Us Against the World (album)

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Us Against the World is the debut album by Swedish girl group Play, released on 12 December 2001. In the United States, it was released on 25 June 2002 as the EP Play. The album charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 74 on 5 October 2002,<ref name="bbplay"/> and on 24 March 2003 the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa-play" />

Track listing

North American Play EP<ref>https://music.apple.com/us/album/play/192898053 Apple Music. Retrieved July 25, 2024</ref>

• Note: A snippet of the song "Boys Lie" was included on the "Us Against the World" single in America. The full song did not end up making the album or EP, though it has since leaked online. "Boys Lie" was written by Russ DeSalvo, Martin Briley, Dana Calitri and produced by Ric Wake.<ref>Us Against the World CD single liner notes. Play. Columbia Records. 2001. 38K 79632.</ref>

Personnel

• Faye Hamlin (lead vocals)
• Anaïs Lameche (lead vocals)
• Anna Sundstrand (backing vocals)
• Rosie Munter (backing vocals)

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200<ref name="bbplay"/>	74