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Just like Madonna's "Music", this second track from "J-Lo" was made for the dancefloor; pure pop pleasure with a deep, funky bassline, infectious lyrics and Jennifer's added touch. A sure-fire HIT. The reason to pick this single up is the powerful club makeover by Thunderpuss. Not as noisy, overdone or intense as their other recent mixes (Kina/ Tamia/ Whitney&Debs), Thunderpuss have worked a remix that is just right. It's a total Jen-fest with TP cutting up and playing with the vocals all over; the line "turn the track UP" repeating over and over, pumping up the mix from start to finish. Just fabulous! The Artful Dodger mix is a sparse, effective, 2 Step mix from the UK -using the full vocal over those choppy beats. The Full Intention mix is absolutely glorious; funky, smooth, disco house with the line "I just wanna dance -is that a crime?" starting the action! Turn it up! Turn it up! NB>> For the full extended mix, go for the UK single. The added remix of "Love" is disappointing; slow and not as rich or satisfying as the original version. A quick rap by Puffy sounds dated and silly.

This track is going to be huge. Don't hold back -Just PLAY it!


This Disc is what a CD Single was meant to be--AWESOME   August 16, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Sometimes it's frustrating to buy a CD-Single if it only has 3 tracks, the original and two mediocre remixes. This single does not fit into that category. It's got 5 full-length tracks as follows:

#1 - Radio Edit (3:18) - I love this edit because all they really did was cut the profanity out (thank you, it doesn't need to be in there Jennifer). The song length was only cut by 14 seconds.

#2 - Full Intention Mix/Radio Version (3:18) - This is an awesome club mix that gives the song a 70's disco/funk feel. I could totally picture Cameron Diaz dancing to this mix in "Charlie's Angels." It would have fit perfectly. The beat is sped up to 140 beats per minute (as opposed to 115 in the original).

#3 - Artful Dodger Mix/Main Mix Radio (4:35) - Another really good club mix with more of a hip-hop feel to it. It does a good job mixing the vocals from "Play" with a melody line from "Love Don't Cost A Thing" and a steady, dance drum beat. There is also a little synthesizer mixed in that sounds a little bit out of place (sounds like something from Yaz or Gary Neuman from the 80's), but it doesn't bug too much.

#4 - Thunderpuss Club Mix (8:20) - This is a pretty good techno-style club mix. I don't like it as much as the others, but that might be because I get tired of the techno sound sometimes.

#5 - Love Don't Cost A Thing (Main Rap #1 Featuring Puffy) (3:35) - This is a VERY cool hip-hop style mix with a rap (~20 seconds) from Puffy/P-Diddy. I like it more than the original.

I would rate song numbers 1,2,5 with 5 stars out of 5. #3 would get 4 stars, and #4 would get 3.5. If you want to get one of J-Lo's CD singles, this is the one to get. I've got two others (Feelin So Good & Ain't It Funny), but this one is the best. "Ain't It Funny" would be a better purchase if you like her Latin stuff a lot. But this one is great if you like the original album version of "Play."


'Play' This--Again and Again   June 14, 2001
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Far better than 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' and the best single she's released since 'Waiting For Tonight', 'Play', for me, is the highlight from her current album J.LO. Very different than anything she's previously done, this is a funk workout of the highest order, and besides the album version, the always reliable Thunderpuss turns in one of their best remixes of late(though a bit on the long side). It's too bad this didn't get the airplay the previous single did--it far outweighs it.


Awesome mixes of an awesome song!   September 6, 2001
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This great dance song is made even better by the remixes on this CD. The Full Intention Mix throws a little bit of a disco spin on the track, while the Artful Dodger Mix is the sort of song you might hear on Madonna's "Music." But by far the best track is the Thunderpuss remix. You can't go wrong with Thunderpuss!! The tempo is sped up somewhat and is a blast to sing along with, and of course has all the crescendos that a good dance mix needs. The last remix of "Love Don't Cost a Thing" takes a little getting used to, but even with Puff Daddy, it's a pretty good remix. But this single is worth the money for the Thunderpuss remix alone!! If you like remixes, then you should definitely buy it!


damn funk'n!   June 4, 2001
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I can't beleive and don't know why I love this song so much. It's so damn infectious, 1, because of J-Lo's excellent Melody - god it's so sing along, and 2, very deep and funking bass line, extremely, extremely sexy. Yeah, the radio release is excellent, but the remixes are just as good. For all garage and 2-step lovers, you'll indulge in the Artful Dodgers remix, for all gliter disco lovers, take a listen to the full intension radio version, and for all club heads, you'll love the wicked bass in the thunderpuss club remix. And if that's not enough, there's a bonus of "Love Don't cost a thing" on here, with a nice rap thrown in for all you hip hop/.rap fans buy the man himself - Puffy. But that's not what Im in for, I'm in for getting down and just grovin', which is what I'm gonna do, go 'Play'!