Press Play
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| Studio album by Diddy | |||||
| Released | October 17 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | ||||
| Length | 79:16 | ||||
| Label | Bad Boy Entertainment | ||||
| Producer | Sean "Diddy" Combs (Executive), The Hitmen (Including Mario Winans, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, LV, & Sean C.), Danja, Rob Lewis, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Kanye West, will.i.am, The Neptunes, Rich Harrison, Havoc, Jai | ||||
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Press Play is an album by American rapper Diddy (still known as P. Diddy in the UK and New Zealand) It features a large amount of guest appearances from some of the most successful names in Rap and R&B. The album was available to preview on MTV's The Leak on October 10, one week before being sold in stores. It debuted at #1 in the US with sales of over 173,009. In the UK, the album debuted at #11. "Come to Me" and "Last Night" have both reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.
As of May 2007 the album has sold a million domestic copies to date.
According to MTV.com there will be an entire remix album of "Press Play" along with a second edition of "We Invented The Remix", Diddy's highly successful 2002 remix album. He co-wrote on all the songs, according to the liner notes.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Composer(s) |
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| 1 | "Testimonial (Intro)" | 2:24 | Sean "Diddy" Combs for The Hitmen | Smith, Curt/Combs, Sean/Orzabal, Roland/Watson, Leroy | |
| 2 | "We Gon' Make It" | 3:33 | K-Def | Jack Knight | Hansford, Kevin/Combs, Sean/Pate, Johnny/Knight, Jack/Taylor, Jayceon/Watson, Leroy |
| 3 | "I Am (Interlude)" | 1:46 | Sean "Diddy" Combs, LV, & Sean C. for The Hitmen | Coppin, L./Matthews, D./Wilson, Frank/Combs, Sean/Gordy, Berry/Holloway, Patrice/Davis, Brenda/Watson, Leroy | |
| 4 | "The Future" | 3:11 | Havoc | Jamerson, Troy/Combs, Sean/Muchita, Kejuan | |
| 5 | "Hold Up" | 3:29 | SC | Angela Hunte | Jamerson, Troy/Johnson, Glenn C./Combs, Sean/Peters, Jerry/Hunte, Angela/Muchita, Kejuan |
| 6 | "Come to Me" | 4:36 | Sean "Diddy" Combs & Richard "Younglord" Frierson for The Hitmen, Jai | Nicole Scherzinger | Greene, Roger Jr./White, Jacoby/Winans, Mike/Combs, Sean/Lawrence, Shannon "Slam"/Scherzinger, Nicole/Fr/Winans, Shay |
| 7 | "Tell Me" | 4:06 | Just Blaze | Christina Aguilera | Garrett, Stephen/Wyce/Combs, Sean/Jones, Shannon/Knight, Jack/Lawrence, Shannon "Slam"/Montgomery, Ryan/Watson, Leroy/Smith, Justin |
| 8 | "Wanna Move" | 5:18 | Danja & Big Boi | Big Boi, Ciara and Scar | Harris, C.P./Harris, Clifford Jr./Hill, Nathanial/Oliver, K/Patton, Antiwan/Smith, Terrence/White, Jacoby/Combs, Sean |
| 9 | "Diddy Rock" | 5:12 | Danja | Shawnna, Twista and Timbaland | Hill, Nathanial/Mathis, Lloyd/Bridges, Chris/Mitchell, Carl/Mosley, Timothy/Combs, Sean/Jones, Pierre/Guy, Rashawnna |
| 10 | "Claim My Place (Interlude)" | 3:25 | Rob Lewis | Avant | Winans, Mike/Combs, Sean/Lewis, Rob/Lawrence, Shannon "Slam" |
| 11 | "Everything I Love" | 4:23 | Kanye West | Nas and Cee-Lo | Callaway, Thomas Decarlo/Combs, Sean/West, Kanye/Jones, Nasir/Watson, Leroy/Campbell, Wayne |
| 12 | "Special Feeling" | 4:25 | Sean "Diddy" Combs for The Hitmen & will.i.am | Mika Lett | Combs, Sean/Adams, Will |
| 13 | "Crazy Thang (Interlude)" | 1:15 | Rob Lewis | S. Rosete | Combs, Sean/Lewis, Rob |
| 14 | "After Love" | 4:47 | Timbaland & Danja | Keri Hilson | Hill, Nathanial/Mosley, Timothy/Washington, James/White, Jacoby/Combs, Sean/Hilson, Keri Lynn |
| 15 | "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" | 5:28 | Mario Winans for The Hitmen | Mario Winans | White, Jacoby/Combs, Sean/Winans, Mario |
| 16 | "Thought You Said" | 5:49 | Mario Winans for The Hitmen | Brandy | Jones, Michael "Lo Down"/Combs, Sean/Jones, Shannon/Norwood, Brandy/Winans, Mario/Garrett, Sean/Watson, Leroy |
| 17 | "Last Night" | 6:26 | Mario Winans for The Hitmen | Keyshia Cole | Combs, Sean/Winans, Mario/Knight, Jack/Lawrence, Shannon "Slam" |
| 18 | "Making It Hard" | 4:54 | Rich Harrison | Mary J. Blige | Garland, Reginol J./Wyce, Elizabeth/Combs, Sean/Harrison, Rich/Garrett, Sean/Jones, Pierre/Watson, Leroy |
| 19 | "Partners for Life" | 4:30 | The Neptunes | Jamie Foxx and Pharrell | Combs, Sean/Ross, Robert/Watson, Leroy/Williams, Pharrell |
[edit] B-Side/iTunes Bonus Track
| # | Title | Length | Producer(s) | Guest(s) | Composer(s) |
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| 20 | "All Night Long" | 6:25 | will.i.am | Fergie |
Stacy Ferguson/Will Adams/Sean Combs |
[edit] Ghostwriters
- The Game - "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) - "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"
[edit] Samples
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
Making It Hard
- Excerpts from "I Need Love" by Hunts Determination
Last Night
- "Erotic City" by Prince
[edit] 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".
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| 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 | 41 |
| Australian Urban Album Chart | 4 |
| Irish Album Chart | 13 |
| Canada Album Chart | 17 |
| United World Chart | 2 |
| 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 |
| Preceded by Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of our Time by Rod Stewart | Billboard 200 Number 1 Album November 4, 2006 - November 10, 2006 | Succeeded by Hannah Montana Soundtrack by Various Artists |
Sean Combs | |
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| Albums | No Way Out · Forever · The Saga Continues... · We Invented the Remix Vol. 1 · Press Play · We Invented the Remix Vol. 2 |
| 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" · "P.E. 2000" · "Satisfy You" · "Best Friend" · "Bad Boy for Life" · "Diddy" · "I Need a Girl, Part I" · "I Need a Girl, Part II" · "Special Delivery (Remix)" · "Come to Me" · "Tell Me" · "Last Night" · "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" · "Diddy Rock" |
| Related articles | Discography · Grammy Awards · Bad Boy Records |
