Friends Keep Secrets | ||||
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Released | December 7, 2018 | |||
Genre | Pop, hip-hop | |||
Length | 21:43 | |||
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Singles from Friends Keep Secrets and Friends Keep Secrets 2 | ||||
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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.
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid) | 2:50 | ||
2. | "Roses" (with Juice Wrld featuring Brendon Urie) |
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| 3:43 |
3. | "Just for Us, Pt. 2" |
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| 1:55 |
4. | "I Found You" (with Calvin Harris) |
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| 3:09 |
5. | "Better to Lie" (with Jesse and Swae Lee) |
| 2:55 | |
6. | "More / Diamond Ring" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack) |
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| 3:02 |
7. | "Break My Heart" (featuring Ryan Beatty) |
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| 4:09 |
Total length: | 21:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lonely" (with Justin Bieber) |
| 2:29 | |
2. | "Lost" (with 6 Dogs) |
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| 3:27 |
3. | "Unlearn" (with Gracie Abrams) |
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| 2:34 |
4. | "Real Shit" (with Juice Wrld) |
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| 3:03 |
5. | "You" (with Marshmello and Vance Joy) |
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| 2:49 |
6. | "Graduation" (with Juice Wrld) |
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| 2:57 |
7. | "Care" (with Omar Apollo) |
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| 4:50 |
No. | Title | Director | Length |
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15. | "Lonely" (with Justin Bieber) | Jake Schreier | 2:37 |
16. | "Unlearn" (with Gracie Abrams) | Schreier | 2:36 |
17. | "You" (with Marshmello and Vance Joy) | William Child | 2:50 |
18. | "Graduation" (with Juice Wrld) | Schreier | 4:06 |
19. | "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid) | Schreier | 2:53 |
20. | "I Found You" (with Calvin Harris) | Schreier | 3:13 |
Note
Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]
Musicians
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Singapore (RIAS) [14] | Gold | 5,000* |
United States (RIAA) [15] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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