Play: The B Sides

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Play: The B Sides
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
Length60:34
Label
Producer Moby
Moby chronology
MobySongs 1993–1998
(2000)
Play: The B Sides
(2000)
18
(2002)

Play: The B Sides is a compilation album by American electronica musician Moby. It was released on October 24, 2000. The album's songs are outtakes from his 1999 album Play which were subsequently released as B-sides across various singles from the album.

Contents

Moby explains: "The B Sides is a collection of songs that weren't quite appropriate for Play, but that I still love enough to release as B-sides. Some of these songs might not be instantly accessible, but I (immodestly) think they are all quite special." [1] In the liner notes, Moby admits that the songs would not have been given a wide release if not for the overwhelming success of Play. [2]

The song "Flower" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2000 film Gone in 60 Seconds [3] and is also used for the Bring Sally Up exercise challenge, with participants doing squats, push-ups or burpees up or down along with the lyrics of the song. [4] “Flower” is also a walk-up song used by Major League Baseball player Bryce Harper. The song "Memory Gospel" was used on the soundtracks for the films Get Carter , 40 Days and 40 Nights and Southland Tales as well as the documentary Earthlings .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

AllMusic's John Bush wrote that the B-sides are "distinctly inferior to what was heard on Play — which proves nothing much more than the fact that Moby is a good editor as well as a great producer." [2] Neva Chonin from Rolling Stone said it was "more of a meditative tone poem" than the "millennial time signature" that was Play. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Moby

No.TitleOriginal release:Length
1."Flower"B-side of "Find My Baby"3:25
2."Sunday"B-side of "Run On"5:03
3."Memory Gospel"B-side of "Honey"6:42
4."Whispering Wind"B-side of "Natural Blues"6:03
5."Summer"B-side of "Porcelain"5:56
6."Spirit"B-side of "Run On"4:08
7."Flying Foxes"B-side of "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"6:16
8."Sunspot"B-side of "Bodyrock"6:49
9."Flying Over the Dateline"B-side of "Porcelain"4:48
10."Running"B-side of "Run On"7:05
11."The Sun Never Stops Setting"B-side of "South Side"4:19
Total length:60:34

B-sides not featured on the album:

Personnel

Credits for Play: The B Sides adapted from album liner notes. [6]

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 24
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 24
US Billboard 200 [9] 165
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [10] 14

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