In early November 2022, Leray teased a snippet of the song on the video-sharing app TikTok and described it as a song that was dedicated to women being "players".[3] The song samples "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, in which she raps: "What you know about living on top / Penthouse suites looking down on the opps / Took him for a test drive / Left him on the lot / Time is money / So I spent it on a watch".[4] About one week later, Leray met up with Grandmaster Flash from the hip hop group for dinner, in which he gifted her a custom-made hoodie with the phrase "Girls Are Players Too" on it to support the release of the song.[5] In late December 2022, she revealed that she freestyle rapped the song in one take.[6]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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^Ojii, Jada (November 30, 2022). "Coi Leray Shares Grandmaster Flash-Sampled "Players" Single". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^"Busta Rhymes Hops on Remix of Coi Leray's Hit "Players"". American Songwriter. 24 March 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
^Gayden, Da Vida (November 7, 2022). "Coi Leray Jams To New Grandmaster Flash-Sampled Track". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^Jefferson, Devon (November 5, 2022). "Coi Leray Teases New Anthem That Samples Grandmaster Flash's 'The Message'". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^Elibert, Mark (November 15, 2022). "Coi Leray Links with Grandmaster Flash After Sampling Furious Five Classic". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^Marie, Erika (December 29, 2022). "Coi Leray Says She Freestyled "Players" Single In One Take". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^"Romania - Radio Airplay Chart (Settimana 07.2023 - dal 10/02/2023 al 16/02/2023)" [Romania - Radio Airplay Chart (Week 07.2023 - from 10/02/2023 to 16/02/2023)] (in Italian). Radiomonitor. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^"Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. Retrieved February 12, 2023. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202312 into search. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^"Top 40 – 13 April Tot 20 April 2023" [Top 40 – April 13 to April 20, 2023]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 13 April 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^"Coi Leray – Players". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 17, 2023.