Play the Game (song)

"Play the Game"
UK single picture sleeve
Single by Queen
from the album The Game
B-side	"A Human Body"
Released	30 May 1980 (UK) 6 June 1980 (US)
Recorded	February–May 1980
Studio	Musicland, Munich
Genre	Rock
Length	3:30 (album version) 3:12 (Queen Forever version)
Label	EMI (UK) Elektra (US)
Songwriter(s)	Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)	Queen Reinhold Mack
Queen singles chronology
"Save Me" (1980) "Play the Game" (1980) "Another One Bites the Dust" (1980)
Music video
"Play the Game" on YouTube

"Play the Game" is a song by British rock band Queen, written by Freddie Mercury. It is the first track on the first side of their 1980 album The Game. It also appears on their album Greatest Hits. The single was a hit in the UK, reaching No. 14 in the charts, and in the US, peaking at No. 42.