This Lil' Game We Play

{{Infobox song

| name = This Lil' Game We Play

| cover = This lil Game We Play.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Subway featuring 702

| album = Good Times

| released = November 1, 1994

| recorded = 1994

| genre = R&B

| length = 4:52

| label = Motown

| writer = Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Gerald Levert

| producer = Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Gerald Levert

| chronology = Subway

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Fire

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = 702

| type = singles

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = This Lil' Game We Play

| year = 1994

| next_title = Steelo

| next_year = 1996

}}

}}

"This Lil' Game We Play" is the lead single released from Subway's only album, Good Times. The song featured the female R&B group 702 and was produced and written by Gerald Levert and Edwin "Tony" Nicholas.

Released late in 1994, by early 1995 "This Lil' Game We Play" became a major hit for the groups, spending 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching a peak of 15 during the week of April 15, 1995. By June 15, 1995, the single achieved a gold certification from the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. Despite the single's success, neither Subway's album Good Times nor any of their follow-up singles were able to achieve much success. The group disbanded in 1996 without releasing another top-40 hit. 702 had a successful career in music, releasing three albums and obtaining several top-40 hits from 1996 to 2003.

Single track listing

  1. "This Lil' Game We Play" (Pop Edit) - 4:00
  2. "This Lil' Game We Play" (LP Version) - 4:53
  3. "This Lil' Game We Play" (Instrumental) - 5:00
  4. "This Lil' Game We Play" (Acapella) - 5:08

Weekly charts

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1995)

!align="center"|Peak
position

US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/hsi/|title=702 Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118010416/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/hsi/|archive-date=November 18, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2023}}

|align="center"|15

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/bsi/|title=702 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)|magazine=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118003602/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/bsi/|archive-date=November 18, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2023}}

|align="center"|4

US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/tfc/|title=702 Chart History (Rhythmic)|magazine=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118001635/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/tfc/|archive-date=November 18, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2023}}

|align="center"|4

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Chart (1995)

!align="center"|Position

U.S. Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1995|accessdate=2011-07-07}}

|align="center"|68

References