Dirty Little Secret

"Dirty Little Secret"
Single by The All-American Rejects
from the album Move Along
B-side	"Bite Back"
Released	June 6, 2005
Format	CD single, 7" vinyl
Genre	Alternative Rock, Power pop, pop rock
Length	3:14
Label	Interscope, Doghouse
Writer(s)	Nick Wheeler & Tyson Ritter
Producer	Howard Benson
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)[1]
The All-American Rejects singles chronology
"Time Stands Still" (2003) "Dirty Little Secret" (2005) "Move Along" (2006)
Alternative cover Original single release cover

"Dirty Little Secret" is the first single by the rock band The All-American Rejects from their second studio album Move Along. It was released on June 6, 2005, to modern rock radio stations,^[2] and later to contemporary hit radio on July 12.^[3] "Dirty Little Secret" is an electric pop rock song that takes an unsparing look at the differences between our public and private selves. The song marked The All-American Rejects first chart topper, hitting #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart after a total of 26 weeks climbing the chart.^[4][5]

Track listing

Original Release

CD Single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dirty Little Secret"	3:14
2.	"Swing, Swing" (Napster Acoustic Session)	3:09
3.	"Bite Back" (Non-LP Version)	4:41
4.	"Dirty Little Secret" (Music Video)	3:13

UK limited edition 7" vinyl

• Side A: "Dirty Little Secret"
• Side B: "Bite Back"

UK Re-release

CD Single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dirty Little Secret"	3:16
2.	"Swing, Swing" (Live)	3:23
3.	"Move Along" (Live)	3:13
4.	"Dirty Little Secret" (Music Video)

UK limited edition 7" vinyl

• Side A: "Dirty Little Secret"
• Side B: "Swing, Swing" (Live)

Charts and certifications

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[6]	73
Irish Singles Chart[7]	47
UK Singles Chart[8]	18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9]	9
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[9]	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks[10]	15
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[11]	4

"Dirty Little Secret" first charted in the United States on July 30.^[12] The song was the band's first top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number nine for three weeks in January 2006. The song was originally released in the UK as a single in September 2005, when it peaked at number 96. It was re-released nine months later, in June 2006, following the chart success of the second single, "Move Along". On its second run, the single became The All-American Rejects' second UK Top 20 hit with a peak of number 18. "Dirty Little Secret" was rated #48 on Billboard Magazine's "Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2006".

Certifications and sales

"Dirty Little Secret" has been awarded a Gold award by the RIAA for sales of a half million, and also a Platinum award for sales for over a million. Yahoo! Chart Watch has credited "Dirty Little Secret" for over two million downloads, but The All-American Rejects' label Interscope Records has not requested an award to date.

Country	Certification	Sales
United States	Platinum[13]	2,000,000+[14]

Music video

The music video, filmed in Allentown, Pennsylvania, features people holding their secrets written on cards.

The music video of the song was filmed at Dorney Park and other locations in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The video is based on the PostSecret project, where people share their secrets on postcards. These cards are sent anonymously to the project, and some are posted on the PostSecret website. The video shows a montage of people holding up PostSecret postcards, which reveal a range of fears, embarrassment, love, deception, sadness and wishes. This video was nominated "Best International Group Video" at the MuchMusic Video Awards.

The idea for the music video came when director Marcos Siega, searching for inspiration, googled the word 'secrets' and came upon the PostSecret website. The band paid the website for the use of the concept and some of its postcards with the money going to The Kristin Brooks Hope Center, a non-profit organization which funds a suicide hotline. The band also auctioned off some of the postcards from the video on Ebay with the proceeds also going to the Hope foundation.^[15]

Appearances in popular culture

"Dirty Little Secret" has appeared in a few movies, such as She's the Man, John Tucker Must Die, Bring It On: All or Nothing, and in American Pie: The Naked Mile. It was also played a few times in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. "Dirty Little Secret" has appeared on many video games, especially games focused on music. The song was released with "Move Along" as a downloadable track for the music video game series Rock Band. It also was one of five exclusive bonus songs on the Wii version of the game. "Dirty Little Secret" is a playable track on Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades for the Nintendo DS, and is a playable song in Band Hero. It also was a playable song on Rock Revolution, another music video game, as a cover. Another game it appeared on was Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. The final chorus and outro of "Dirty Little Secret" can be heard on the Smallville season 5 episode "Hypnotic". It later was selected for the Smallville soundtrack Smallville: The Metropolis Mix. Also, The All-American Rejects had a photo shoot for an ad for the Got Milk? advertising campaign, where "Dirty Little Secret" is parodied. Next to the picture of the band with milk-moustaches are the words "Dairy Little Secret".

References

1. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - All-American Rejects Singles, accessed 2009-07-13
2. ^ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
3. ^ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
4. ^ "Week Ending Dec. 28, 2008: America Goes On A Downloading Binge - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. December 31, 2008. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/25950/week-ending-dec-28-2008-america-goes-on-a-downloading-binge/. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
5. ^ "Hot Digital Songs: Dirty Little Secret". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/artist/the-all-american-rejects/chart-history/491174?f=395&g=Singles. Retrieved 2009-06-20. 
6. ^ "Discography The All-American Rejects". Australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+All-American+Rejects. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
7. ^ "Discography The All-American Rejects". Irish-charts.com. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+All-American+Rejects. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
8. ^ "Chart Stats - The All-American Rejects". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=975. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
9. ^ ^{a b} "The All-American Rejects". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/artist/the-all-american-rejects/chart-history/491174. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
10. ^ "The All-American Rejects - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/artist/the-all-american-rejects/chart-history/491174?f=343&g=Singles. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
11. ^ "The All-American Rejects - Pop Songs". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/artist/the-all-american-rejects/chart-history/491174?f=381&g=Singles. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
12. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
13. ^ "Search Results". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
14. ^ "Week Ending March 15, 2009: The Idol With The Most - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. March 18, 2009. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/29509/week-ending-march-15-2009-the-idol-with-the-most/. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
15. ^ "All-American Rejects Reveal Strangers' Secrets In 'Dirty' Clip". MTV. 2005-07-12. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505582/20050712/all_american_rejects.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 

External links

• The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret: Album Version on YouTube