The Secret Life Of... (album)
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| Studio album by The Veronicas | ||||
| Released | 17 October 2005 (AUS) 14 February 2006 (U.S.) 18 March 2009 (Japan) |
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| Recorded | 2005 | |||
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| Length | 42:32 | |||
| Label | Sire, London | |||
| Producer | Billy Steinberg, Greg Wells, Raine Maida, Chantal Kreviazuk, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, Lukasz Gottwald, Toby Gad, Don Gilmore, Josh Alexander | |||
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| Stylus | (A) |
| PopMatters | (4/10) |
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| The Age | (unfavorable) |
The Secret Life of... is the debut studio album by Australian pop rock band The Veronicas, released on 17 October 2005 on Sire Records. A special limited edition DVD was released with the US version. This edition included two extra songs and videos, and was only available online. It reached #2 in Australia and is certified 4x platinum. The album spent over a year in the ARIA Albums Chart, without leaving the top 40. The album also reached #5 in New Zealand and #3 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers. The Secret Life of... has sold around 50,000 copies in the USA. In early 2007, the album was released worldwide to countries in Asia and in the UK. Positive reception of singles has already been successful in parts of Europe and Asia.
The first single to be released off the album, "4ever", received much radio play in Australia and America. It reached #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart, also reaching #20 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart and #90 on the U.S. Billboard Pop 100. The song "Secret" is featured on Dance! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game.
In September 2006, The Veronicas were nominated for 3 ARIA Awards for The Secret Life of..., including Best Pop Release, Highest Selling Album and Breakthrough Artist Album. On 29 October, at the ARIA Awards, The Secret Life of... won Best Pop Release. They lost Breakthrough Artist Album to Wolfmother and Highest Selling Album to Human Nature.
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