Friends Keep Secrets

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Friends Keep Secrets
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
Genre Pop, hip-hop
Length21:43
Label
Producer
Benny Blanco chronology
Friends Keep Secrets
(2018)
Friends Keep Secrets 2
(2021)
Singles from Friends Keep Secrets and Friends Keep Secrets 2
  1. "Eastside"
    Released: July 12, 2018
  2. "I Found You"
    Released: November 2, 2018
  3. "Better to Lie"
    Released: November 30, 2018
  4. "Roses"
    Released: December 5, 2018
  5. "Graduation"
    Released: August 2, 2019
  6. "Lonely"
    Released: October 15, 2020
  7. "Real Shit"
    Released: December 2, 2020
  8. "You"
    Released: January 29, 2021
  9. "Unlearn"
    Released: 2021

Friends Keep Secrets (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American record producer Benny Blanco, released on December 7, 2018. [1] It shares its name with Blanco's imprint of Interscope Records, [2] which it was released through. [1] It was preceded by four singles: "Eastside", "I Found You", "Better to Lie", and "Roses". A reissue of the album was released on March 26, 2021. It features guest appearances by Halsey, Khalid, Juice Wrld, Brendon Urie, Jesse, Swae Lee, Ty Dolla Sign, 6lack, Ryan Beatty, Justin Bieber, 6 Dogs, Gracie Abrams, Vance Joy and Omar Apollo.

Contents

Promotion

On December 6, 2018, Blanco announced on his Instagram story that he was "releasing an album Friday", later posting that he was "still working on the track list" as he had just finished. [3] He also announced his intention to host a "really small BBQ for fans in the LA area" to play his album. [3]

Track listing

Friends Keep Secrets tracklist
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid)2:50
2."Roses" (with Juice Wrld featuring Brendon Urie)
  • Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Happy Perez
3:43
3."Just for Us, Pt. 2"
  • Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Perez [a]
1:55
4."I Found You" (with Calvin Harris)
3:09
5."Better to Lie" (with Jesse and Swae Lee)
  • Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat [a]
  • Perez [a]
2:55
6."More / Diamond Ring" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack)
  • Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Perez
3:02
7."Break My Heart" (featuring Ryan Beatty)
4:09
Total length:21:43
Friends Keep Secrets 2 disc one tracklist
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lonely" (with Justin Bieber)
  • Blanco
  • Finneas
2:29
2."Lost" (with 6 Dogs)
  • Levin
  • Henry Kwapis
  • Jack Karaszewski
  • Høiberg
  • Ronald Chase Amick
  • Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Henry Kwapis
  • Jack Karaszewski
3:27
3."Unlearn" (with Gracie Abrams)
  • Blanco
  • Blake Slatkin
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Kwapis
  • Karaszewski
2:34
4."Real Shit" (with Juice Wrld)
  • Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Dylan Brady
  • Kwapis
  • Karaszewski
3:03
5."You" (with Marshmello and Vance Joy)
  • Blanco
  • Marshmello
  • Slatkin [a]
2:49
6."Graduation" (with Juice Wrld)
  • Blanco
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Perez
2:57
7."Care" (with Omar Apollo)
  • Blanco
  • Slatkin
  • Kwapis
  • Karaszewski
4:50
Friends Keep Secrets 2Apple Music bonus videos tracklist
No.TitleDirectorLength
15."Lonely" (with Justin Bieber) Jake Schreier 2:37
16."Unlearn" (with Gracie Abrams)Schreier2:36
17."You" (with Marshmello and Vance Joy)William Child2:50
18."Graduation" (with Juice Wrld)Schreier4:06
19."Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid)Schreier2:53
20."I Found You" (with Calvin Harris)Schreier3:13

Note

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Friends Keep Secrets
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Singapore (RIAS) [14] Gold5,000*
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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