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Single by Jennifer Lopez | |||||
Album | J.Lo | ||||
Released | March 3, 2001 | ||||
Recorded | 2000 | ||||
Genre(s) | Dance-pop, electronic | ||||
Length | 3:33 | ||||
Label(s) | Epic | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Christina Milian, Cory Rooney | ||||
Producer(s) | Bag & Arnthor | ||||
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology | |||||
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"Play" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on March 3, 2001 by Epic Records as the second single from her second studio album, J.Lo.
Promotion[]
Music video[]
The mainly computer generated music video for "Play" was directed by Francis Lawrence, filmed in February 2001. [1] Set in a futuristic multi-level spaceship, the clip begins with Lopez strutting into the boarding area whilst the other passengers gaze at her in awe. The video then cuts to Lopez, now on the plane, relaxing with a pair of headphones on listening to music. Various shots showing the plane's exterior are intercut with these scenes of the singer. Lopez is then seen entering a room through sliding doors with a new outfit. The doors lead to a club filled with dancers. Intercut with these scenes are Lopez dancing solo on a platform, later joined by back-up dancers. Towards the music video's conclusion, Lopez asks the DJ (who takes the avatar of an iris) to play her favorite song. Its final shot depicts the plane flying towards the horizon. The music video, much like "Love Don't Cost a Thing", also features Cris Judd as a back-up dancer, who would later go on to become her second husband months later.[2][3]
According to the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown, the entire video was computer-generated (apart from the principal actors and extras), and the project spent six weeks in post-production as a result.
Live performances[]
On January 12, 2001, Lopez performed "Play" along with "Love Don't Cost a Thing" live during an appearance on Top of the Pops.[4] In February 2001, Lopez appeared as a featured performer at a special Total Request Live event, CBS Sports Presents: MTV's TRL The Super Bowl Sunday, which occurred in Tampa, Florida at The NFL Experience theme park. Songs such as "Play" and "Love Don't Cost a Thing" were included on her setlist.[5][6] From September 22–23, 2001, Lopez performed a set of two concerts in Puerto Rico, entitled Let's Get Loud. These served as the first concerts of her career, in which she was, "flanked by a 10-piece orchestra, a five-person choir and 11 dancers." "Play" was included on the concerts' set list.[7][8]
- ↑ Play | Jennifer Lopez. MTV. Viacom International Inc..
- ↑ Kattalia, Kathryn (November 13, 2011). Jennifer Lopez dating backup dancer Casper Smart four months after split from Marc Anthony. New York Daily News. Daily News, L.P..
- ↑ Cadorette, Guylaine (June 10, 2002). J.Lo's Marriage Over?. Hollywood.com.
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- ↑ "Before and After the Game". The Daytona Beach News-Journal (Halifax Media Group). January 28, 2001.
- ↑ Peterson, Jennifer (January 23, 2001). "MTV and CBS Team Up For 'TRL' Special". Dayton Daily News.
- ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (January 7, 2002). J. Lo's Puerto Rico Concerts Set For DVD. MTV News. MTV Networks..
- ↑ The Buzz"Jennifer Lopez in Concert. WHDH Boston. Sunbeam Television Corporation (November 20, 2001).