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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.

Play: The B Sides
Compilation album by Moby
Released	October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
Length	60:34
Label	Mute V2
Producer	Moby
Moby chronology
MobySongs 1993–1998 (2000) Play: The B Sides (2000) 18 (2002)

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] The song "Memory Gospel" was used on the soundtracks for the films 40 Days and 40 Nights and Southland Tales as well as the documentary Earthlings.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[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

B-sides not featured on the album:

• "Ain't Never Learned" from the single "South Side"
• "Arp" from the single "Bodyrock"
• "Down Slow (Full Length Version)" from the maxi-single "Run On (Extended)"
• "Micronesia" from the single "Honey"
• "Princess" from the single "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"
• "Sick in the System" from the single "Natural Blues"

Personnel

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

• Moby – engineering, mixing, production, writing, illustration
• Corinne Day – photography
• Elizabeth Young – photography

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

References

External links

• Official website
• Play: The B Sides at Discogs (list of releases)
• Play: The B Sides at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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