Play This Song

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"Play This Song"
Mariah Carey - Play This Song.png
Single by Mariah Carey featuring Anderson .Paak
from the album Here for It All
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2025 (2025-09-26)
Studio
Genre R&B
Length3:44
Label Gamma
Songwriters
  • Mariah Carey
  • Brandon Paak Anderson
  • Daniel Moore II
  • Jarius Mozee
  • Jason Pounds
  • Kenya Rae Johnson
Producers
  • Mariah Carey
  • N.W.I.
  • Daniel Moore II
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Sugar Sweet"
(2025)
"Play This Song"
(2025)
"In Your Feelings"
(2025)
Anderson .Paak singles chronology
"Too Bad"
(2025)
"Play This Song"
(2025)