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. It was written by

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, and Jason Perry for his second album, ''

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'' (2005), while production was helmed by Garrett and Jones under his production moniker

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. The song features additional vocals by rapper

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. It was released as the album's second single in early 2006. A video for the song co-stars ''

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Chart performance

''DJ Play a Love Song'' debuted at number 90 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, on the week of May 6, 2006. After climbing for the chart for 12 weeks, the song eventually reached its peak at number 45 on the chart. The song also peaked at number five on the US

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chart in June 2006. On December 11, 2006, the single was certified

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(RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. The song was released in the UK as a download only third single from the album but failed to chart.

Formats and track listings

;US download # "DJ Play A Love Song (No Rap version) - 3:51 ;UK download #1 # "DJ Play A Love Song (Remix version 1 - Dirty) - 4:08 ;UK download #2 # "DJ Play A Love Song (Remix version 2 - Dirty) - 3:50

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Music video on YouTube
2006 singles Jamie Foxx songs Song recordings produced by Polow da Don Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director) Songs written by Sean Garrett {{2000s-R&B-song-stub