diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
index 2b6ea1e80..dbde1143a 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         var modUtils = context.JK.ModUtils;
         var logger = context.JK.logger;
         var self = this;
+        var trackedJamPlay=false;
 
         var defaultParticipant = {
           tracks: [{
@@ -2650,7 +2651,7 @@
                         text: "Unable to open your JamTrack.  Please contact support@jamkazam.com"
                       }, null, true);
                   } else {
-                    rest.playJamTrack(jamTrack.id);
+                    playJamTrack(jamTrack.id);
                   }
                 }
               })
@@ -2669,6 +2670,23 @@
           return false;
         }
 
+        function playJamTrack(jamTrackId) {
+          var participantCnt=sessionModel.participants().length
+          rest.playJamTrack(jamTrack.id)
+          if(!trackedJamPlay && participantCnt > 1) {
+            context.stats.write('web.jamtrack.play', {
+                category: "JamTrackGlobal",
+                value: 1,
+                action: "PublicPerformance",
+                optional_label: "InSession",
+                session_size: participantCnt,
+                user_id: context.JK.currentUserId,
+                user_name: context.JK.currentUserName 
+            })
+            trackedJamPlay=true
+          }// if
+        }// function 
+
         function openBackingTrackFile(e) {
 
           // just ignore the click if they are currently recording for now
@@ -2681,6 +2699,12 @@
               return false;
           } else {
             context.jamClient.openBackingTrackFile(sessionModel.backing_track)
+            context.stats.write('web.backingtrack.open', {
+                value: 1,
+                session_size: participantCnt,
+                user_id: context.JK.currentUserId,
+                user_name: context.JK.currentUserName 
+            })
             //context.JK.CurrentSessionModel.refreshCurrentSession(true);
           }
           return false;