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| Released | October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24) | |||
| Length | 60:34 | |||
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| Producer | Moby | |||
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Play: The B Sides is acompilation album by Americanelectronica musicianMoby. It was released on October 24, 2000. The album's songs are outtakes from his 1999 albumPlay which were subsequently released asB-sides across various singles from the album.
Moby explains: "The B Sides is a collection of songs that weren't quite appropriate forPlay, 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."[1] In the liner notes, Moby admits that the songs would not have been given a wide release if not for the overwhelming success ofPlay.[2]
The song "Flower" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2000 filmGone in 60 Seconds[3] and is also used for the Bring Sally Up exercise challenge, with participants doing squats, push-ups or burpees up or down along with the lyrics of the song.[4]“Flower” is also awalk-up song used byMajor League Baseball playerBryce Harper. The song "Memory Gospel" was used on the soundtracks for the filmsGet Carter,40 Days and 40 Nights andSouthland Tales as well as the documentaryEarthlings.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
AllMusic's John Bush wrote that the B-sides are "distinctly inferior to what was heard onPlay — which proves nothing much more than the fact that Moby is a good editor as well as a great producer."[2] Neva Chonin fromRolling Stone said it was "more of a meditative tone poem" than the "millennial time signature" that wasPlay.[5]
All tracks are written by Moby.
| No. | Title | Original release: | Length |
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| 1. | "Flower" | B-side of "Find My Baby" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Sunday" | B-side of "Run On (Extended)" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Memory Gospel" | B-side of "Honey" | 6:42 |
| 4. | "Whispering Wind" | B-side of "Natural Blues" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "Summer" | B-side of "Porcelain" | 5:56 |
| 6. | "Spirit" | B-side of "Run On" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Flying Foxes" | B-side of "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" | 6:16 |
| 8. | "Sunspot" | B-side of "Bodyrock" | 6:49 |
| 9. | "Flying Over the Dateline" | B-side of "Porcelain" | 4:48 |
| 10. | "Running" | B-side of "Run On" | 7:05 |
| 11. | "The Sun Never Stops Setting" | B-side of "South Side" | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 60:34 | ||
B-sides not featured on the album:
Credits forPlay: The B Sides adapted from album liner notes.[6]
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] | 24 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 24 |
| USBillboard 200[9] | 165 |
| USTop Dance Albums (Billboard)[10] | 14 |
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