Play most commonly refers to: *

Play (activity) Play is a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for recreational pleasure and enjoyment. Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other higher-functio ...

, an activity done for enjoyment *

Play (theatre) A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright. Plays are performed at a variety of levels, ...

, a work of drama Play may refer also to:

Computers and technology

Google Play Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store and formerly the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official app store for certified devices running on the Android operating sy ...

, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider * Xperia Play, an Android phone *

Rakuten.co.uk Rakuten.co.uk is a website owned by Rakuten, that operates as an online marketplace. The website does not sell any products directly, but instead allows third party sellers to sell their products. The website replaced Play.com, which was original ...

(formerly Play.com), an online retailer * Backlash (engineering), or ''play'', non-reversible part of movement * Petroleum play, oil fields with same geological circumstances * Play symbol, in media control devices

Film

* ''Play'' (2005 film), Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson * ''Play'', a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan * ''Play'' (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund * ''Rush'' (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled ''Play'' and also known as ''Raftaar 24 x 7'' * ''The Play'' (film), a 2013 Bengali film

Literature and publications

* ''Play'' (play), written by Samuel Beckett * ''Play'' (''The New York Times''), a sports magazine * ''Play'' (UK magazine), a UK PlayStation magazine * ''Play'' (US magazine), a US video game magazine * ''Play'' (PRC magazine), PC gaming magazine, China

Music

Classical music

* ''Play'' (composition), a 2013 symphony by Andrew Norman * ''

Play! A Video Game Symphony PLAY! A Video Game Symphony was a concert series that featured music from video games performed by a live orchestra. The concerts from 2006 to 2010 were conducted by Arnie Roth. From 2010, Andy Brick took the position of principal conductor and m ...

Artists and bands

Christopher "Play" Martin Christopher Martin (born July 10, 1962) is an American rapper and actor, who is the latter half of the late 1980s/early 1990s hip-hop/comedy duo Kid 'n Play. Career Martin's stage name, Play, is derived from his original MC name, Playboy, which ...

Play (Swedish group) Play was a Swedish pop girl group. Faye Hamlin, Anna Sundstrand, Anaïs Lameche, and Rosie Munter formed Play's original lineup from the band's formation from 2000 until late 2003. After founding member Faye left the group, fifth member Janet ...

Play (Mexican band) Play, also known as Grupo Play, is a teen Mexican band made in 2006 out of teenagers from the reality show for kids Código F.A.M.A. made by the giant company Televisa. There are 7 members in the band and only 6 out of 7 of the band were in a te ...

Albums

* ''Play'' (Akdong Musician album), 2014 * ''Play'' (Bond album) * ''Play'' (Brad Paisley album) * ''Play'' (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin album), 1992 * ''Play'' (David Ball album) * ''Play'' (Doug E. Fresh album) * ''Play'' (Great Big Sea album), 1997 * ''Play'' (Joanna MacGregor album), 2002 * ''Play'' (Jolin Tsai album), 2014 * ''Play'' (Magazine album), 1980 * ''Play'' (Masaki Suda album), 2018 * ''Play'' (Mike Stern album), 1999 * ''Play'' (Moby album), 1999 * ''Play'' (Namie Amuro album), 2007 * ''Play'' (Peter Gabriel video album) * ''Play'' (Play album), by the Swedish group * ''Play'' (S.H.E album) * ''Play'' (Squeeze album), 1991 * ''Play'' (Super Junior album), 2017 * ''Play'' (EP), by Ride * ''Play'' (Ricky Martin EP), 2022 * '' ''Play'' (The Surfaris album)'', by The Surfaris, 1963 * ''Play'', by

Pedro Suárez-Vértiz Pedro Suárez-Vértiz Alva (born February 13, 1969) is a Peruvian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He founded the popular rock band Arena Hash with his brother Patricio, Arturo Pomar and Christian Meier in 1987; a few years later, the band br ...

, 2004 * ''Plays'', by

Andy Dixon Andy Dixon (born 25 August 1979) is a Canadian artist and musician, who gained notoriety as a member of the North Vancouver punk rock band d.b.s. He founded the record label Ache Records, and later played in The Red Light Sting. Beginning ...

* ''Plays'', by Ekkehard Ehlers, 2002

Songs

* "Play" (Chungha song), 2020 * "Play" (David Banner song), 2005 * "Play" (Jax Jones and Years & Years song), 2018 * "Play" (Jennifer Lopez song), 2001 * "Play" (Jessie J song), 2018 * "Play" (Jüri Pootsmann song), 2016 * "Play" (K-391, Alan Walker and Martin Tungevaag song), 2019 * "Play" (Robyn song), 1999 * "Play" (Yuju song), 2022 * "Play", by Band-Maid from ''

World Domination World domination (also called global domination or world conquest or cosmocracy) is a hypothetical power structure, either achieved or aspired to, in which a single political authority holds the power over all or virtually all the inhabitants ...

'' * "Play", by Jolin Tsai from '' Play'' * "Play", by Sekai No Owari from ''

Tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

'' * "Play", by Taio Cruz from '' TY.O'' * "Play", by

SS501 SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun. They debuted in 2005 with the EP ''Warning'', which included their first number one song, "Never A ...

* "Play", by

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...

* "Play", by Todrick Hall featuring Jade Novah from '' Forbidden'' * The Play, suite from Elvis Costello composition Il Sogno

Awards

PLAY - Prémios da Música Portuguesa PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards ( pt: PLAY - Prémios da Música Portuguesa) are annual awards for the Portuguese music scene, sponsored by Vodafone. The first edition took place at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 9 April 2019 and was broadca ...

Games and sports

Gameplay Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and pl ...

* Play from scrimmage in American and Canadian football * The Play (American football), a famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears to beat the Stanford Cardinal in 1982

Television

* ''Play'' (TV series), a Canadian news magazine series *

Play UK Play UK was a television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels. Play UK broadcast all day on the digital platforms, but on the Sky Analogue platform on the Astra 19.2°E satellite system it broadcast ...

, a defunct UKTV channel *

Television play A television play is a television programming genre which is a drama performance broadcast from a multi-camera television studio, usually live in the early days of television but later recorded to tape. This is in contrast to a television mov ...

*''The Play'', 2011 episode of the TV series '' The Middle'' *''The Play'', 1993 episode of the TV series '' Matlock'' *''The Play'', 1968 episode of the TV series '' Mission: Impossible'' *''The Play'', 1986 episode of the TV series ''

Mr. Belvedere ''Mr. Belvedere'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, to July 8, 1990. The series is based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel ''Belvedere'', which was later ...

'' *''The Play'', 2005 episode of the TV series ''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin ( Paul Butcher), ...

Video games

* Play, The Videogames World, European exhibition * ''

Wii Play ''Wii Play'' is a party video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii console. It was released as a launch game for the console in Japan, Europe, and Australia, and was released in North America in February 2007. The game features ...

'', a 2006 video game

Other uses

* PLAY (airline), an Icelandic airline * ''Play'' (Jonker), a 2002 sculpture *

Play (BDSM) Play, within BDSM circles, is any of the wide variety of " kinky" activities. This includes both physical and mental activities, covering a wide range of intensities and levels of social acceptability. The term originated in the BDSM club and par ...

, "kinky" activities * Play!, a planned Epcot pavilion * Play 99.6 (radio), Jordan *

Dave & Buster's Dave & Buster's is an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas. Each Dave & Buster's has a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. As of October 2022, the company has 151 locations in the United States and tw ...

, NYSE symbol *

Word play Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, pho ...