The band achieved its first commercial success on Myspace as an unsigned act. In late 2002, after OneRepublic played shows throughout the Los Angeles area, several record labels approached the band with interest, but the band signed with Velvet Hammer, an imprint of Columbia Records. They made their first album with producer Greg Wells during the summer and fall of 2005 at his studio, Rocket Carousel, in Culver City, California. The album was scheduled for release on June 6, 2006, but the group was dropped by Columbia two months before the album was released. The lead single of that album, "Apologize", was released on April 30, 2006, on Myspace, eventually reaching number one on the Myspace charts.
In 2007, OneRepublic released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud. Their lead single, "Apologize", was remixed by Timbaland, becoming a huge international success, reaching number one in sixteen countries and subsequently earning them a Grammy Award nomination. The second single, "Stop and Stare", mirrored its predecessor's success. The album was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The band's second album, Waking Up (2009), produced the singles "All the Right Moves", "Secrets", "Marchin On", and "Good Life", with the last reaching the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100.
OneRepublic's third album, Native (2013), became the band's first top ten album on the Billboard 200, and highest-charting album to date, charting at number four. The lead single, "If I Lose Myself", charted within the top ten in several countries, while the album's third single, "Counting Stars", became the band's most successful single in recent years, obtaining top-five placements in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, the US, and the UK. This marks their highest-charting single in the United Kingdom to date. It also peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, matching the group's highest peak of "Apologize" in 2007.
On October 7, 2016, OneRepublic released Oh My My, their fourth studio album, featuring several collaborators, including Cassius, Peter Gabriel, and Santigold. Preceded by the singles "Wherever I Go", released on May 13, 2016, and "Kids", released on August 12, 2016, it was recognized as a change in their sound from previous albums by critics and by the band. In 2017, the band released the singles "No Vacancy", "Truth to Power", "Stranger Things" with Kygo and "Rich Love" with Seeb. Their fifth studio album, Human, was released in 2021. The band has sold approximately over 16 million records worldwide.
On November 1, 2021, OneRepublic released the song "Sunshine". The song is used as the theme song to the 2021 film Clifford the Big Red Dog.
In February 2022, OneRepublic released the song "West Coast". The song is the lead single from OneRepublic’s upcoming sixth studio album. The song is an ode to the American state of California and evokes classic 1960s California sounds, stemming from groups such as The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas, along with inspiration from Gorillaz. It has been both a band favorite and a fan favorite for a long time, and it ultimately became a tone-setter for their sixth studio effort. They first started working on “West Coast” during the production process of their 2016 album, Oh My My, but ended up shelving it for later. An earlier version of the song was used for U2’s 2017 hit, “Summer of Love,” which actually turned the original demo into an anti-war track.
After years of anticipation and re-tooling, the final version of “West Coast” was officially made public on February 25, 2022.
On April 1, 2022, OneRepublic released "You Were Loved" as a single with DJ and producer Gryffin. On May 13, 2022, the band released "I Ain't Worried", the second single from the soundtrack for the film Top Gun: Maverick. It will also be featured on their upcoming sixth studio album which is rumored to be released by the end of the summer. On January 31, 2023, Ryan Tedder confirmed in The Great Creators with Guy Raz that he will upload song teasers on social media, and let the public choose the next single.
OneRepublic's varied style of music has been described by Ryan Tedder: "We're no respecter of genre. If it's a good song or a good artist whether rock, pop, indie or hip hop, they've probably influenced us on some level... nothing's new under the sun, we're a sum of a bunch of parts." Specific artists whom OneRepublic has cited as influences include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Beatles, U2, M83, and Prince.
OneRepublic has won several music awards and landed many nominations, including for American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, World Music Awards, and Grammy Awards. Separately, lead singer Ryan Tedder has won three Grammy Awards due to his songwriting credits for Adele and Taylor Swift.
All This Time
OneRepublic Lyrics
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Two New Year's resolutions
And there's just no question
What this man should do
Take all the time lost
All the days that I cost
Take what I took and
All this time
We were waiting for each other
All this time
I was waiting for you
We got all these words
Can't waste them on another
So I'm straight in a straight line
Running back to you
I don't know what day it is
I had to check the paper
I don't know the city
But it isn't home
But you say I'm lucky
To love something that loves me
But I'm torn as I could be
Wherever I roam
Hear me say
All this time
We were waiting for each other
All this time
I was waiting for you
We got all these words
Can't waste them on another
So I'm straight in a straight line
Running back to you
Yeah, all, running back to you
All, running back to you
Yeah
Oh, every time is so far
It's just so far
To get back to where you are
All this time
We were waiting for each other
All this time
I was waiting for you
We got all these words
Can't waste them on another
So I'm straight in a straight line
Running back to you
Straight in a straight line
Running back to you
Straight in a straight line
Running back to you
The lyrics of OneRepublic's song All This Time revolves around the theme of longing for someone and the realization that they were waiting for each other. The first verse starts with the singer acknowledging his wasted time and his resolution to take these wasted days and give them back to the person he longs for. Throughout the song, he expresses his deep desire to be with the person he loves, using phrases like "running back to you" and "it's just so far to get back to where you are."
The second verse continues with the singer's journey to find his way back to his loved one. He is lost and disoriented, but he finds comfort in the fact that he is lucky to have something to love, even though he is torn by the distance between them. The chorus serves as a reminder that they both spent a considerable amount of time waiting for each other, and they should not waste any more time on others.
Overall, the song All This Time is a beautiful representation of the human experience of longing for love and the hope that someday we will find our way back to the person we love.
Line by Line Meaning
Six on the second hand
Six seconds have passed on the clock
Two New Year's resolutions
The person has two resolutions for the New Year
And there's just no question
The person has a clear idea of what needs to be done
What this man should do
The person knows what action he needs to take
Take all the time lost
Retrieve all the lost time
All the days that I cost
Regret the days lost because of the person's actions
Take what I took and
Take responsibility for what he did
Give it back to you
Make up for his mistakes
All this time
The time that passed while they were apart
We were waiting for each other
Both parties were waiting for a sign to reunite
I was waiting for you
The person was waiting for their significant other
We got all these words
The person has so many words to say
Can't waste them on another
There's no one else he wants to say those words to
So I'm straight in a straight line
Putting all his energy into getting to his significant other
Running back to you
Coming back to the one he loves
I don't know what day it is
The person is lost and confused
I had to check the paper
Had to look at a calendar to figure out the current day
I don't know the city
The person doesn't recognize the current city he is in
But it isn't home
The place he is in doesn't feel like home
But you say I'm lucky
The significant other tells him that he's fortunate to have someone to come back to
To love something that loves me
Being loved by someone is important
But I'm torn as I could be
The person is conflicted between two things
Wherever I roam
No matter where the person goes, he cannot escape his thoughts
Hear me say
Listen to what I am about to say
Yeah, all, running back to you
The person is determined to return to his significant other
Oh, every time is so far
The wait between seeing each other feels so long
To get back to where you are
The person is willing to put forth the effort to return back to their significant other
Straight in a straight line
Nothing will get in the way of the person's love and action towards his significant other
Running back to you
The person is wholeheartedly running towards his significant other
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: RYAN TEDDER, DREW BROWN, BRENT KUTZLE
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Wolfsong
on Rich Love
i played this to my x and he cryed
Geneya Campbell
on Counting Stars
love this song..