"Secrets" | |||||||||||
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Single by OneRepublic | |||||||||||
from the album Waking Up | |||||||||||
Released |
September 21, 2009 (Germany) June 1, 2010 (United States) |
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Recorded | 2008–2009 | ||||||||||
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Length | 3:44 | ||||||||||
Label | Mosley, Interscope | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | Ryan Tedder | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | Ryan Tedder, Andy Prickett | ||||||||||
OneRepublic singles chronology | |||||||||||
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September 21, 2009 (Germany)
"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 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, 2010 but was later canceled. It was sent to U.S. Top 40/Mainstream radio on June 1, 2010.
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. In the same year, it was used in many promotional trailers for ABC Family's new series Pretty Little Liars. In 2011, the song was featured as runway soundtrack at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The song has been heavily utilized in network promotional advertising for various series and several other film trailers in the United States.
The song was featured in promos for the TV show Pretty Little Liars
The song was featured at the end of episode 6 ("Reality Kills") of season 9 of the CBS series CSI: Miami.