"Play That Song" is a song by American

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. It was released on September 29, 2016, as the lead single from their tenth studio album ''

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'' (2017). The song peaked at number 41 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It has been certified platinum by the

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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

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and producer William Wiik Larsen. The song samples " Shave and a Haircut".

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Play That Song" was first released onto YouTube on November 18, 2016. It shows Monahan dancing through

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on a warm sunny day, accompanied by many friendly strangers. At one point, Monahan dances on a large piano keyboard, evoking a scene from ''

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''. 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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2016 songs 2016 singles Songs about music Train (band) songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by William Wiik Larsen Songs written by Pat Monahan Songs with music by Hoagy Carmichael Songs written by Frank Loesser