Editing Player's Ball

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{{Infobox song
| name = Player's Ball
| cover = Player's BallOutkast.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Outkast]]
| album = A LaFace Family Christmas ''and'' [[Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik]]
| released = November 19, 1993
| format =
| recorded = 1993
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[G-funk]]}}
| length = 4:21
| label = {{hlist|[[LaFace Records|LaFace]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[André 3000|André Benjamin]]|Patrick Brown|Ray Murray|[[Big Boi|Antwan Patton]]|[[Rico Wade]]}}
| producer = [[Organized Noize]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (song)|Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik]]
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|vFofKGKlWo4|"Player's Ball"}}}}
}}

"'''Player's Ball'''" is the debut single from American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] duo [[Outkast]]. Originally released two weeks prior on the compilation ''A LaFace Family Christmas'', the single was released on November 19, 1993 by [[LaFace Records|LaFace]], [[Arista Records|Arista]] and [[RCA Records|RCA]], to promote the forthcoming debut album, ''[[Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik]]'' (1994). The song itself discusses the nature of living in the South of the United States, and growing up within a hip hop culture. The accompanying music video was directed by [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs]].

The title refers to [[Players Ball|a traditional gathering of pimps in Atlanta]]. The song is referenced at least three times within other songs by the duo, including the final track on the debut album, the title track of the debut album, and a later single, "[[Elevators (Me & You)]]". The song peaked at #37 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], making it the highest-charting single from the group's debut album.

When Outkast made a guest appearance on ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'' in the February 1995 episode ''All The Players Came'', they also performed the song during the credits. The song was later featured in the 2002 film ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/more-music-from-8-mile-mw0002037888|title=More Music from 8 Mile|access-date=September 6, 2021|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
The single was certified gold on May 12, 1994, selling over 500,000 copies.

==Track listing==
* '''CD single'''
# "Player's Ball" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
# "Player's Ball" (Album Version) – 4:22
# "Player's Ball" (TV Mix) – 4:23
# "Player's Ball" (Video Version) – 4:14

* '''Cassette single'''
# "Player's Ball" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
# "Player's Ball" (Album Version) – 4:22
# "Player's Ball" (Instrumental) – 4:14
# "Player's Ball" (TV Mix) – 4:23

* '''12" vinyl single'''
# "Player's Ball" (Extended Version) – 6:00
# "Player's Ball" (Radio Edit – Dirty) – 3:56
# "Player's Ball" (Radio Edit – Clean) – 4:23
# "Player's Ball" (Remix Version) – 4:27
# "Player's Ball" (Instrumental) – 4:14

* '''10" 20th Anniversary EP (green vinyl)'''
# "Players Ball" (Dirty Version) – 4:21
# "Players Ball" (Extended Version) – 6:18
# "Ain't No Thang – 5:38
# "Crumblin' Erb" – 5:09

==Personnel==
* André 3000 – vocals
* Big Boi – vocals 
* Organized Noize – keyboards, programming, drum programming, producer, mixing engineer
* Edward Strout – guitar
* Preston Crump – bass

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|37|artist=Outkast|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row" | US [[Dance Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-04-16.pdf#page=34|title=Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 16, 1994|page=36|access-date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>
| 6
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|12|artist=Outkast|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Outkast|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|52|artist=Outkast|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2023}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row" | US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ|title=The Year in Music: Hot 100 Single Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 24, 1994|page=YE-30|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
| 59
|-
! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 22, 2021}}</ref>
| 64
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Outkast|title=Player's Ball|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1993|certyear=1994}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{OutKast}}
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[[Category:1993 debut singles]]
[[Category:Outkast songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by André 3000]]
[[Category:1992 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Big Boi]]
[[Category:LaFace Records singles]]
[[Category:Arista Records singles]]
[[Category:RCA Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Organized Noize]]
[[Category:American Christmas songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Sleepy Brown]]