Play No Games

{{Infobox song

| name = Play No Games

| cover =Play_No_Games.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Big Sean featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign

| album = Dark Sky Paradise

| released = September 22, 2015

| recorded = 2014

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|new jack swing|R&B}}

| length = 3:37

| label = {{hlist|GOOD|Def Jam}}

| writer = {{hlist|Sean Anderson|Dwane Weir|Justin Johnson|Christopher Brown|Tyrone Griffin|Timothy Gatling|Gene Griffin|Aaron Hall|Edward Riley}}

| producer = {{hlist|Key Wane|Jay John Henry}}

| chronology = Big Sean

| prev_title = Back Up

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Champions

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Chris Brown

| type = single

| prev_title = Zero

| prev_year = 2015

| title = Play No Games

| year = 2015

| next_title = Player

| next_year = 2015

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Ty Dolla Sign

| type = singles

| prev_title = Fakin'

| prev_year = 2015

| title = Play No Games'

| year = 2015

| next_title = Saved

| next_year = 2015

}}

}}

"Play No Games" is a song by American rapper Big Sean from his third studio album Dark Sky Paradise (2015). It features American singers Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign with production handled by Key Wane and Jay John Henry. "Play No Games" also samples Guy's 1988 hit single "Piece of My Love." "Play No Games" was sent to US urban contemporary radio on September 22, 2015, as the album's fifth official single.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases}} The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart while peaking at number 84 and number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-sean/chart-history/rbm/|title = Big Sean| magazine=Billboard}}

Music video

Directed by Mike Carson and inspired by the popular sitcom Martin, the music video for "Play No Games" premiered at the BET Awards on June 28, 2015 and features French Montana, Sevyn Streeter, Reginald Ballard (in character as Bruh Man) singing Ty Dolla Sign's vocals, along with an appearance by the sitcom's title character, Martin Lawrence.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2015/06/big-sean-play-no-games-video-martin-lawrence|title=Big Sean Visits the '90s With 'Martin'-tastic Video 'Play No Games'|website=Fuse}}

Charts

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Chart (2015–16)

!Peak
position

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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|28|artist=Big Sean|song=One Man Can Change the World|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|8|artist=Big Sean|song=One Man Can Change the World|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|15|artist=Big Sean|access-date=December 16, 2023|rowheader=true}}

Certifications

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References

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