Play

1999 studio album by Moby
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Play

Summary

Play is an album[1]. Play ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,833 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Play received the SNEP diamond album[3].
  • Play's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Play's genre is ambient music[5].
  • Play's genre is downtempo[6].
  • Play's genre is electronica[7].
  • Play was produced by Moby[8].
  • Among the performers on Play was Moby[9].
  • Play's record label is recorded as V2 Records[10].
  • Play's record label is recorded as Bertelsmann Music Group[11].
  • Play's record label is recorded as Mute Records[12].
  • Play's place of publication is recorded as United States[13].
  • Play is part of Moby's albums in chronological order[14].
  • Play's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Play was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • Play was distributed by music download[17].
  • Play's review score is recorded as 4.5[18].
  • Play was published on May 17, 1999[19].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617778[20].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617780[21].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617781[22].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617784[23].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617785[24].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617786[25].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617791[26].
  • Play's tracklist is recorded as Q131617792[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1999-05-17[29]

  • Genre(s): ambient, ambient pop, ambient techno, breakbeat, downtempo, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, leftfield, techno[30]

  • Community tags: alternative pop/rock, ambient, ambient pop, ambient techno, atmospheric, bittersweet, breakbeat, downtempo, eclectic, electronic, electronica, electronica dance, electropop, energetic, female vocalist, house, hypnotic, introspective, leftfield, lush, male vocalist, meditative, melancholic, mellow, melodic, mysterious, nocturnal, party, repetitive, rhythmic, roots, sampling, soothing, spiritual, techno, warm[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f6a4e72-9fee-39db-8817-63425f97a0f5[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Play was performed by Moby[9]. Play was produced by Moby[8].

Publication

Play was released on May 17, 1999[19]. Play's place of publication is recorded as United States[13]. Play's language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include ambient music[5], downtempo[6], and electronica[7]. Play is part of Moby's albums in chronological order[14]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[16] and music download[17].

Reception

Play received the SNEP diamond album[3]. Play's review score is recorded as 4.5[18].

Why It Matters

Play ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,833 views/month).[2] Play has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Play receive?

Honors received include SNEP diamond album[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . spirit-of-rock.com. spirit-of-rock.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q14005. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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