Neva Play

{{Infobox song

| name = Neva Play

| cover = Megan Thee Stallion - Neva Play.jpg

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Megan Thee Stallion featuring RM

| album = Megan: Act II

| released = {{Start date|2024|9|6}}

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=38}}

| genre = *Hip hop

K-rap

| label =

| writer =

Adrienne Haim
Brandon Hamlin
Julian Mason
Megan Pete
Nam-joon Kim
Peter Fenn
Shad Jacobs

| producer =

B HAM
Peter Fenn
Shae Jacobs

| chronology = Megan Thee Stallion

| prev_title = Mamushi

| prev_year = 2024

| next_title = BBA

| next_year = 2024

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = RM

| type = single

| prev_title = Lost!

| prev_year = 2024

| title = Neva Play

| year = 2024

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{External music video|header=Music video|1={{YouTube|TpYTyAaTRts|"Neva Play"}}}}

}}

"Neva Play" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion featuring South Korean rapper RM of BTS. It was released on September 6, 2024, through Hot Girl Productions and Warner Music Group, as the lead single from Megan: Act II (2024), the deluxe reissue of the former's third studio album Megan (2024). "Neva Play" is the official theme song for WWE SmackDown on USA Network.{{cite web |last=Alston |first=Trey |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Megan Thee Stallion and RM's Collab "Neva Play" Is the New 'Smackdown' Theme Song|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/treyalston/megan-thee-stallion-rm-wwe-smackdown-theme |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=Complex}}

Background

After departing from 1501 Certified Entertainment, Megan Thee Stallion founded her own independent label Hot Girl Productions and released her third studio album, Megan, on June 28, 2024, which included the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Hiss".{{cite magazine |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=June 2, 2024 |title=Megan Thee Stallion Announces New Album Megan |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-announces-new-album-megan/ |access-date=June 17, 2024 |magazine=Pitchfork |language=en |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615192809/https://pitchfork.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-announces-new-album-megan/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/megan-thee-stallion-hiss-number-one-debut-hot-100-1235599265/|title=Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hiss' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 5, 2024|access-date=February 5, 2024|archive-date=February 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205181348/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/megan-thee-stallion-hiss-number-one-debut-hot-100-1235599265/|url-status=live}} The rapper had previously collaborated with South Korean boy band BTS on the remix to their song "Butter" in 2021. She started hinting at a new collaboration with the group on August 29, 2024, by tweeting the emojis "🐎X💜 👀", to which the band's account replied the following day with the text "🐎X🦔(🐨) “Coming Soon! 💜👀".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-megan-thee-stallion-new-collaboration-coming-soon-1235764661/|title=This Is Not a Drill: Megan Thee Stallion & BTS Are Teaming Up Again on a Collab That's 'Coming Soon'|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|date=August 30, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908233657/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-megan-thee-stallion-new-collaboration-coming-soon-1235764661/|url-status=live}} On September 1, she officially announced the collaboration, titled "Neva Play", was with BTS member RM and would be released on September 6, 2024. Alongside the announcement, she posted the single's cover art depicting her with blue hair and flashing cash while RM casually looks over his shoulder, and teased that "This is one of my favorite RM verses I’ve heard! I’ve never heard him rap in this style before.”{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bts-rm-neva-play-song-release-date-1235765289/|title=Megan Thee Stallion & BTS' RM Announce 'Neva Play' Collab: Here's When It Arrives|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|date=September 1, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908235955/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-bts-rm-neva-play-song-release-date-1235765289/|url-status=live}}

Music video

The music video for "Neva Play" was released on YouTube simultaneously with the single. In the video, Megan raps in live-action clips, while RM appears through animation for his verse.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-rm-bts-neva-play-single-1235096382/|title=Hear Megan Thee Stallion Team Up With BTS' RM on 'Neva Play'|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=September 1, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908064126/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-rm-bts-neva-play-single-1235096382/|url-status=live}}

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Neva Play" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2024-09-16\|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=September 16, 2024\|access-date=September 13, 2024}} \| 20
{{single chart\|Canada\|63\|artist=Megan Thee Stallion\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 17, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|17\|artist=Megan Thee Stallion\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 17, 2024}}
scope="row"\| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web\|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html\|title=Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 37/2024\|publisher=IFPI Greece\|access-date=September 19, 2024\|language=el\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918134748/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html\|archive-date=September 18, 2024}} \| 52
scope="row"\| India International (IMI){{cite web\|url=https://imicharts.com/\|title=IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 16th September 2024 {{!}} Week 37 of 52\|website=IMIcharts\|archive-date=September 16, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916193413/https://imicharts.com/}} \| 2
scope="row"\| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web\|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles\|title=IRMA – Irish Charts\|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association\|access-date=September 14, 2024}} \| 97
scope="row"\| Japan Digital Singles (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2024-09-16 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2024-09-16/p/3/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=September 11, 2024 \|language=ja \|archive-date=2024-09-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911032243/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2024-09-16/p/3/ \|url-status=live }} \| 27
scope="row"\| Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2024&month=09&day=16\|title=Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of September 11, 2024\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=September 11, 2024\|archive-date=September 11, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911073254/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2024&month=09&day=16\|url-status=live}} \| 22
scope="row"\| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2024&month=09&day=16\|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of September 11, 2024\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=September 11, 2024}} \| 19
scope="row"\| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s37-3/\|title=2024 37-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)\|publisher=AGATA\|language=lt\|date=September 13, 2024\|access-date=September 13, 2024}} \| 93
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-09-13\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=September 16, 2024\|access-date=September 13, 2024}} \| 2
scope="row"\| Philippines (Philippines Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Megan-Thee-Stallion/chart-history/PHS\|title=Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Philippines Hot 100)\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=August 5, 2024}} \| 61
scope="row"\| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web\|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/\|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 37 (6 - 12 Sep 2024)\|publisher=RIAS\|access-date=September 17, 2024\|archive-date=September 17, 2024\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240917052117/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}} \| 22
scope="row"\| South Korea Download (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=36&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|title=Download Chart – Week 36 of 2024\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=September 12, 2024}} \| 19
{{single chart\|UK\|66\|date=20240913\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 14, 2024}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|16\|date=20240913\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 14, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|36\|artist=Megan Thee Stallion\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 17, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|7\|artist=Megan Thee Stallion\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 17, 2024}}

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|+ Chart performance for "Neva Play"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2024-09-16|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=September 16, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024}}

| 20

{{single chart|Canada|63|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2024}}

{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|17|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2024}}

scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|title=Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 37/2024|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=September 19, 2024|language=el|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918134748/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|archive-date=September 18, 2024}}

| 52

scope="row"| India International (IMI){{cite web|url=https://imicharts.com/|title=IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 16th September 2024 {{!}} Week 37 of 52|website=IMIcharts|archive-date=September 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916193413/https://imicharts.com/}}

| 2

scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=September 14, 2024}}

| 97

scope="row"| Japan Digital Singles (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2024-09-16 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2024-09-16/p/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=September 11, 2024 |language=ja |archive-date=2024-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911032243/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2024-09-16/p/3/ |url-status=live }}

| 27

scope="row"| Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2024&month=09&day=16|title=Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of September 11, 2024|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911073254/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2024&month=09&day=16|url-status=live}}

| 22

scope="row"| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2024&month=09&day=16|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of September 11, 2024|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=September 11, 2024}}

| 19

scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s37-3/|title=2024 37-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=September 13, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024}}

| 93

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-09-13|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 16, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024}}

| 2

scope="row"| Philippines (Philippines Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Megan-Thee-Stallion/chart-history/PHS|title=Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Philippines Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 5, 2024}}

| 61

scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 37 (6 - 12 Sep 2024)|publisher=RIAS|access-date=September 17, 2024|archive-date=September 17, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240917052117/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}

| 22

scope="row"| South Korea Download (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=36&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Download Chart – Week 36 of 2024|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=September 12, 2024}}

| 19

{{single chart|UK|66|date=20240913|rowheader=true|access-date=September 14, 2024}}

{{single chart|UKrandb|16|date=20240913|rowheader=true|access-date=September 14, 2024}}

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|36|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2024}}

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|7|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 17, 2024}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Neva Play" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| Various \| September 6, 2024 \| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2"\| {{hlist\|Hot Girl\|Warner}} \| style="text-align:center"\| {{Cite web \|date=September 6, 2024 \|title=Neva Play (feat. RM of BTS) - Single \|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Wmt50XH9EZvSuML0t1hlb \|access-date=September 10, 2024 \|website=Spotify \|archive-date=September 6, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906133247/https://open.spotify.com/album/0Wmt50XH9EZvSuML0t1hlb \|url-status=live }}
September 7, 2024 \| CD \| style="text-align:center"\| {{Cite web \|title=Neva Play CD \|url=https://store.megantheestallion.com/collections/homepage/products/neva-play-cd-1 \|access-date=September 4, 2024\| archive-date=September 4, 2024\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904022137/https://store.megantheestallion.com/collections/homepage/products/neva-play-cd-1 \|url-status=dead \|website=Megan Thee Stallion \|language=en}}

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|+ Release dates and formats for "Neva Play"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Various

| September 6, 2024

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Hot Girl|Warner}}

| style="text-align:center"| {{Cite web |date=September 6, 2024 |title=Neva Play (feat. RM of BTS) - Single |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Wmt50XH9EZvSuML0t1hlb |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=Spotify |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906133247/https://open.spotify.com/album/0Wmt50XH9EZvSuML0t1hlb |url-status=live }}

September 7, 2024

| CD

| style="text-align:center"| {{Cite web |title=Neva Play CD |url=https://store.megantheestallion.com/collections/homepage/products/neva-play-cd-1 |access-date=September 4, 2024| archive-date=September 4, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904022137/https://store.megantheestallion.com/collections/homepage/products/neva-play-cd-1 |url-status=dead |website=Megan Thee Stallion |language=en}}

References

Category:Megan Thee Stallion songs

Category:RM (musician) songs

Category:2024 singles

Category:2024 songs

Category:Songs written by Megan Thee Stallion

Category:Songs written by RM (musician)