Play: The B Sides

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
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
Length60:34
Label
ProducerMoby
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 or push-ups 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.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All tracks are written by Moby.

No.TitleLength
1."Flower"3:25
2."Sunday"5:03
3."Memory Gospel"6:42
4."Whispering Wind"6:02
5."Summer"5:58
6."Spirit"4:08
7."Flying Foxes"6:16
8."Sunspot"6:49
9."Flying Over the Dateline"4:47
10."Running"7:05
11."The Sun Never Stops Setting"4:19
Total length:60:34


Personnel

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

  • 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
  1. Moby. "Play: The B Sides". Moby.com. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. Bush, John. "Play: The B Sides – Moby". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. AllMusic Review by MacKenzie Wilson (2000-06-06). "Gone in 60 Seconds [Original Soundtrack] - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-01-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Chonin, Neva (January 18, 2001). "Play: The B-Sides". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  6. Play: The B Sides (liner notes). Moby. Mute Records. 2000. LCD STUMM 172.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  9. "Moby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  10. "Moby Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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