Secret Love (Stevie Nicks song)

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"Secret Love"
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Single by Stevie Nicks
from the album In Your Dreams
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2011 (2011-01-13)
Recorded2010
Genre Rock, dance
Length3:15
Label Reprise Records
Songwriter(s) Stevie Nicks
Producer(s) David A. Stewart
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"Crash into Me"
(2009)
"Secret Love"
(2011)
"For What It's Worth"
(2011)

"Secret Love" is the first single from Stevie Nicks' seventh studio album In Your Dreams released on May 3, 2011. [1] It is her first original single in ten years. "Secret Love" was released on January 13, 2011 via digital download. [2]

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Nicks originally wrote the song in 1976 and recorded a demo for Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours , but it did not make the cut for the album.

Music video

The music video was directed by David A. Stewart, who produced the In Your Dreams album, and filmed in Nicks' house and backyard. Nicks' goddaughter Kelly appears in the video wearing a vintage dress that Nicks wore on stage in 1976. According to Nicks, Kelly portrays the young Stevie Nicks blending with the soul of Nicks' 62-year-old self. [3]

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [4] 20
US Billboard Triple A [4] 25

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References

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  2. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KV0K5A
  3. Stevie Nicks Revisits 'Beautiful and Crazy' '70s for 'Secret Love' -- Video Premiere
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