Editing Moby (section)

===1999–2004: ''Play'', worldwide success, and ''18''===
Moby's fifth album, ''[[Play (Moby album)|Play]]'', was released by Mute and [[V2 Records]] in May 1999. The project originated when a music journalist introduced Moby to the [[field recordings]] of [[Alan Lomax]] from the compilation album ''Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey From the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta''. Moby took an interest in the songs and formed samples from various tracks which he used to base new tracks of his own.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/08/moby/ |work=[[Salon.com]] |date=June 8, 1999 |title=Sharps & flats |first=Scott Marc |last=Becker |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625212105/http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/08/moby/ |archive-date=June 25, 2009 }}</ref> Upon release in May 1999, ''Play'' had moderate sales but eventually sold over 10 million copies worldwide.<ref name="moby-didnt-feel-pressure">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054910|title=Moby Didn't Feel Pressure To Follow Up 'Play,' '18' Bows At Number Four|last=Armor|first=Jerry|date=May 22, 2002|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213050246/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054910|archive-date=December 13, 2006|access-date=February 23, 2007}}</ref> Moby toured worldwide in support of the album, which lasted 22 months.<ref name=B0300>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/moby|title=Moby|first=Chris|last=Roberts|work=Bang|date=September 2003|via=[[Rock's Backpages]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414185532/https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/moby|url-status=live}}</ref> Every track on ''Play'' was licensed to various films, advertisements, and television shows, as well as independent films and non-profit groups.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gareth |last=Grundy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/moby-licenses-play |title=Moby licenses every track on Play. Ker-ching! &#124; Music |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=February 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228183902/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/15/moby-licenses-play |url-status=live }}</ref> The move was criticised and led to some to consider that Moby had become a sellout, but he later maintained that the licenses were granted mostly to independent films and non-profit projects, and agreed to them due to the difficulty of getting his music heard on the radio and television in the past.<ref name=NPR08/> In 2007, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' published an article about a mathematical equation dubbed the "Moby quotient" that determined to what degree had a musical artist sold out. It was named in reference to his decision to license music from ''Play''.<ref name=NPR08/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101200496.html?sid=ST2007101201779|title=How to Calculate Musical Sellouts|first=Bill|last=Wyman|date=October 14, 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609203515/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101200496.html?sid=ST2007101201779|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Moby, Area One.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Moby at the inaugural [[Area Festival|Area:One]] festival in 2001, which he founded]]
In 2000, Moby contributed "Flower" to ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/M02022/gonein60seconds/ |title=Gone in 60 Seconds Soundtrack (2000) |publisher=Moviemusic.com |date=June 6, 2000 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010258/http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/M02022/gonein60seconds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He co-wrote "Is It Any Wonder" with [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] for her debut solo album, ''[[Read My Lips (Sophie Ellis-Bextor album)|Read My Lips]]''. ''Moby: Play - The DVD'', released in 2001, features the music videos produced for the album, live performances, and other bonus features. It was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Long Form Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293515/|title=Moby: Play - The DVD|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-date=November 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114015856/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293515/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, Moby founded the [[Area Festival|Area:One Festival]] which toured the US and Canada across 17 shows that summer with a range of artists. The set included [[Outkast]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Nelly Furtado]], and [[Paul Oakenfold]], with Moby headlining.

Moby started on the follow-up to ''Play'' in late 2000.<ref name=NYT02/> Prior to working on tracks for ''[[18 (Moby album)|18]]'', he got friends to search for records with vocals that he could use and make samples from and went on to write over 140 songs for the album.<ref name=W02>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2002/05/moby/|title=Organization Moby|first=Ethan|last=Smith|date=May 1, 2002|magazine=Wired|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828062724/https://www.wired.com/2002/05/moby/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, Moby familiarised himself with the [[ProTools]] software and made ''18'' with it.<ref name=NYT02/> Released in May 2002, ''18'' went to No. 1 in the UK and eleven other countries, and No. 4 in the US. It went on to sell over four million copies worldwide.<ref name=RS16/> Moby toured extensively for both ''Play'' and ''18'', playing over 500 shows in the next four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genero.tv/moby/ |title=Moby&nbsp;– Wait For Me |publisher=Genero.tv |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020120308/http://genero.tv/Moby/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour included the [[Area Festival|Area2 Festival]] in the summer of 2002, featuring a line-up of Moby, [[David Bowie]], [[Blue Man Group]], [[Busta Rhymes]], and [[Carl Cox]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80036/moby-unveils-plans-for-area-one-festival |title=Moby Unveils Plans For Area: One Festival |magazine=Billboard |date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709044628/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80036/moby-unveils-plans-for-area-one-festival |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2002, during a tour stop at [[Paradise Rock Club]] in Boston, Moby was punched in the face and sprayed with [[Mace (spray)|mace]] by two or three assailants while signing autographs outside the venue. The incident left him with multiple bruises and cuts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73161/moby-attacked-in-boston|title=Moby Attacked In Boston|date=December 12, 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523122742/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73161/moby-attacked-in-boston|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2002, Moby performed at the closing ceremony of the [[2002 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]].<ref name=EXC02/> That month he hosted the half-hour [[MTV]] series ''Señor Moby's House of Music'', presenting a selection of electronic and dance music videos.<ref name=LAT02>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-12-ca-hilburn12-story.html|title=What Do You See, Moby?|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|date=May 12, 2002|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815051023/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3A_xybNlXtcucJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-2002-may-12-ca-hilburn12-story.html+&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|url-status=live}}</ref> His song "[[Extreme Ways]]" was used in all five of the ''[[Bourne (film series)|Bourne]]'' films, from 2002 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2012-07-30/ive-recorded-new-version-extreme-ways.html#.Up3vo7FFCUk |title=i've recorded a new version of 'extreme ways' for the bourne legacy |publisher=moby.com |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424034958/http://www.moby.com/journal/2012-07-30/ive-recorded-new-version-extreme-ways.html#.Up3vo7FFCUk |archive-date=April 24, 2013 }}</ref> Moby said that after it was used for the first, the producers originally sought a different artist for the second but they had too little time to secure someone, leading them to pick "Extreme Ways" for the entire series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moby records new version of 'Extreme' closing theme for upcoming 'Bourne Legacy'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/gatecrasher/moby-rerecords-song-extreme-new-bourne-production-stays-old-version-article-1.1126164|access-date=September 15, 2014|work=New York Daily News|date=August 1, 2012|archive-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524062042/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/gatecrasher/moby-rerecords-song-extreme-new-bourne-production-stays-old-version-article-1.1126164|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, rapper [[Eminem]] mocked Moby in his song "[[Without Me (Eminem song)|Without Me]]" and its music video, dressing up like him and calling him a "thirty-six-year-old baldheaded fag" and his techno music outdated. Eminem had also shot a mock figure of Moby on stage. Moby put the attack down to Eminem having "this unrequited crush on me."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466763429/|title=Moby fires back at Eminem: 'He has a crush on me'|first=Kerry|last=Gold|date=August 16, 2002|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|page=F7|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804031701/https://www.newspapers.com/image/466763429/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2003, Moby headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]] on the final day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3031114.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Damp end for 2003 Glastonbury |work=BBC News |date=June 30, 2003 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901033742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3031114.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He co-wrote and produced "Early Mornin'" for [[Britney Spears]]' album ''[[In the Zone]]'' released that year. Moby returned to his dance and [[Rave music|rave]] roots with the release of ''[[Baby Monkey]]'', the third album under his Voodoo Child moniker, in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/192591050/|title=Back to the dance floor for Moby|first=Steve|last=Hochman|date=January 28, 2004|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=E6|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=May 12, 2019|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623165300/https://www.newspapers.com/image/192591050/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, he collaborated with [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] on "[[Make Love Fuck War]]", a protest song against the [[Iraq War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/discography/make_love_fuck_war.html |title=make love fuck war |publisher=moby.com |date=July 2, 2004 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101157/http://www.moby.com/discography/make_love_fuck_war.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref>