The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"

Cover of European 7" and UK CD 1
Single by Queens of the Stone Age
from the album Rated R
Released August 7, 2000
Format 7", CD
Genre Alternative rock, hard rock
Length 3:36
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri
Producer(s) Josh Homme, Chris Goss
Queens of the Stone Age singles chronology
"If Only"
(1998)		 "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"
(2000)		 "Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
(2000)
Alternative covers
Cover of UK CD 2

"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" is the first single from Queens of the Stone Age's second album, Rated R. It was released in the summer of 2000 through Interscope Records in Europe as a standard single, and in the US as only a promotional one. The track became arguably the band's most recognizable and popular song at its time of release. Its music video received mild airplay on music television. It was also the only single from Rated R to get a chart position, reaching number 21 on the Mainstream Rock charts, number 36 on the Modern Rock charts and number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in the films Sound City and Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, the TV series Numbers, Nip/Tuck, Entourage, Later... with Jools Holland and Daria, and in the video games Tony Hawk: Ride and Driver: San Francisco.

Track listing

All tracks by Joshua Homme and Nick Oliveri, except where noted.

Europe

  1. "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" - 3:36
  2. "Ode to Clarissa" - 2:40

UK

  1. "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" - 3:36
  2. "Born to Hula" (Homme) - 5:52
    • A re-record of the song previously released on the Gamma Ray EP and the Kyuss / Queens of the Stone Age split EP.
  3. "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" (CD-ROM Video) - 3:36
  1. "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" - 3:36
  2. "Ode to Clarissa" - 2:40
  3. "Monsters in the Parasol" (Live in Seattle) (Homme, Mario Lalli) - 3:32

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
US Mainstream Rock 21
US Modern Rock 36
UK Singles Chart[1] 31

References

  1. ↑ Queens of the Stone Age - UK Singles Chart. officialcharts.com. Retrieved on Jan 03, 2013.

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