The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"
Song

"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, in the US instead only as 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.

Track listing

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

Europe

• 7" 497 387-7
• CD 497 410-2

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

UK

• CD 1 497 391-2

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

• CD 2 497 392-2

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

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak
2000	US Mainstream Rock	21
	US Modern Rock	36
	UK Singles Chart	31

Soundtrack

The song has been used in television shows, such as Nash Bridges, Entourage, Nip/Tuck, and Numb3rs. It can also be heard in the theatrical trailer for the film Soul Survivors. And is used in some websites in animation. It is also featured on Tony Hawk: Ride, Gran Turismo 5 and Driver: San Francisco.

It is also used in the soundtrack of the web page of defunct fashion designer Stephen Sprouse.

External links

• "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" Official music video on YouTube