{{short description|1993 single by Too Short}} {{Infobox song | name = I'm a Player | cover = Too Short - I'm a Player.jpg | type = single | artist = Too $hort | album = Get in Where You Fit In | released = September 27, 1993 | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Dirty rap|G-funk}} | length = 6:01 ("Street Version")<br />4:40 (clean version) | label = Jive | writer = {{hlist|Todd Shaw|William Collins|Gary Cooper|George Clinton, Jr.}} | producer = The Dangerous Crew | prev_title = In the Trunk | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Money in the Ghetto | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|puwhSuE_Ekw|"I'm a Player"}}}} }}
"'''I'm a Player'''" is a song by American rapper Too Short, released as the lead single from his eighth studio album, ''Get in Where You Fit In'' (1993). The song was produced by the Dangerous Crew and samples "Hollywood Squares" by Bootsy Collins.<ref name="Staley">{{cite web |last1=Staley |first1=Willy |title=Too $hort Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/02/too-short-breaks-down-his-25-most-essential-songs/im-a-player |website=Complex |date=February 24, 2012}}</ref>
==Critical reception== The song has been considered a highlight of ''Get in Where You Fit In''. "NL" praised the song for its "bass line and autobiographical lyrics", citing it as the reason to listen to the album more than once.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 Defining Moments in Too $hort’s Legendary Career |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/too-short-career.html |website=Okayplayer |date=December 23, 2021}}</ref>
==Music video== A music video for the song was shot in Oakland, California. Too Short raps at a pool party at his house and driving around town in a Cadillac.<ref name="Staley" />
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|85|artist=Too $hort|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 28, 2021}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|39|artist=Too $hort|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 28, 2021}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|17|artist=Too $hort|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 28, 2021}} |- !scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-10-23.pdf|title=Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=October 23, 1993|page=39|access-date=January 3, 2026}}</ref> | 2 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Too Short (rapper)}}
Category:1993 singles Category:1993 songs Category:Too Short songs Category:Jive Records singles Category:Music videos shot in the United States Category:Songs written by Too Short Category:Songs written by Bootsy Collins Category:Songs written by George Clinton (funk musician)