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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Secrets

| cover = Regard - Secrets.png

| caption =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Regard and Raye

| album = Euphoric Sad Songs

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

*Club

*house

*R&B

| language = English

| length = 2:56

| label = Ministry of Sound

| writer =

*Regard

*Raye

*Johan Lenox

*John Hill

*Jordan Asher Cruz

*Kennedi Lykken

*Stephen Feigenbaum

| producer =

*Regard

*Johan Lenox

*John Hill

| chronology = Regard

| prev_title = Ride It

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Say My Name

| next_year = 2020

| misc =

}}

"'Secrets'" is a song by Kosovo-Albanian disc jockey Regard and English singer and songwriter Raye from her debut mini-album, 'Euphoric Sad Songs' (2020). It was written by Regard, Raye, Johan Lenox, John Hill, Jordan Asher Cruz, Kennedi Lykken and Stephen Feigenbaum, and produced by Regard, Hill and Lenox. The song was released as a single for digital download and streaming by Ministry of Sound on 24 April 2020. It is an English-language deep and retro-sounding club, house and R&B song, touching on the theme of secrets and someone who has something to hide.

Upon release, "Secrets" was met with critical acclaim from music critics, many of whom applauded the music, production as well as Raye's vocal delivery. It charted in several countries and received multiple gold certifications in various countries as well as platinum in Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom. An accompanying music video 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. "Secrets" received a nomination for the Song of the Year at the 2021 Brit Awards.

Background and composition



"Secrets" was released as a single for digital download and streaming by Ministry of Sound in various territories on 24 April 2020. The song was written by Regard, Raye, Johan Lenox, 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.' Musically, it is an English-language deep and retro-sounding club, house 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 bass line. Lyrically, the song touches on the theme of secrets, as Raye sings about someone who has something to hide. Regarding their collaboration, Raye stated:

Reception and promotion



"Secrets" was met with critical acclaim from music critics. For Songtexte.com, Ramona highlighted Raye's vocal delivery and the song's production, and continued writing that "[the song] 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'], however, [it] maintains originality and appeal". Writing for Radio FG, Jean-Baptiste Blandin viewed the song as "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 two on the 'Billboard' Dance/Mix Show Airplay ranking and number eight on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The song attained gold certifications in Austria, Belgium, France and Mexico as well as platinum in Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom. In 2021, "Secrets" received a nomination for the Song of the Year at the Brit Awards in London, UK.

Preceded by the release of a lyrics video on 23 April 2020, an accompanying music video for "Secrets" was directed by Harry Lindley and uploaded to Regard's YouTube channel on 19 June. A computer-generated imagery (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 both 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 "[it] leans 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 [song], and [...] will no doubt help it continue [its] growing success over the coming weeks and months".

Track listing



*'Digital download and streaming'

#"Secrets"2:56

*'Digital download and streaming'Citations regarding the release of "Secrets" Remixes by Regard and Raye:

*

*

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#"Secrets" (MOTi Remix)2:35

#"Secrets" (HUGEL Remix)3:16

#"Secrets" (Tom Field Remix)2:37

#"Secrets" (Consoul Trainin Remix)2:39

Charts



Weekly charts



{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly chart performance for "Secrets"

! scope="col" | Chart (2020)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

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! scope="row" | Australian Dance (ARIA)

| 3

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! scope="row"| Bulgaria (PROPHON)

| 1

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! scope="row"| Croatia (HR Top 40)

| 8

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|-

|-

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! scope="row" | Greece (IFPI)

| 39

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|-

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Lithuania (AGATA)

| 13

|-

! scope="row" | Mexico Airplay ('Billboard')

| 21

|-

! scope="row" | Mexico Ingles Airplay ('Billboard')

| 3

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|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

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! scope="row" | Venezuela (Record Report)

| 85

|}

Monthly charts



{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for "Secrets"

! scope="col" | Chart (2020)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

|-

! scope="row" | CIS (TopHit)

| 6

|-

! scope="row"| Latvia (LAIPA)

| 6

|-

! scope="row" | Russia Airplay (TopHit)

| 7

|}

Year-end charts



{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2020 year-end chart performance for "Secrets"

! scope="col" | Chart (2020)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

|-

! scope="row" | Australia (ARIA)

| 87

|-

! scope="row" | Australian Dance (ARIA)

| 12

|-

! scope="row" | Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)

| 65

|-

! scope="row" | Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)

| 4

|-

! scope="row" | Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 73

|-

! scope="row" | Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 13

|-

! scope="row" | CIS (TopHit)

| 39

|-

! scope="row" | Croatia (ARC Top 40)

| 32

|-

! scope="row" | Hungary (Dance Top 40)

| 90

|-

! scope="row" | Hungary (Rdis Top 40)

| 65

|-

! scope="row" | Ireland (IRMA)

| 38

|-

! scope="row" | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)

| 51

|-

! scope="row" | Netherlands (Single Top 100)

| 75

|-

! scope="row" | Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)

| 43

|-

! scope="row" | Portugal (AFP)

| 548

|-

! scope="row" | Romania (Airplay 100)

| 63

|-

! scope="row" | Russia (TopHit)

| 42

|-

! scope="row" | UK Singles (OCC)

| 41

|-

! scope="row" | US Dance/Mix Show Airplay Songs ('Billboard')

| 14

|-

! scope="row" | US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ('Billboard')

| 19

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! scope="row" | US Hot Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs ('Billboard')

| 38

|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "Secrets"

! scope="col" | Chart (2021)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

|-

! scope="row" | Australian Dance (ARIA)

| 30

|-

! scope="row" | CIS (TopHit)

| 185

|-

! scope="row" | Croatia (ARC Top 100)

| 71

|-

! scope="row" | Portugal Digitals (AFP)

| 707

|-

! scope="row" | Portugal Streaming (AFP)

| 715

|}

Certifications



Release history



{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for "Secrets"

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format(s)

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" |

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! scope="row" | CIS

| rowspan="4" | 24 April 2020

| rowspan="3" | Radio airplay

| rowspan="3" | B1E1

| rowspan="3" |

|-

! scope="row" | Russia

|-

! scope="row" | Ukraine

|-

! scope="row" | Various

|

| Ministry of Sound

| {{center|Citations regarding the release of "Secrets" by Regard and Raye in various selected countries:

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*

*
}}

|-

! scope="row" | Italy

| 1 May 2020

| Radio airplay

| Sony

|

|}

See also



*List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2020

References



Category:2020 songs

Category:2020 singles

Category:Contemporary R&B songs

Category:English-language Albanian songs

Category:House music songs

Category:Ministry of Sound singles

Category:Raye (singer) songs

Category:Regard (DJ) songs

Category:Songs written by John Hill (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Kennedi Lykken

Category:Songs written by Raye (singer)

Category:Songs written by Regard (DJ)

Category:Songs written by Boots (musician)

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