Critical Reception
Described by Derek Birkett "one of the best things Björk’s ever done", the track was well received by music critics. Mal Pearchey of Vox described the song as "incredibly sophisticated after the eclectic drama of The Sugarcubes". The Tech journalist Fred Choi, while reviewing Greatest Hits stated that the song is "compelling but lesser-known". On a similar note, Alexis Petridis of Blender stated that "Play Dead" "boasts a chorus that’s both original and implausibly epic".
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