This Lil' Game We Play Explained

This Lil' Game We Play
Cover:This lil Game We Play.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Subway featuring 702
Album:Good Times
Released:November 1, 1994
Recorded:1994
Genre:R&B
Length:4:52
Label:Motown
Producer:Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Gerald Levert
Chronology:Subway
Next Title:Fire
Next Year:1995

"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

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)[1] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[3] 4

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. 702 Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118010416/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/hsi/. November 18, 2021. April 16, 2023.
  2. 702 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118003602/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/bsi/. November 18, 2021. April 16, 2023.
  3. 702 Chart History (Rhythmic). Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118001635/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/tfc/. November 18, 2021. April 16, 2023.
  4. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1995. 2011-07-07.