The Games You Play
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"The Games You Play" is a song by Slimmy
, released in 2010
as the second single single
from his second studio album Be Someone Else
. The single wasn't particularly successful, charting anywhere.
A music video was also made for "The Games You Play", produced by Ana Andrade, Carla Fardilha, Clara Araújo Teixeira and Helena Oliveira. It premiered on 17 November 2010 on YouTube.
. "The Games You Play" premiered on the Antena 3 radio station on 20 September 2009 and was released on Slimmy's MySpace profile on 30 September 2009 as a promotional song.
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
, released in 2010
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as the second single single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from his second studio album Be Someone Else
Be Someone Else
Be Someone Else is the second studio album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Slimmy. Saul Davies was first set to be the producer of the album, however, such collaboration wasn't possible and Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark Turner...
. The single wasn't particularly successful, charting anywhere.
A music video was also made for "The Games You Play", produced by Ana Andrade, Carla Fardilha, Clara Araújo Teixeira and Helena Oliveira. It premiered on 17 November 2010 on YouTube.
Background
"The Games You Play", written by Fernandes and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner, was released as the second single of the album on 6 March 2010 on the iTunes StoreITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. "The Games You Play" premiered on the Antena 3 radio station on 20 September 2009 and was released on Slimmy's MySpace profile on 30 September 2009 as a promotional song.
Music video
A music video was also made for "The Games You Play", produced by Ana Andrade, Carla Fardilha, Clara Araújo Teixeira and Helena Oliveira. It premiered on 17 November 2010 on YouTube.Personnel
Taken from the album's booklet.- Paulo Fernandes – main vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Paulo Garim – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tó-Zé – drums
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | March 6, 2010 | Digital Download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
External links
- Official music video at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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