Play Dead is the fifth album from New Orleans group Mutemath.

It is the last studio album featuring Darren King who departed the band on August 8, 2017[1] and Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas who left on May 3, 2017. and the final album to feature MuteMath as a band before transitioning into a solo project in 2018.

[5] Prior to the album's release, the band embarked on the "Play Dead" Tour in Europe.

Following the release of the album, Mutemath started touring the United States.

This was the first tour for both Jonathan Allen and David "Hutch" Hutchison as they joined the band following the departures of both Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas and Darren King, although Roy announced he will still be contributing.