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"Play That Song"
"Play That Song"
Single by Train
from the album A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat
Released	September 29, 2016
Length	4:03 (Album version); 3:20 (Radio edit)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Patrick Monahan; William Wiik Larsen; Frank Loesser; Hoagy Carmichael;
Producer(s)	William Wiik Larsen
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Music video
	"Play That Song" on YouTube

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"Play That Song" is a song by American rock band Train. It was released on September 29, 2016, as the lead single from their tenth studio album A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat (2017). The song peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified double platinum by the ARIA and the RIAA, and gold by Music Canada and the British Phonographic Industry.

Composition

The song incorporates the melody of "Heart and Soul", written by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser. They are credited as writers, alongside Train lead singer Patrick Monahan and producer William Wiik Larsen.

The song's lyrics reference "Hey Mr. DJ", a phrase that was popularized in the 2000s with such songs as Music by Madonna and Pon De Replay by Rihanna.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Play That Song" was first released onto YouTube on November 18, 2016.^[1] It shows Monahan dancing through Los Angeles on a warm sunny day, accompanied by many friendly strangers. At one point, Monahan dances on a large piano keyboard, evoking a scene from Big.^[2] The video was shot at Los Angeles' Grand Park. At the end of the video, Monahan is shown walking into a building with signage indicating that it is "KTRN Radio Station"; over the glass entry door is stenciled "KTRN Premium Radio". Then just before a reprise of the song's chorus, a radio announcer, heard through a large boom box being held up by the crowd, says that "Play That Song" will be played due to "..all the requests coming in". The call letters reference an actual, active radio station, 104.5 KTRN, known, quite appropriately to the video as K-Train; the only anomaly is that the station is located far from the video's Los Angeles setting in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Play That Song"
Chart (2016–2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	69
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[7]	6
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[8]	31
Scotland (OCC)^[9]	7
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	41
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[12]	6
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[13]	6
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[14]	27

Year-end charts

2017 year-end chart performance for "Play That Song"
Chart (2017)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	91
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[16]	87
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[17]	12
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[18]	19
US Digital Songs (Billboard)^[19]	44

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Play That Song"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[20]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[21]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Gold	400,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[23]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Play That Song"
Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	September 29, 2016^[24]	Digital download	Columbia Records

References

^ TrainVEVO (2016-11-18), Train - Play That Song (Official Video), retrieved 2017-05-31
^ "Train Get Dance Happy in New Video 'Play That Song'". Retrieved 2017-03-25.
^ "104.5 KTRN | Bluff City Radio PB". www.deltaplexnews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24.
^ "Train – Play That Song". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "Train – Play That Song" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
^ "Train Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ "Train Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^ "Train Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
^ "Train Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "ARIA End of Year Singles 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^ "Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Train – Play That Song". Music Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "British single certifications – Train – Play That Song". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "American single certifications – Train – Play That Song". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Play That Song - Single by Train on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.

[1] TrainVEVO (2016-11-18), Train - Play That Song (Official Video), retrieved 2017-05-31

[2] "Train Get Dance Happy in New Video 'Play That Song'". Retrieved 2017-03-25.

[3] "104.5 KTRN | Bluff City Radio PB". www.deltaplexnews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24.

[sc_Australia_Train-4] "Train – Play That Song". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

[sc_Austria_Train-5] "Train – Play That Song" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

[sc_Canada_Train-6] "Train Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

[sc_Hungary_Train-7] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

[sc_Hungarytop10_Train-8] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

[sc_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[sc_UK_-10] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Train-11] "Train Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Train-12] "Train Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Train-13] "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Train-14] "Train Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[15] "ARIA End of Year Singles 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

[16] "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

[17] "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

[18] "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

[19] "Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[AustraliasingleCertRef-20] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[CanadaTrainPlay_That_SongsingleCertRef-21] "Canadian single certifications – Train – Play That Song". Music Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[United_KingdomTrainPlay_That_SongsingleCertRef-22] "British single certifications – Train – Play That Song". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[United_StatesTrainPlay_That_SongsingleCertRef-23] "American single certifications – Train – Play That Song". Recording Industry Association of America.

[CAN-24] "Play That Song - Single by Train on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.

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+| name       = Play That Song
+| cover      = Play That Song.jpg
+| alt        =
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[Train (band)|Train]]
+| album      = [[A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat]]
+| released   = {{Start date|2016|09|29}}
+| recorded   =
+| studio     =
+| genre      =
+| length     = {{Duration|m=4|s=03}} {{small|(Album version)}}<br />{{Duration|m=3|s=20}} {{small|(Radio edit)}}
+| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
+| writer     = {{flatlist|
+* [[Patrick Monahan]]
+* [[William Wiik Larsen]]
+* [[Frank Loesser]]
+* [[Hoagy Carmichael]]
+}}
+| producer   = William Wiik Larsen
+| prev_title = [[Give It All (Train song)|Give It All]]
+| prev_year  = 2015
+| next_title = [[Drink Up (song)|Drink Up]]
+| next_year  = 2017
+| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|J5qWnG5RQTk|"Play That Song"}} }}
+}}
+"'''Play That Song'''" is a song by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Train (band)|Train]]. It was released on September 29, 2016, as the lead single from their tenth studio album ''[[A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat]]'' (2017). The song peaked at number 41 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It has been certified double platinum by the [[ARIA]] and the [[RIAA]], and gold by [[Music Canada]] and the British Phonographic Industry.
+==Composition==
+The song [[Sampling (music)|incorporates]] the melody of "[[Heart and Soul (Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael song)|Heart and Soul]]", written by [[Hoagy Carmichael]] and [[Frank Loesser]]. They are credited as writers, alongside Train lead singer [[Patrick Monahan]] and producer [[William Wiik Larsen]].
+The song's lyrics reference "Hey Mr. DJ", a phrase that was popularized in the 2000s with such songs as [[Music (Madonna song)|Music]] by [[Madonna]] and [[Pon De Replay]] by [[Rihanna]].
+==Music video==
+A music video to accompany the release of "Play That Song" was first released onto YouTube on November 18, 2016.<ref>{{Citation|last=TrainVEVO|title=Train - Play That Song (Official Video)|date=2016-11-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qWnG5RQTk|accessdate=2017-05-31}}</ref> It shows Monahan dancing through [[Los Angeles]] on a warm sunny day, accompanied by many friendly strangers. At one point, Monahan dances on a large piano keyboard, evoking a scene from ''[[Big (film)|Big]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radio.com/2016/11/18/train-get-dance-happy-in-new-video-play-that-song/|title=Train Get Dance Happy in New Video 'Play That Song'|access-date=2017-03-25}}</ref> The video was shot at Los Angeles' [[Grand Park]]. At the end of the video, Monahan is shown walking into a building with signage indicating that it is "KTRN Radio Station"; over the glass entry door is stenciled "KTRN Premium Radio".  Then just before a reprise of the song's chorus, a radio announcer, heard through a large boom box being held up by the crowd, says that "Play That Song" will be played due to "..all the requests coming in".  The call letters reference an actual, active radio station, 104.5 KTRN, known, quite appropriately to the video as K-Train; the only anomaly is that the station is located far from the video's Los Angeles setting in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deltaplexnews.com/104-5-ktrn/ |title=104.5 KTRN {{!}} Bluff City Radio PB |website=www.deltaplexnews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032420/https://www.deltaplexnews.com/104-5-ktrn/ |archive-date=2018-07-24}} </ref>
+==Charts==
+{{col-start}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+Weekly chart performance for "Play That Song"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2016–2017)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
+|-
+{{singlechart|Australia|8|artist=Train|song=Play That Song|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Austria|26|artist=Train|song=Play That Song|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 5, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Canada|69|artist=Train|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Hungary|6|year=2017|week=3|artist=Train|song=Play That Song|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 28, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Hungarytop10|31|year=2016|week=48|artist=Train|song=Play That Song|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Scotland|7|date=2017-02-17|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 18, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|UK|21|date=2017-02-17|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 18, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|41|artist=Train|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|6|artist=Train|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 14, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|6|artist=Train|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 22, 2017}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|27|artist=Train|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 16, 2017}}
+|}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+2017 year-end chart performance for "Play That Song"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2017/singles-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Singles 2017|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=January 5, 2018}}</ref>
+| 91
+|-
+! scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2017|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2017|accessdate=February 17, 2018|publisher=[[Mahasz]]}}</ref>
+| 87
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=September 13, 2019}}</ref>
+| 12
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/adult-pop-songs|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 13, 2019}}</ref>
+| 19
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Digital Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019103025/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/digital-songs|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/digital-songs|title=Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref>
+| 44
+|}
+{{col-end}}
+==Certifications and sales==
+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Play That Song"}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=October 13, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=Train|title=Play That Song|award=Platinum|certyear=2017|relyear=2016|access-date=June 11, 2023}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Train|title=Play That Song|award=Gold|certyear=2021|relyear=2016|id=14328-207-1|access-date=August 27, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Train|title=Play That Song|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2021|relyear=2016}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
+==Release history==
+{| class=wikitable
+|+Release dates for "Play That Song"
+! Region
+! Date
+! Format
+! Label
+|-
+| United Kingdom
+| September 29, 2016<ref name="CAN">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/play-that-song-single/id1158091208|title=Play That Song - Single by Train on Apple Music|work=[[iTunes]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203153425/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/play-that-song-single/id1158091208|archivedate=December 3, 2016}}</ref>
+| [[Music download|Digital download]]
+| [[Columbia Records]]
+|-
+|}
+==References==
+{{Reflist|30em}}
+{{Train singles}}
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:2016 songs]]
+[[Category:2016 singles]]
+[[Category:Songs about music]]
+[[Category:Train (band) songs]]
+[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
+[[Category:Songs written by William Wiik Larsen]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Pat Monahan]]
+[[Category:Songs with music by Hoagy Carmichael]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Frank Loesser]]

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Studio albums	Train Drops of Jupiter My Private Nation For Me, It's You Save Me, San Francisco California 37 Bulletproof Picasso Christmas in Tahoe Train Does Led Zeppelin II A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat AM Gold
Live albums	Alive at Last
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Video releases	Midnight Moon
Concert tours	2011 Summer Tour Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour Play That Song Tour
Singles	"Meet Virginia" "Free" "I Am" "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" "Something More" "She's on Fire" "Calling All Angels" "When I Look to the Sky" "Get to Me" "Cab" "Hey, Soul Sister" "If It's Love" "Marry Me" "Shake Up Christmas" "Save Me, San Francisco" "Drive By" "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" "Bruises" "Mermaid" "Imagine" "Angel in Blue Jeans" "Cadillac, Cadillac" "Bulletproof Picasso" "Give It All" "Play That Song" "Drink Up" "Call Me Sir"
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