Play the Game
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Freddie Mercury |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980) |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/34172 [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q1072112 [info] |
| later translated versions: | Juégale, apuéstale |
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| part of: | We Will Rock You (Queen musical) |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1980-02 – 1980-05 | Play the Game | Queen | 3:32 | |
| 1980-09-19 | Play the Game | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1981-02-16 | Play the Game (live, 1981-02-16: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Queen | 4:14 |
| 1981-02-28 | Play the Game | live | Queen | 4:15 |
| 1981-02-28 | Play the Game (live, 1981-02-28: Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina) | live | Queen | 4:11 |
| 1981-02-28 | Play the Game (live) | live | Queen | 3:53 |
| 1981-03-20 – 1081-03-21 | Play the Game (live) (live, 1981: Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil) | live | Queen | 4:06 |
| 1981-03-20 | Play the Game | live | Queen | 4:06 |
| 1981-11-24 – 1981-11-25 | Play the Game (live, 1981-11-(24-25): Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada) | live | Queen | 3:57 |
| 1981-11-24 – 1981-11-25 | Play the Game (live, 1981-11-(24-25): Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada) | live | Queen | 3:55 |
| 1981-12-08 | Play the Game | cover, instrumental and live | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 3:47 |
| 1982-04-16 | Play the Game (live, 1982-04-16: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland) | live | Queen | 4:01 |
| 1982-05-21 | Play the Game | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1982-06-05 | Play the Game (live, 1982-06-05: Milton Keynes Bowl, Buckinghamshire, England, UK) | live | Queen | 4:31 |
| 1982-06-05 | Play the Game (live, 1982-06-05: Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, UK) | live | Queen | 4:51 |
| 1982-07-28 | Play the Game (live, 1982-07-28: Madison Square Gardens, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1982-10-19 | Play the Game (live) | live | Queen | 4:01 |
| 1982-10-19 | Play the Game (live, 1982-10-19: Kyuden Auditorium, Fukuoka, Japan) | live | Queen | 4:23 |
| 1982-10-26 | Play the Game (live, 1982-10-26: Kosusai Tenjijo, Nagoya, Japan) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1982-10-29 | Play the Game (live, 1982-10-19: Kyuden Auditorium, Fukuoka, Japan) | live | Queen | 4:11 |
| 2002-07-12 – 2002-07-13 | Play the Game (We Will Rock You, 2002 original London cast) | live | Queen | 3:14 |
| 2006-12-09 | Play the Game (live, 2006-12-09: Walter-Köbel-Halle Rüsselsheim, Germany) | cover and live | The Queen Kings | ?:?? |
| Freddie Mercury Insert 3 | live and partial | Queen+ | 7:49 | |
| Juégale, apuéstale | cover | Aterciopelados | 2:54 | |
| Play the Game | cover | Mickey Thomas | 4:57 | |
| Play the Game | cover and instrumental | Vitamin String Quartet | 3:16 | |
| Play the Game | Queen | 3:32 | ||
| Play the Game (live, 1982/1986: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland) | live | Queen | 3:48 | |
| Play the Game | cover | Aterciopelados | 2:54 | |
| Play the Game | cover | Mickey Thomas | 4:57 | |
| Play the Game (live, 2009-05-21: Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB, Canada) | live | Queen | 1:48 | |
| Play the Game | cover and instrumental | Mariano Yanani | 3:09 | |
| Play the Game | cover | Holly Wilson | 4:24 | |
| Play the Game | cover | Sweet Little Band | ?:?? | |
| Play the Game | Queen | 3:14 | ||
| Play the Game | cover | The London Starlight Orchestra & Singers | 3:24 | |
| Play the Game | cover and live | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 3:39 | |
| Play the Game (karaoke version) | instrumental | Queen | 3:30 | |
| Play the Game | cover | Beach House | 4:18 | |
| Play the Game | cover and instrumental | Classic Dream Orchestra | 3:11 | |
| Play the Game | Queen | ?:?? | ||
| Play the Game | cover and live | Jeff Scott Soto | 3:00 | |
| Play the Game | cover | Jon Brion | 4:20 | |
| Play the Game (5.1 mix) | Queen | 3:32 | ||
| Play the Game (alternate a cappella version) | Queen | 2:48 | ||
| Play the Game (alternative a cappella version) | Queen | 2:48 | ||