Secrets (The Weeknd song)

"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]

"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

Chart performance

"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

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

Weekly charts 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 Chart (2017) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[25] 54 Chart (2018) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[26] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[27]	Platinum	60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[28]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[31]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
Italy	November 10, 2017	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[6]