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Playas Gon' Play

{{Short description|2001 single by 3LW}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Playas Gon' Play

| cover = Playas Gon' Play.jpg

| type = single

| artist = 3LW

| album = 3LW

| B-side = Never Let 'Em Go

| released = {{start date|2001|4|10}}

| recorded =

| genre = R&B{{Cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/3lw-playas-gon-play-chart-history-taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit-1235124973/|date=August 10, 2022|title=Just How Popular Was 3LW’s ‘Playas Gon’ Play,’ the Song at the Center of Taylor Swift ‘Shake It Off’ Lawsuit?|access-date=April 13, 2024|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811042318/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/3lw-playas-gon-play-chart-history-taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit-1235124973/|url-status=live|archive-date=August 11, 2022|quote=‘over turn-of-the-century R&B production....}}

| length =

  • {{duration|m=4|s=40}} (album version)
  • {{duration|m=3|s=40}} (radio edit)

| label = Epic

| writer =

| producer = Sean "Sep" Hall

| prev_title = No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|dD9A8x_xn5g|"Playas Gon' Play"}}}}

}}

"Playas Gon' Play" is the second and final single from American girl group 3LW's self-titled debut album (2000). The single was released in April 2001 and peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. It performed moderately on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 21. In 2017, Billboard named the song number 89 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|author=Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}} The song featured lead vocals by Naturi Naughton.

Music video

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The video for "Playas Gon' Play" was directed by Darren Grant. It starts with 3LW being dropped off at a tropical beach resort on an unknown island. Once they have been dropped off, they change into their bikinis and walk through the resort. As they walk through the resort, boys are looking at them. Throughout the video are scenes of 3LW hanging out on a balcony watching over the resort, sitting at a bar, and sitting at the pool. Another portion of the video shows 3LW performing a dance routine in front on the pond at the resort at night. The video received decent video play on TV channels such as BET and MTV and enjoyed some success on BET's 106 & Park and MTV's Total Request Live.

Track listings

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US CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Playas Gon' Play|others=3LW|year=2001|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=49K 79595}}

  1. "Playas Gon' Play" (album version) – 4:40
  2. "Playas Gon' Play" (instrumental) – 4:43
  3. "Playas Gon' Play" (a cappella) – 4:37
  4. "Never Let Em' Go" (album version) – 3:46
  5. "Never Let Em' Go" (remix) – 4:04

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Playas Gon' Play|others=3LW|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=671793 2}}

  1. "Playas Gon' Play" (radio edit) – 3:40
  2. "Playas Gon' Play" (8 Jam Street mix) – 5:08
  3. "Playas Gon' Play" (System 3 Step mix) – 6:11
  4. "Playas Gon' Play" (video) – 3:48

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UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Playas Gon' Play|others=3LW|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Epic Records|id=671793 4}}

  1. "Playas Gon' Play" (radio edit) – 3:40
  2. "Playas Gon' Play" (8 Jam Street mix) – 5:08
  3. "Dear Diary" – 4:15

Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Playas Gon' Play|others=3LW|year=2001|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=671361 2}}

  1. "Playas Gon' Play" (radio edit) – 3:40
  2. "Playas Gon' Play" (Street mix) – 5:15
  3. "Playas Gon' Play" (System 3 Step mix) – 6:11
  4. "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" (8 Jam Street mix) – 5:08

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2001)

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{{single chart|Australiapandora|66|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue608.PDF|urltitle=Issue 608|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-09-15.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=38|page=9|date=September 15, 2001|access-date=March 5, 2018}}

|83

{{single chart|Ireland3|46|artist=3LW|song=Playas Gon' Play|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2019}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|36|artist=3LW|song=Playas Gon' Play|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|45|date=20011014|rowheader=true|access-date=December 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|UK|21|artist=3LW|song=Playas Gon' Play|date=20010908|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKdance|7|date=20010902|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 2, 2023}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|5|date=20011007|rowheader=true|access-date=December 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|81|artist=3LW|song=Playas Gon' Play|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2015}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|56|artist=3LW|song=Playas Gon' Play|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2015}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|17|artist=3LW|song=Playas Gon' Play|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2015}}

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!Chart (2001)

!Position

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2001|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=9|issue=51|page=48|date=December 21, 2001}}

|68

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Release history

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scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States

|April 10, 2001

|{{hlist|Rhythmic contemporary|urban radio}}

|rowspan="4"|Epic

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-04-06.pdf|title=CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1396|pages=47, 54|date=April 6, 2001|access-date=April 24, 2021}}

May 1, 2001

|Contemporary hit radio

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-04-27.pdf|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1399|page=50|date=April 27, 2001|access-date=June 3, 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|August 27, 2001

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-08-25.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting August 27, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=August 25, 2001|access-date=August 16, 2021}}

scope="row"|Australia

|October 15, 2001

|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue607.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th October 2001|publisher=ARIA|page=24|date=October 15, 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue607.pdf|archive-date=February 20, 2002|access-date=April 24, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Lawsuit

In 2017, "Playas Gon' Play" writers Sean Hall and Nathan Butler filed a lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of copyright infringement because Swift's 2014 song "Shake It Off" from her album 1989 features the lyrics "the players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate."{{cite web |title=Taylor Swift Shake It Off Lyrics |url=https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lyrics |website=Genius |publisher=Genius Media Group Inc |access-date=September 17, 2022}} Swift claimed in a 2022 declaration that she had never heard "Playas Gon' Play" or anything else by 3LW prior to writing "Shake It Off," rather, the first time she heard the song was after the claim was made against her. Swift also pointed out other songs that use similar phrasing and said the concept is common phrasing, whereas Hall and Butler claimed the phrasing, while common in recent years, was unique at the time they wrote the song.{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Wynne |title=Taylor Swift says she never listened to 3LW before writing 'Shake It Off' |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/10/1116723620/taylor-swift-lawsuit-shake-it-off-3lw |website=npr |publisher=npr |access-date=September 17, 2022}} On December 12, 2022, the lawsuit was dropped with no final verdict.{{Cite web |last=Donahue |first=Bill |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift Copyright Accusers Drop Lawsuit Over 'Shake It Off' After Five Years Of Litigation |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lyrics-lawsuit-case-dropped/ |access-date=December 12, 2022 |website=Billboard}}

References

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Category:2000 songs

Category:2001 singles

Category:3LW songs

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Darren Grant

Category:Songs written by Nate Butler