Secrets (OneRepublic song)
Encyclopedia
"Secrets" is the second single released from OneRepublic
's second studio album Waking Up
. It was released as the first single in Germany
and Austria
owing to its presence on the soundtrack of Til Schweiger
's new film Zweiohrküken
. The movie is the sequel to the film Keinohrhasen
, for which "Apologize
" was the film soundtrack. The song rocketed up the German and Austrian airplay charts. The song was released in the United States iTunes Store on November 3, 2009. The song was due for a UK release on April 5 but was pushed to June 1.
The song was prominently used and featured in the soundtrack of the 2010 film The Sorcerer's Apprentice
, and was also used to launch the "Big Pony" fragrance line for Ralph Lauren
. An instrumental version of "Secrets" also featured prominently in the Facetime
portion of Apple's iPhone 4
video introduction in 2010. The song has been heavily utilized in network promotional advertising for various series and several other film trailers in the United States.
rated it with 4.5 stars (out of 5), writing: "In the hands of most vocalists, 'Secrets' would probably be an album cut at best, but Ryan
does a great job of capturing the nuances of the lyrics in his vocal delivery. The song starts out more like a conversation, but turns into a powerful plea by the time the chorus comes around. What that plea is for depends on how you read the lyrics. In a recent search online, comments about the meaning of 'Secrets' ranged from Ryan's songwriting style (he is the sole writer on this track) to a man with a boring life who wants to start living. Based on Tedder's background and current circumstances, some may tend to think it's about his musical inspirations, but it's best left ambiguous so people can find their own meaning".
singing. Furthermore, it features scenes from the film Zweiohrküken.
There is also a second version of the video, which was actually a promo for the premiere of the sixth season
of TV series Lost
. This version has takes from the original video, with the band playing on a studio, mixed with scenes from the series.
The third version has scenes from the original video with clips of a girl (Nora Tschirner
) waiting for someone in between. This is the music video that is used worldwide. It premiered May 17, 2010 on VEVO
.http://www.vevo.com/watch/playlist/all-the-right-moves/149846#0
There is also a fourth version of the video featuring scenes from the film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr3dA9LWL3Y
and later re-entered at No. 83, reaching its peak at No. 21. It is their fourth top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...
's second studio album Waking Up
Waking Up (OneRepublic album)
Waking Up is the second studio album by American rock band OneRepublic, released through Interscope Records on November 17, 2009. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S and over 800,000 total....
. It was released as the first single in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
owing to its presence on the soundtrack of Til Schweiger
Til Schweiger
Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger is a German actor, director, and producer.He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor has drawn more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.-Early...
's new film Zweiohrküken
Zweiohrküken
Zweiohrküken is a 2009 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger...
. The movie is the sequel to the film Keinohrhasen
Keinohrhasen
Keinohrhasen ,lit: No Ear Rabbits, is a 2007 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger...
, for which "Apologize
Apologize (song)
"Apologize" is a song written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud. A remix version was included on the Timbaland album, Shock Value and on the deluxe version of Dreaming Out Loud...
" was the film soundtrack. The song rocketed up the German and Austrian airplay charts. The song was released in the United States iTunes Store on November 3, 2009. The song was due for a UK release on April 5 but was pushed to June 1.
The song was prominently used and featured in the soundtrack of the 2010 film The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 2010 fantasy adventure film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the team behind the National Treasure franchise...
, and was also used to launch the "Big Pony" fragrance line for Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
. An instrumental version of "Secrets" also featured prominently in the Facetime
FaceTime
FaceTime is a video calling software application and related protocol developed by Apple for supported mobile devices running the iOS, in addition to Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.6.6 and higher...
portion of Apple's iPhone 4
IPhone 4
The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail...
video introduction in 2010. The song has been heavily utilized in network promotional advertising for various series and several other film trailers in the United States.
Track listing
- "Secrets" – 3:44
- "Come Home" (with Sara BareillesSara BareillesSara Beth Bareilles is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the hit single "Love Song", which brought her into the number one spot on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. She has sold over 1 million records in the United States alone and has been...
) – 4:18
Critical reception
Bill Lamb from About.comAbout.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
rated it with 4.5 stars (out of 5), writing: "In the hands of most vocalists, 'Secrets' would probably be an album cut at best, but Ryan
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
does a great job of capturing the nuances of the lyrics in his vocal delivery. The song starts out more like a conversation, but turns into a powerful plea by the time the chorus comes around. What that plea is for depends on how you read the lyrics. In a recent search online, comments about the meaning of 'Secrets' ranged from Ryan's songwriting style (he is the sole writer on this track) to a man with a boring life who wants to start living. Based on Tedder's background and current circumstances, some may tend to think it's about his musical inspirations, but it's best left ambiguous so people can find their own meaning".
Music video
The music video's first appearance on German TV was on October 16, 2009. It shows the band playing their instruments and Ryan TedderRyan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
singing. Furthermore, it features scenes from the film Zweiohrküken.
There is also a second version of the video, which was actually a promo for the premiere of the sixth season
Lost (season 6)
The sixth and final season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing in the United States and Canada on February 2, 2010. The sixth-season premiere was the first to climb in the ratings year-over-year since the second season, drawing 12.1 million viewers. The season...
of TV series Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. This version has takes from the original video, with the band playing on a studio, mixed with scenes from the series.
The third version has scenes from the original video with clips of a girl (Nora Tschirner
Nora Tschirner
Nora Marie Tschirner is a German actress and television and radio presenter.-Early life:Nora Tschirner was born in East Berlin to the documentary film director Joachim Tschirner and the radio journalist Waltraud Tschirner. She grew up with her two older brothers in the East Berlin suburb Pankow...
) waiting for someone in between. This is the music video that is used worldwide. It premiered May 17, 2010 on VEVO
Vevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
.http://www.vevo.com/watch/playlist/all-the-right-moves/149846#0
There is also a fourth version of the video featuring scenes from the film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 2010 fantasy adventure film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the team behind the National Treasure franchise...
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr3dA9LWL3Y
Chart performance
"Secrets" debuted at No. 98 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and later re-entered at No. 83, reaching its peak at No. 21. It is their fourth top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
| Chart (2009–2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders) | 15 |
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
32 |
| Czech Airplay Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
31 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
15 |
| European Hot 100 | 12 |
| German Singles Chart | 3 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
34 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 27 |
| Polish Airplay Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 19 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
77 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| European Hot 100 Singles | 85 |
| Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
87 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... ) |
85 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
76 |
Certifications
Release history
| Country | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | September 21, 2009 | Airplay |
| October 30, 2009 | CD Single, Digital download | |
| United States | June 1, 2010 | Airplay |