"Secrets" is the second single released from OneRepublic's second studio album, ''

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''. It was released as the first single in

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owing to its presence on the soundtrack of

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's film '' Zweiohrküken''. The movie is the sequel to the film ''

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'', 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, 2010. The song was due for a UK release on April 5, 2011 but was later canceled. It was sent to U.S. Top 40/Mainstream radio on June 1, 2010. "Secrets" is written in the key of

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Critical reception

John Hill from

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rated it with 4.5 stars (out of 5), praising

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for bringing nuance to the lyrics. Hill writes "The song starts out more like a conversation, but turns into a powerful plea by the time the chorus comes around." Hill speculates as to the meaning of this plea but thinks it best that listeners find their own meaning.

Music videos

The music video debuted on German television on October 16, 2009. It shows the band playing their instruments and

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singing. Furthermore, it features scenes from the film '' Zweiohrküken''. A second version of the video, was released as a promo for the premiere of the sixth season of the US TV series ''

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''. This version has takes from the original video, with the band playing on a studio, mixed with scenes from the series. A third version, the music video that is used worldwide, has scenes from the original video with clips of a woman played by

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known as

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. All of exterior shots are also in Denver on the surrounding streets, Blake Street, 17th Street, Wazee Street, Wynkoop Street and alley. Other notable landmarks in the video are

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. It premiered May 17, 2010 on

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. It has 257 million views as of October 2022. A fourth version of the video features scenes from the Disney feature film ''

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''."Secrets" music video (''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' version)
at

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Commercial performance

"Secrets" debuted at No. 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and later re-entered at No. 83, reaching its peak at No. 21. It is chronologically their fourth top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song has sold 3,070,000 digital copies in the US as of January 2014.

In popular culture

"Secrets" was featured in the television shows '' 30 Rock,'' ''

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'', ''

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''. The song also used to launch the "Big Pony" fragrance line for Ralph Lauren. An instrumental version of "Secrets" also featured prominently in the

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video introduction in 2010. In the same year, it was used in many promotional trailers for ABC Family's TV series ''

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''. In 2011, the song was featured as runway soundtrack at the

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Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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Dreaming Out Loud
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