"Secrets" is a song by Canadian singer
the Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, Romance (love), ...
from his third studio album ''
Starboy'' (2016). The song was written and produced by the Weeknd,
Martin "Doc" McKinney, and
Henry "Cirkut" Walter, with Dylan Wiggins,
Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal (born Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana; 22 August 1961) is a British musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and author. He is best known as a co-founder of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint v ...
, Coz Canler, Jimmy Marinos,
Wally Palamarchuk, Mike Skill, and
Peter Solley
Peter Solley (born 19 October 1948, London) is an English musician and record producer. He has recorded with Eric Clapton, Al Stewart and Whitesnake as well as producing records for Ted Nugent, Oingo Boingo, Motörhead, The Romantics, Jo Jo Z ...
receiving writing credits for the sampling of the
new wave songs "
Pale Shelter
"Pale Shelter" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was originally the band's second single release in early 1982. The original version of the song, entitled "Pale Shelter ( ...
" by
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wav ...
and "
Talking in Your Sleep" by
the Romantics
The Romantics are an American rock band formed in 1977 in Detroit. The band is often put under the banner of new wave and power pop. They were influenced by 1950s American rock and roll, Detroit's MC5, the Stooges, early Bob Seger, Motown R&B, ...
. "Secrets" was released to radio in Italy on November 10, 2017, as the album's final international single.
Chart performance
"Secrets" peaked at number 47 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also peaked at number 27 on the
Canadian Hot 100
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.
Music video
The music video for "Secrets" was directed by Pedro Martin-Calero and was filmed at the
University of Toronto Scarborough
The University of Toronto Scarborough, also known as U of T Scarborough or UTSC, is one of the three campuses that make up the tri-campus system of the University of Toronto. Located in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the campus is set upo ...
and the
Toronto Reference Library
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. It was released on June 11, 2017, and features singer
Black Atlass
Alexander Fleming (born March 19, 1994), professionally known as Black Atlass, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and model. His song, Paris, debuted in a Louis Vuitton campaign, and was also featured in a Saint Laurent fragrance ad. He was previou ...
.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
{{The Weeknd songs
2016 songs
2017 singles
The Weeknd songs
Songs written by Doc McKinney
Songs written by Roland Orzabal
Songs written by the Weeknd
XO (record label) singles
Republic Records singles
Songs written by Cirkut (record producer)
Song recordings produced by the Weeknd
Song recordings produced by Cirkut (record producer)
Songs written by Dylan Wiggins
Disco songs
House music songs