50 Fun Facts About OneRepublic

Who is OneRepublic's lead singer?

He has also won three Grammys as a songwriter for Adele and Taylor Swift.

In which city was OneRepublic formed?

Tedder and Zach Filkins met in their senior year at Colorado Springs Christian High School.

Which producer's remix turned Apologize into a global hit?

It reached number one in sixteen countries and earned the band a Grammy nomination.

What was the title of OneRepublic's 2007 debut album?

It debuted at number 14 in the US with 75,000 first-week sales.

On which website did the band first find success as an unsigned act?

Tedder said they were the site's number-one unsigned act and credits it with keeping the band together.

Which label dropped OneRepublic two months before their first album was due out?

The shelved album, with 'Sleep' as its planned single, had been recorded with Greg Wells.

Which producer-founded imprint released the band's debut album in 2007?

OneRepublic were the first rock band to sign with the Interscope imprint.

What was the band's name before a legal warning prompted the change to OneRepublic?

Their high-school band had been called This Beautiful Mess.

What was the name of Tedder and Filkins's 1996 high-school band?

The phrase came from a Sixpence None the Richer album; they played a coffee house for friends and family.

Which instrument besides bass does Brent Kutzle play in the band?

Zach Filkins adds viola to his lead guitar duties.

Who produced OneRepublic's first album sessions in 2005 at Rocket Carousel studio?

The Culver City studio sessions produced the record Columbia shelved.

Which 2007 producer's album first featured Apologize, ahead of the band's own debut?

His version dropped the guitar solo and added backing vocals, percussion and autotune.

Where did Apologize peak on the US Billboard Hot 100?

It spent 25 consecutive weeks in the top 10 and sold more than 5.8 million US copies.

Apologize set a US Mainstream Top 40 record with how many radio plays in one week?

Leona Lewis's Bleeding Love later broke the mark.

How many consecutive weeks did Apologize spend atop the Australian chart?

It became the most downloaded single of all time in Australia and New Zealand.

What was the second single from the band's debut album?

It reached number four in the UK and topped the UK Rock Chart.

What was the title of OneRepublic's second album, released in 2009?

It charted at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell over a million worldwide.

Which 2010 single made Rolling Stone's list of the best whistling songs of all time?

It peaked at number 8 on the Hot 100 and went 4× Platinum in the US.

Which song was the lead single from the band's second album?

It peaked at number 18 on the Hot 100 and was certified 2× Platinum.

Which 2010 Nicolas Cage fantasy film used the song Secrets?

The track also appeared in Gossip Girl, Lost, Nikita and CSI: Miami.

On whose 2009 album Echo did OneRepublic feature on 'Lost Then Found'?

The band also supported Pink and Bon Jovi on tour the following year.

Which 2013 album was OneRepublic's first top-ten record on the Billboard 200?

It debuted at number four, ending a three-and-a-half-year hiatus.

Which charity campaign was 'Feel Again' released for?

Originally the lead single, it was rebranded a promotional single when the album was delayed.

What was the first global single from the 2013 album, released that January?

It went top ten across Europe but stalled at 74 on the Hot 100.

Where did Counting Stars peak on the US Billboard Hot 100?

It matched Apologize and went to number one in the UK and Canada.

Counting Stars was the first video by a band to reach what YouTube milestone?

It hit the mark on 29 October 2015 and has passed 4 billion views since.

Tedder began writing Counting Stars while waiting for which star to arrive at a session?

He was working in a Hamptons house rented by Jay-Z and Beyoncé in summer 2012.

What is happening upstairs in the Counting Stars music video?

The band play on the ground floor beneath it; James Lees directed.

Who co-produced Counting Stars with the band's frontman?

Tedder called it one of his two favourite songs on Native.

In which city's Studio Faust Records was 'Love Runs Out' recorded?

Tedder meant it to be Native's first single but could not find a chorus in time.

Which TV drama used Love Runs Out as its promotional song?

The track broke the top five in Austria, Germany, Canada, Switzerland and the UK.

Tedder wrote 'I Lived' for whom?

The video featured a 15-year-old with cystic fibrosis to raise awareness of the condition.

Which singer-songwriter co-headlined the band's 2013 North American tour?

The 2014 summer leg paired the band with The Script and American Authors.

Which tech CEO introduced OneRepublic for a surprise set at a September 2015 media event?

The three-song set closed Apple's event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

What was the lead single from 2016's Oh My My?

Fans were told its title via postcards sent around the world.

Which film's soundtrack featured 'Let's Hurt Tonight'?

It was Oh My My's third single, released with its video in December 2016.

In a 2017 post, Tedder said the band would abandon album cycles after he suffered what?

He promised new music as often as humanly possible, monthly or weekly.

Which rapper featured on 'Start Again', from the 13 Reasons Why season-two soundtrack?

The Netflix tie-in single arrived in May 2018.

What was the lead single from the album Human?

The album was delayed repeatedly by the pandemic and finally arrived in August 2021.

Which sporting event did OneRepublic headline at ANZ Stadium in October 2019?

The band played before the National Rugby League decider in Sydney.

Which 2021 film used 'Sunshine' as its theme song?

That month the band also covered We Are the Champions for a Queen singalong on ABC.

OneRepublic were the first major US act to accept what as payment for a Vienna concert?

Payments came through the bitcoin app Strike for the November 2021 show at Haydn Hall.

'I Ain't Worried' was recorded for which 2022 film?

It was the second single from the soundtrack.

Which game series did the band record a 2023 single featuring Mishaal Tamer for?

Mishaal Tamer featured on the track.

'I Don't Wanna Wait', with David Guetta, interpolates which 2000s hit?

O-Zone's Numa Numa song provided the hook.

OneRepublic has recorded several songs, including 'Nobody', for which anime?

Invincible and Beautiful Colors followed for the same series.

What is the title of OneRepublic's sixth album, released in July 2024?

The single Hurt preceded it after the album was announced on 6 June.

Which tournament was the Meduza and Leony collaboration 'Fire' released to promote?

It was released in the run-up to the German-hosted championship.

On which Chinese state-TV show did the band perform Counting Stars in January 2025?

American acts rarely appear on the most-watched programme in China given the countries' tensions.

Which label did OneRepublic sign with in July 2025 after 18 years on Interscope?

Beautiful Colors was the first single under the new deal.