Secrets (The Weeknd song)

2017 single by the Weeknd

"Secrets"

Single by the Weeknd
from the album  Starboy
Released| November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
Studio| Conway Recording Studios[1]
Genre|

* New wave[2][3]
* disco-house[4]

Length| 4:26
Label|

* XO
* Republic

Songwriter(s)|

* Abel Tesfaye
* Martin McKinney
* Henry Walter
* Dylan Wiggins
* Roland Orzabal
* Coz Canler
* Jimmy Marinos
* Wally Palamarchuk
* Mike Skill
* Peter Solley

Producer(s)|

* Doc McKinney
* Tesfaye
* Cirkut

The Weeknd singles chronology
| "Die for You"
(2017)  | "Secrets"
(2017)  | "Pray for Me"
(2018)

|
|

Music video
"Secrets" on YouTube

"Secrets" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd 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, Coz Canler, Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palamarchuk, Mike Skill, and Peter Solley receiving writing credits for the sampling of the new wave songs "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears and "Talking in Your Sleep" by the Romantics.[5] "Secrets" was released to radio in Italy on November 10, 2017, as the album's final international single.[6]

## Chart performance

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"Secrets" peaked at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 27 on the Canadian Hot 100.[7]

## Music video

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The music video for "Secrets" was directed by Pedro Martin-Calero and was filmed at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the Toronto Reference Library.[8] It was released on June 11, 2017, and features singer Black Atlass.[9][10]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2016–2017)  | Peak
position

|

Argentina (Monitor Latino)[11] | 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 27
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] | 41
France (SNEP)[14] | 114
Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 58
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 55
Portugal (AFP)[17] | 55
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] | 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 77
UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 47
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[21] | 10
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[22] | 15
US Billboard Hot 100[23] | 47
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24] | 22

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2017)  | Position

|

Argentina (Monitor Latino)[25] | 54
Chart (2018)  | Position

|

Argentina (Monitor Latino)[26] | 73

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[27] | Platinum  | 60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[28] | Platinum  | 80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Silver  | 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label(s)  | Ref.

|
|
|
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Italy  | November 10, 2017  | Contemporary hit radio |

* Universal

| [6]

## References

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1. ^ Starboy Credits (PDF). November 23, 2016.
2. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (April 3, 2018). "The Weeknd: My Dear Melancholy, EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
3. ^ Reeves, Mosi (November 28, 2016). "Review: The Weeknd's 'Starboy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 13, 2019. "Instead, he stuffs Starboy with dreary alt-R&B boilerplates and arch New Wave near misses. Among the latter is "Secrets""
4. ^ "The Weeknd's "Secrets" Samples Tears For Fears & The Romantics". Stereogum. November 23, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
5. ^ "The Romantics' Mike Skill on The Weeknd Reviving 'Talking in Your Sleep' on 'Starboy': 'There's a Thirst for the '80s'". billboard.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
6. ^ a b "The Weeknd - Secrets (Radio Date: 10-11-2017)" (in Italian). EarOne. November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. ^ "The Weeknd Charts Entire 'Starboy' Album on Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
8. ^ "The Weeknd's newest video stars the Toronto Reference Library". blogto.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
9. ^ Kreps, Daniel. "Watch the Weeknd's Mysterious New 'Secrets' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
10. ^ TheWeekndVEVO (June 11, 2017). "The Weeknd - Secrets". Retrieved June 25, 2017 - via YouTube.
11. ^ "Top 20 Argentina – Del 21 al 27 de Agosto, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
12. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 48. týden 2016 in the date selector. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
14. ^ "The Weeknd – Secrets" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
15. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Weeknd". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
16. ^ "The Weeknd – Secrets" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
17. ^ "The Weeknd – Secrets". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
18. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201648 into search. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
19. ^ "The Weeknd – Secrets". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
21. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
22. ^ "Top 20 Uruguay – Del 20 al 26 de Noviembre, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
23. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
24. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
25. ^ "Top 100 Anual Argentina". Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
26. ^ "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2018 – Argentina". Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
27. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – The Weeknd – Secrets" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
28. ^ "Canadian single certifications – The Weeknd – Secrets". Music Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
29. ^ "British single certifications – Weeknd – Secrets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
30. ^ "American single certifications – The Weeknd – Secrets". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

* v
* t
* e

The Weeknd songs

* Discography
* Songs

Trilogy|

| House of Balloons|

* "High for This"
* "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls"
* "The Morning"
* "Wicked Games"
* "Twenty Eight"

|

Thursday|

* "The Zone"
* "Rolling Stone"

Echoes of Silence|

* "D.D"
* "Echoes of Silence"

Kiss Land|

* "Belong to the World"
* "Live For"
* "Wanderlust"
* "Kiss Land"
* "Odd Look"

Beauty Behind the Madness|

* "Tell Your Friends"
* "Often"
* "The Hills"
* "Acquainted"
* "Can't Feel My Face"
* "Earned It"
* "In the Night"
* "Prisoner"

Starboy|

* "Starboy"
* "Party Monster"
* "False Alarm"
* "Reminder"
* "Rockin'"
* "Secrets"
* "Stargirl Interlude"
* "Sidewalks"
* "Six Feet Under"
* "A Lonely Night"
* "All I Know"
* "Die for You"
* "I Feel It Coming"

My Dear Melancholy|

* "Call Out My Name"
* "Try Me"
* "Wasted Times"
* "I Was Never There"
* "Hurt You"

After Hours|

* "Alone Again"
* "Too Late"
* "Hardest to Love"
* "Scared to Live"
* "Snowchild"
* "Escape from LA"
* "Heartless"
* "Faith"
* "Blinding Lights"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Save Your Tears"
* "Repeat After Me (Interlude)"
* "After Hours"
* "Until I Bleed Out"

Dawn FM|

* "Gasoline"
* "How Do I Make You Love Me?"
* "Take My Breath"
* "Sacrifice"
* "Out of Time"
* "Here We Go... Again"
* "Is There Someone Else?"
* "I Heard You're Married"
* "Less than Zero"
* "Moth to a Flame"

The Idol|

* "Double Fantasy"
* "Popular"
* "One of the Girls"

Other songs|

* "Crew Love"
* "Remember You"
* "One of Those Nights"
* "Elastic Heart"
* "Or Nah"
* "King of the Fall"
* "Love Me Harder"
* "Might Not"
* "Nocturnal"
* "FML"
* "Low Life"
* "6 Inch"
* "Wild Love"
* "Some Way"
* "Comin Out Strong"
* "Lust for Life"
* "A Lie"
* "Curve"
* "Pray for Me"
* "What You Want"
* "Skeletons"
* "Wake Up"
* "Lost in the Fire"
* "Price on My Head"
* "Power Is Power"
* "Smile"
* "Over Now"
* "Off the Table"
* "Hawái"
* "You Right"
* "Better Believe"
* "One Right Now"
* "La Fama"
* "Die for It"
* "Hurricane"
* "Tears in the Club"
* "Poison"
* "Creepin'"
* "Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)"
* "K-pop"
* "Circus Maximus"
* "Another One of Me"
* "Young Metro"
* "We Still Don't Trust You"

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