Play Explained

Play most commonly refers to:

• Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment
• Play (theatre), a work of drama

Play may refer also to:

Computers and technology

• Google Play, a digital content service
• Play Framework, a Java framework
• Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider
• Xperia Play, an Android phone
• Rakuten.co.uk (formerly Play.com), an online retailer
• Backlash (engineering), or play, non-reversible part of movement
• Petroleum play, oil fields with same geological circumstances
• Play symbol, in media control devices
• Play (hacker group), a ransomware extortion group

Concert residencies and tours

• Play Tour, concert tour headlined by Spanish singer Aitana
• Play (concert residency), 2022 Katy Perry concert residency

Film

• Play (2005 film), Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson
• Play, a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan
• Play (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund
• Play!, a Japanese film directed by Tomoyuki Furumaya
• Rush (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled Play and also known as Raftaar 24 x 7
• The Play (film), a 2013 Indian Bengali-language film
• Aattam or The Play, a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language film

Games and sports

• Gameplay
• Play from scrimmage in American and Canadian football
• The Play (American football), a famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears to beat the Stanford Cardinal in 1982

Literature and publications

• Play (play), written by Samuel Beckett
• Play (The New York Times), a sports magazine
• Play (UK magazine), a UK PlayStation magazine
• Play (US magazine), a US video game, manga and anime magazine
• Play (PRC magazine), a chinese PC gaming magazine

Music

Classical music

• Play (composition), a 2013 symphony by Andrew Norman
• Play! A Video Game Symphony

Artists and bands

• Christopher "Play" Martin
• Play (Swedish group)
• Play (Mexican band)

Albums

• Play (Akdong Musician album), 2014
• Play (Bond album)
• Play (Brad Paisley album)
• Play (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin album), 1992
• Play (David Ball album)
• Play (Doug E. Fresh album)
• Play (Great Big Sea album), 1997
• Play (Joanna MacGregor album), 2002
• Play (Jolin Tsai album), 2014
• Play (Magazine album), 1980
• Play (Masaki Suda album), 2018
• Play (Mike Stern album), 1999
• Play (Moby album), 1999
• Play (Namie Amuro album), 2007
• Play (Peter Gabriel video)
• Play (Play album), by the Swedish group
• Play (S.H.E album)
• Play (Sid album), 2006
• Play (Squeeze album), 1991
• Play (Super Junior album), 2017
• Play (Ride EP), 1990
• Play (Ricky Martin EP), 2022
• Play (Dave Grohl EP), 2018
• Play (The Surfaris album), by The Surfaris, 1963
• Play, by Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, 2004
• Play, by RL Grime, 2023
• Plays, by Andy Dixon
• Plays, by Ekkehard Ehlers, 2002

Songs

• "Play" (Chungha song), 2020
• "Play" (David Banner song), 2005
• "Play" (Jax Jones and Years & Years song), 2018
• "Play" (Jennifer Lopez song), 2001
• "Play" (Jessie J song), 2018
• "Play" (Jüri Pootsmann song), 2016
• "Play" (K-391, Alan Walker and Martin Tungevaag song), 2019
• "Play" (Robyn song), 1999
• "Play" (Yuju song), 2022
• "(Play)", by the Lottery Winners from Anxiety Replacement Therapy
• "Play", by Band-Maid from World Domination
• "Play" (Jolin Tsai song)
• "Play", by Kilo Kish from American Gurl, 2022
• "Play", by Sekai No Owari from Tree
• "Play", by SS501
• "Play", by Taio Cruz from TY.O
• "Play", by Todrick Hall featuring Jade Novah from Forbidden
• The Play, suite from Elvis Costello composition Il Sogno

Awards

• PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards

Television

• Play (TV series), a Canadian news magazine series
• Play UK, a defunct UKTV channel
• Television play
• The Play, 2011 episode of the TV series The Middle
• The Play, 1993 episode of the TV series Matlock
• The Play, 1968 episode of the TV series Mission: Impossible
• The Play, 1986 episode of the TV series Mr. Belvedere
• The Play, 2005 episode of the TV series Zoey 101

Video games

• Play, The Videogames World, European exhibition
• Wii Play, a 2006 video game

Other uses

• Play (airline), an Icelandic airline
• Play (Jonker), a 2002 sculpture
• Play (BDSM), "kinky" activities
• Play! Pavilion, a planned Epcot pavilion
• Play 99.6 (radio), Jordan
• Dave & Buster's, NYSE symbol
• Word play

See also

• Player (disambiguation)