"Secrets" is a song by Kosovo-Albanian disc jockey Regard and English singer and songwriter

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from her debut

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'' (2020). The song was written by Regard, Raye,

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, John Hill, Jordan Asher Cruz, Kennedi Lykken and Stephen Feigenbaum, and produced by Regard, Hill and Lenox. It was released as a

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for digital download and

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on 24 April 2020. An English-language deep and retro-sounding

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and R&B song, it touches on the theme of secrets and someone who has something to hide. Upon release, "Secrets" received critical acclaim from

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, many of whom applauded the music, production and Raye's vocal delivery. At the

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, the song received a nomination in the category for the Song of the Year. The song entered the top 10, among others, in Bulgaria, Croatia, Ireland, Poland, Scotland and the United Kingdom, and received multiple gold

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in various countries as well as platinum in Australia, Poland and the UK. An accompanying

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premiered on 19 June 2020, depicting the journey of masked motorcyclist, who is drawn to a mysterious location before being chased down by an unknown pursuer.

Background and composition

"Secrets" was written by Regard, Raye,

, John Hill, Jordan Asher Cruz, Kennedi Lykken and Stephen Feigenbaum, and produced by Regard, Hill and Lenox. ''Note: Click on the three dots on the right of the track to display the credits.'' The song was released as a

for digital download and

in various territories on 24 April 2020. Musically, it is an English-language deep and retro-sounding

and R&B song. Accompanied by a "catchy" and "calm" melody, it contains a refined production, consisting of a playful, catchy and quiet-described beat with a funky

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. Lyrically, the song touches on the theme of secrets, as Raye sings about someone who has something to hide. Regarding their collaboration, Raye stated: "I'd written the top line f 'Secrets' to a completely different song, with the same lyrics and melody, and it was a lot slower ..I sent it to egard and he sped it up, gave it a whole new chord thing, put these instruments in, gave it this crazy drop. He like, reignited what was a slow R&B song and made it into some rejuvenated sexy, pop-dance banger."

Reception

Upon release, "Secrets" was met with critical acclaim from

. For Songtexte.com, Ramona highlighted Raye's vocal delivery and the song's production, and continued writing that "

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will heat up the dance floor at home during Corona and the dance floor in the club after Corona, properly". While Anna Sky Hulton from Planet Radio labelled the song an "amazing dancefloor filler", Ale Mancinelli from EDM Lab wrote that " Secrets'keeps some similarities with the sounds of Ride_It'.html" ;"title="Ride It (Jay Sean song)#Regard version">Ride It'">Ride It (Jay Sean song)#Regard version">Ride It' however, tmaintains originality and appeal". Writing for

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, Jean-Baptiste Blandin viewed the song as a "powerful track ..which has everything to become the new hit of the summer". Commercially, "Secrets" reached the top 10 in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Croatia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Scotland and the United Kingdom, and also entered the top 50 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, the Netherlands and Slovakia. It further reached number eight on the ''

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chart. The song attained gold

in Austria, Belgium, France and Mexico as well as platinum in Australia, Poland and the UK. The song also appeared on several best songs of 2020 year-end lists, including ones published by

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. In 2021, "Secrets" received a nomination in the category for the Song of the Year at the

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Promotion

Preceded by the release of a

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on 23 April 2020, a

for "Secrets" was directed by Harry Lindley and uploaded to Regard's

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channel on 19 June. A

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(CGI) video, it tells the story of a masked motorcyclist who is drawn to a mysterious location, before being chased down by an unknown pursuer. The video also features remote appearances from Regard driving through the late-night streets on a motorbike and Raye performing the song on several television screens. Rob Ulitski from Promo News commended the video as "slick" and "futuristic" in its style and wrote that " tleans into more conceptual territory, and delivers a high-energy, quickfire succession of striking set pieces". Writing for Celeb Mix, Katrina Rees complimented the video as "epic", which according to her "is perfectly suited to the club-ready

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Track listing

*Digital download and streaming #"Secrets"2:56 *Digital download and streamingCitations regarding the release of "Secrets" Remixes by Regard and Raye: * * * #"Secrets" (

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Remix)2:35 #"Secrets" (HUGEL Remix)3:16 #"Secrets" (Tom Field Remix)2:37 #"Secrets" (Consoul Trainin Remix)2:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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