Street Player (song)

"Street Player" is a song written by Danny Seraphine and David "Hawk" Wolinski. It was originally recorded by the band Rufus on their 1978 studio album Street Player, where it was included as the album's opening track. Seraphine and Wolinski reworked the song with the band Chicago for their album Chicago 13, which was released in 1979. That same year, Columbia Records issued the song as a single on two occasions, first in October under a truncated single edit. The following month, a dance remix of the song was released, which charted on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart. "Street Player" was the band's last single to feature Donnie Dacus, who was replaced by Chris Pinnick after the Chicago 13 tour.

The song has been sampled by several artists, including the Bucketheads for their 1995 single "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)", which reached the top twenty in several countries. The horns on "Street Player" were also sampled by Nicola Fasano and Pat Rich on "75, Brazil Street", which was later incorporated into Pitbull's 2009 single, "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)", a top five hit in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.