Play: The B Sides is a B-side compilation album

Compilation album

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 by American electronica

Electronica

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 musician Moby

Moby

Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

. It was originally bundled in a limited edition box set in 2000 with Moby's previously acclaimed album, Play

Play (Moby album)

Play is the fifth studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released on May 17, 1999 on V2 Records. While some of Moby's earlier work garnered critical and commercial success within the electronic dance music scene, Play was both a critical success and a commercial phenomenon...

, but later released separately on July 27, 2004.

Play: The B Sides is a compilation of tracks that Moby had decided not to include in Play. He explains, "The B Sides is a collection of songs that weren't quite appropriate for Play, but that I still love enough to release as B-sides. Some of these songs might not be instantly accessible, but I (immodestly) think they are all quite special." A few of the album's songs are somewhat similar to the ones found in Play, but the tracks were criticized as inferior. Moby realized this and even admitted that if not for the overwhelming success of Play, the songs would not have gotten a wide release. It is interesting to note that at least five more B-sides were released on various singles from Play but were not included on this release.

Track listing

1. "Flower" – 3:25
2. "Sunday" – 5:03
3. "Memory Gospel" – 6:42
4. "Whispering Wind" – 6:02
5. "Summer" – 5:58
6. "Spirit" – 4:08
7. "Flying Foxes" – 6:16
8. "Sunspot" – 6:49
9. "Flying Over the Dateline" – 4:47
10. "Running" – 7:05
11. "The Sun Never Stops Setting" – 4:19

Play-era B-sides not featured on the album:

• "Micronesia" – 6:42
• "Arp" – 6:30
• "Ain't Never Learned" – 3:47
• "Sick in the System" – 4:17
• 'Princess" — 8:17
• "Down Slow (Extended)" – 5:56

Personnel

• Moby – drawing, liner notes, instrumentation, mixing, producer
• Corinne Day – photography
• Elizabeth Young – photography

In popular culture

• The song "Flower" was used in the 2000 film Gone in 60 Seconds and in the 2008 film Swing Vote
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• "Sunday" was used on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8's forecasts.
• The song "Memory Gospel" was used in the 2007 film Southland Tales
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  as well as the 2001 film Ali
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  , 40 Days and 40 Nights
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  and Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday
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• Milwaukee Brewers shortstop J. J. Hardy used "Flower" for his walk-up song during parts of several seasons.

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Top Electronic Albums	14