The Game (Alyssa Reid song)
| "The Game" | ||||
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| Single by Alyssa Reid | ||||
| from the album The Game | ||||
| Released | May 31, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Wax Records, CP Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alyssa Reid, Jamie Appleby | |||
| Producer(s) | Alyssa Reid, Dave Thomson, Jeff Dalziel, Jamie Appleby | |||
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| "The Game" on YouTube | ||||
"The Game" is a song by The Next Star contestant Alyssa Reid from her 2011 album The Game. It is the title track of the album and the album's second single, as well as Alyssa's second most famous single, beat out by her previous single "Alone Again", officially released May 31, 2011. It was preceded by the album's lead single, "Alone Again", featuring P. Reign, which heavily sampled the 1987 Heart song "Alone", except included new verses and rap. "The Game" samples parts of the new verses of "Alone Again".
A radio edit was made of the song, which replaced the parts sampled from "Alone Again" and replaced them with new, original material. A remix was made of the song, featuring JDiggz, and in the parts where Reid is singing her verses, the radio edit of the song is sampled. The song is known by fans as "wanted to be in the movie for the best-selling book The Hunger Games". In 2012 a new single version was made for the UK market and features rap vocals from Snoop Dogg.