Press Play (album)

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 recording artist P. Diddy. It was released on October 17, 2006, by Bad Boy Records. It is his first album under the "Diddy" stage name, making this his first release under the distribution 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, Paris Hilton, Timbaland, Mary J. Blige, Cee Lo Green, Keri Hilson, Big Boi, Mario Winans, Avant and Fergie, among others.^[10]^[11] 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.^[11]

Press Play debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, 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 the preview on MTV's The Leak on October 10, 2006, one week before the album was 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)"	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 for The Hitmen	4:23
12.	"Special Feeling" (featuring Mika Lett)	Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen, will.i.am	4:25
13.	"Crazy Thang (Interlude)" (featuring S. Rosete)	Rob Lewis	1:15
14.	"After Love" (featuring Keri)	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 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 have been released from Target and Best Buy, Target having a bonus DVD and Best Buy including 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

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 Major - "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"

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

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.
1 2 Breihan, Tom. Review: Press Play. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
1 2 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.
↑ Steffen Hung. "P. Diddy - Press Play". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links

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

Sean Combs
Discography Production discography Accolades
Studio albums	No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play Last Train to Paris No Way Out 2
Mixtapes	MMM (Money Making Mitch)
Remix albums	We Invented the Remix
Singles	"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" "Satisfy You" "Bad Boy for Life" "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "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" "Ass on the Floor" "Finna Get Loose" "Workin (Remix)"
Featured singles	"No Time" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Honey" "Lookin' at Me" "Hate Me Now" "All Night Long" "Notorious B.I.G." "Son of a Gun" "Show Stopper" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Bump, Bump, Bump" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Shake Ya Tailfeather" "I Don't Wanna Know" "Nasty Girl" "Take You There" "Imma Put It on Her" "Must Be Love" "Better on the Other Side "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Scream & Shout (Remix)"
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 Sun Diddy – Dirty Money

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