Play most commonly refers to:

  • Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment
  • Play (theatre), a work of drama

Play may refer also to:

Computers and technology

  • Google Play, a digital content service
  • Play Framework, a Java framework
  • Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider
  • Xperia Play, an Android phone
  • Rakuten.co.uk (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
  • Play (hacker group), a ransomware extortion group

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
  • Play!, a Japanese film directed by Tomoyuki Furumaya
  • Rush (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled Play and also known as Raftaar 24 x 7
  • The Play (film), a 2013 Indian Bengali-language film
  • Aattam or The Play, a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language film

Games and sports

  • Gameplay
  • 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

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, manga and anime magazine
  • Play (PRC magazine), a Chinese PC gaming magazine

Music

Classical music

  • Play (composition), a 2013 symphony by Andrew Norman
  • Play! A Video Game Symphony

Artists and bands

  • Play (rapper) (Christopher Martin, born 1962), one half of Kid 'n Play
  • Play (Swedish group)
  • Play (Mexican band)

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 (Ed Sheeran album), 2025
  • 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 (MiSaMo album), 2026
  • Play (Moby album), 1999
  • Play (Namie Amuro album), 2007
  • Play (Peter Gabriel video)
  • Play (Play album), by the Swedish group
  • Play (S.H.E album)
  • Play (Sid album), 2006
  • Play (Squeeze album), 1991
  • Play (Super Junior album), 2017
  • Play (Ride EP), 1990
  • Play (Ricky Martin EP), 2022
  • Play (Dave Grohl EP), 2018
  • Play! (EP), by South Arcade, 2025
  • Play, by The Surfaris, 1963
  • Play, by Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, 2004
  • Play, by RL Grime, 2023
  • Plays, by Andy Dixon
  • 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" (Jolin Tsai song), 2014
  • "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 the Lottery Winners from Anxiety Replacement Therapy
  • "Play", by Band-Maid from World Domination
  • "Play", by Kilo Kish from American Gurl, 2022
  • "Play", by Sekai No Owari from Tree
  • "Play", by SS501
  • "Play", by Taio Cruz from TY.O
  • "Play", by Todrick Hall featuring Jade Novah from Forbidden
  • "The Play", from the Be More Chill soundtrack
  • The Play, suite from Elvis Costello composition Il Sogno

Concert residencies and tours

  • Play Tour, concert tour headlined by Spanish singer Aitana
  • Play (concert residency), 2022 Katy Perry concert residency

Awards

  • PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards

Television

  • Play (TV series), a Canadian news magazine series
  • Television play
  • "Play" (Not Going Out), a 2013 episode
  • The Play, 1993 episode of Matlock
  • The Play, 2011 episode of The Middle
  • The Play, 1968 episode of Mission: Impossible
  • The Play, 1986 episode of Mr. Belvedere
  • The Play, 2005 episode of Zoey 101

Media

Television channels

  • ITV Play, a defunct British television channel
  • Play UK, a defunct UKTV channel
  • PlayTV (Brazilian TV channel), a Brazilian television channel
  • Play (Belgian TV channel), a Belgian television channel
  • Play Fictie, a Belgian television channel
  • TV 2 Play, a Danish on-demand channel

Other

  • Globoplay, a Brazilian video on-demand streaming service
  • RTP Play, a Portuguese video streaming service

Video games

  • Play, The Videogames World, European exhibition
  • Wii Play, a 2006 video game

Other uses

  • Play (airline), an Icelandic low-cost airline
  • Play (Jonker), a 2002 sculpture
  • Play (BDSM), "kinky" activities
  • Play! Pavilion, a planned Epcot pavilion
  • Play 99.6 (radio), Jordan
  • Dave & Buster's, NYSE symbol
  • Word play, a literary technique and wit in which words become the work's main subject
  • 99.5 Play FM, radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

See also

  • Player (disambiguation)