"Play" is a song recorded by Swedish recording artist Robyn from her second studio album, My Truth (1999). She wrote the track in collaboration with Ulf Lindström and Johan Ekhé, who also handled its production. BMG Sweden released it as the album's second single on 21 July 1999, featuring the non-album song "Good Thang" as its B-side. Musically, "Play" contains some world music influences in its sound and a "playful" vibe.

"Play" received positive critical response from music critics, and became Robyn's seventh consecutive top 40 entry on the Sverigetopplistan chart, where it peaked at number 31. The singer performed the song live while promoting its parent album, but the single itself received limited promotion. As in the case with My Truth, "Play" was not serviced outside of Sweden due to a dispute between Robyn and her international label, RCA Records.

"Play" was written by Robyn, Ulf Lindström and Johan Ekhé. Lindström and Ekhé recorded Robyn's vocals and produced the track at Lifeline Studios in , Sweden. Almnils Erson, Pär-Ola Claesson, Gunilla Markström and Olle Markström played the strings, and Niklas Gabrielsson provided handclaps, while Lindström and Ekhé played all other instruments and managed arrangement and mixing. Britta Bergström and Angela Holland sang backing vocals alongside Robyn. Björn Engelmann and Henrik Jonsson were enlisted to master the track at Cutting Room Studios in Stockholm.

Musically, "Play" is slightly world music-tinged, according to music critic Per Bjurman of Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet.AllMusic's John Lucas felt it incorporated a playful vibe, deeming it "as playful a song as [Robyn]'s ever recorded". The recording's refrain contains the line, "Your heart will never grow bitter if you remember how to play".

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