaland, Shawnna & Twista)	Danja	5:12
10.	"Claim My Place" (Interlude) (featuring Avant)	Rob Lewis	3:25
11.	"Everything I Love" (featuring Nas & Cee-Lo Green)	Kanye West, Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:23
12.	"Special Feelin'" (featuring Mika Lett)	Sean "Puffy" Combs 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.	"Making It Hard" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Rich Harrison	4:54
19.	"Partners for Life" (featuring Jamie Foxx)	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 position
U.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 Stewart	Billboard 200 number-one album October 29, 2006 - November 4, 2006	Succeeded by Hannah Montana Soundtrack by Various artists

Personnel

Production

Writers Credits:

The Game and Aasim - "We Gon' Make It"
Pharoahe Monch - "The Future", "Hold Up"
Jody Breeze (from Boyz n da Hood) - "Wanna Move", "Through The Pain (She Told Me)", "After Love"
T.I. - "Wanna Move"
Mista Raja- "Come To Me"
Ludacris - "Diddy Rock"
Royce Da 5'9" - "Tell Me"
Ness (formerly of Da Band) & Matthew Winans - "Diddy Rock"
Yummy Bingham and Aasim- "Tell Me"
Yummy Bingham and Cardan- "Tell Me"
Static - "Tell Me"
Black Rob and Aasim- "Partners For Life"
Mike Brown - "Last Night", "Diddy Rock",
Nas and Aasim- "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 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 23, 2009). 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.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Breihan, Tom. Review: Press Play. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 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.
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External links

[Kellman-1] Kellman, Andy. Review: Press Play. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Hermes-2] Hermes, Will. Review: Press Play. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Petridis-3] Petridis, Alexis. Review: Press Play. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Nichols-4] Nichols, Natalie. Review: Press Play. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Sanneh-5] Sanneh, Kelefa. Review: Press Play. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Joseph-6] Joseph, Mike. Review: Press Play. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Hoard-7] Hoard, Christian. Review: Press Play at the Wayback Machine (archived September 23, 2009). Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Cinquemani-8] Cinquemani, Sal. Review: Press Play. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Gardner-9] Gardner, Elysa. Review: Press Play. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Breihan-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Breihan, Tom. Review: Press Play. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Sterdan-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Sterdan, Darryl. "Review: Press Play". Winnipeg Sun: October 23, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25.

[12] The Leak: Press Play. MTV. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[Meta-13] Press Play (2006): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

[14] Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.

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