Players (song) explained

Players
Cover:Coi Leray - Players.png
Type:single
Artist:Coi Leray
Album:Coi
Genre:
Length:2:19
Producer:Goldstein
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Prev Year:2022
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"Players" is a song by American rapper and singer Coi Leray. It was released on November 30, 2022, through Republic Records and 1801 as the lead single from her second studio album, Coi (2023). Leray wrote the song with producer Johnny Goldstein, alongside WorldWideFresh, Feli Ferraro, and German (AyoRoc!) Valdes. It contains samples of American hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's 1982 single, "The Message", from their debut studio album The Message.[1] In March 2023, a remix of the song using the instrumental of Busta Rhymes' 1997 song "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and containing a guest verse by him was released.[2]

Background

In early November 2022, Leray teased a snippet of the song on the video-sharing app TikTok and described it as a song that was dedicated to women being "players".[3] The song samples "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, in which she raps: "What you know about living on top / Penthouse suites looking down on the opps / Took him for a test drive / Left him on the lot / Time is money / So I spent it on a watch".[4] About one week later, Leray met up with Grandmaster Flash from the hip hop group for dinner, in which he gifted her a custom-made hoodie with the phrase "Girls Are Players Too" on it to support the release of the song.[5] In late December 2022, she revealed that she freestyle rapped the song in one take.[6]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023–2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[7] 30
Greece International (IFPI)[8] 18
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[9] 14
Latvia (LAIPA)[10] 19
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[11] 1
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] 13
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[13] 15
Luxembourg (Billboard)[14] 20
Philippines (Billboard)[15] 23
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[16] 29
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[17] 91
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[18] 25
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[19] 1
Turkey (Radiomonitor Türkiye)[20] 2
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[21]
46

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[22] 47
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[23] 29
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[24] 44
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[25] 5
Slovakia (Singles Digitál – Top 100)[26] 85

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[27] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[28] 45
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[29] 30
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[30] 109
Global 200 (Billboard)[31] 108
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[32] 168
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33] 25
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[34] 40
UK Singles (OCC)[35] 54
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[37] 11
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[38] 27
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[39] 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coi Leray Shares Grandmaster Flash-Sampled "Players" Single. HotNewHipHop. Ojii. Jada. November 30, 2022. November 30, 2022.
  2. Web site: Busta Rhymes Hops on Remix of Coi Leray's Hit "Players" . March 28, 2023 . American Songwriter. 24 March 2023 .
  3. Web site: Coi Leray Jams To New Grandmaster Flash-Sampled Track. HotNewHipHop. Gayden. Da Vida. November 7, 2022. November 30, 2022.
  4. Web site: Coi Leray Teases New Anthem That Samples Grandmaster Flash's 'The Message'. HipHopDX. Jefferson. Devon. November 5, 2022. November 30, 2022.
  5. Web site: Coi Leray Links with Grandmaster Flash After Sampling Furious Five Classic. HipHopDX. Elibert. Mark. November 15, 2022. November 30, 2022.
  6. Web site: Coi Leray Says She Freestyled "Players" Single In One Take. HotNewHipHop. Marie. Erika. December 29, 2022. December 29, 2022.
  7. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: May 18, 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  8. Web site: IFPI Charts . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525081000/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html . May 25, 2023 . May 31, 2023 . ifpi.gr.
  9. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. May 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230424093501/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. April 24, 2023. dead.
  10. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 07. nedēļa. LAIPA. en, lv. 18 June 2023. 19 February 2023.
  11. Web site: Latvijas radio stacijās spēlētākās dziesmas TOP 13. nedēļa. lv. LAIPA. May 29, 2023. April 4, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2023 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. February 24, 2023. February 24, 2023.
  13. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Mar 30, 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  14. Luxembourg Songs - The week of March 4, 2023. Billboard. 28 February 2023.
  15. Coi Leray Chart History (Philippines Songs). May 15, 2023. Billboard.
  16. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay. OLiS. Polish. April 24, 2023. Select week 15.04.2023–21.04.2023..
  17. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. Polish. March 13, 2023. Select week 10.02.2023–16.02.2023..
  18. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 07/04/2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407034036/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2023-04-07 . it . . 7 April 2023 . 23 July 2024.
  19. Web site: Top 40 – 13 April Tot 20 April 2023. Top 40 – April 13 to April 20, 2023. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 13 April 2023. July 5, 2023.
  20. RadiomonitorTR. 1631581678886854658. March 3, 2023 . Radiomonitor Türkiye Uluslararası Listesi Dinlenme Adedi bazında – 8. Hafta Top10 . Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart based on number of listens – Week 8 Top 10 . August 26, 2024 . https://x.com/RadiomonitorTR/status/1631581678886854658.
  21. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart: Apr 20, 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  22. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Monthly Chart: April 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  23. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: June 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  24. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: April 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  25. Web site: Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: April 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  26. Web site: SK – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100: Měsíc 4/2023. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. September 23, 2024. cs.
  27. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 12, 2024.
  28. Web site: Rapports annuels 2023. Ultratop. fr. January 7, 2024.
  29. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  30. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  31. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  32. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  33. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2023. Recorded Music NZ. December 22, 2023. December 20, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220081641/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=5732.
  34. Web site: Top Radio Hits Romania Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. September 23, 2024.
  35. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart – 2023. Official Charts Company. January 3, 2024.
  36. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  37. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.
  38. Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  39. Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.

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