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.
If I Lose Myself
OneRepublic Lyrics
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Thought of all of the people, places and things I've loved
I stared up just to see
With all of the faces, you were the one next to me
You can feel the light start to tremble
Washing what you know out to sea, yeah
You can see your life out the window tonight
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be by your side
I lose myself tonight
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be you and I
Lose myself tonight
I woke up with the sun
Thought of all of the people, places and things I've loved
I woke up just to see
With all of the faces, you were the one next to me
You can feel the light start to tremble
Washing what you know out to sea, yeah
You can see your life out the window tonight
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be by your side
I lose myself tonight
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be you and I
Lose myself tonight (ooh)
(Ooh)
(Oh ooh)
Take us down and we keep trying
Forty Thousand feet, keep flying
Take us down and we keep trying
Forty thousand feet, keep flying
Take us down and we keep trying
Forty thousand feet, keep flying
Take us down and we keep trying
Forty thousand feet, keep flying
(Woo-ooh, myself, yeah)
If I lose myself tonight
Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh ooh ooh
Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh ooh
The lyrics to OneRepublic's song "If I Lose Myself" speak to the vulnerability and fleeting nature of life. The opening lines describe staring up at the sun and thinking about all the people, places, and things the singer has loved. In the second verse, the singer wakes up and the person they love is the one next to them. The chorus repeats the refrain "If I lose myself tonight, it'll be by your side," hinting at the idea that the only way to truly live life to the fullest is by sharing it with someone else.
The song's chorus also references the feeling of being lost and washed away by life's uncertainties. The lines "You can feel the light start to tremble / Washing what you know out to sea" suggest that the world can be unpredictable and uncontrollable but that the singer will still be comforted as long as they're with the person they love.
Overall, "If I Lose Myself" is a poignant reflection on the transience of life and the importance of human connection in navigating its ups and downs.
Line by Line Meaning
I stared up at the sun
I looked at the sun in the sky
Thought of all of the people, places and things I've loved
I reflected on all of the people, places, and things that are dear to me
I stared up just to see
I looked up to observe
With all of the faces, you were the one next to me
Out of all the people around me, you were the one beside me
You can feel the light start to tremble
You can sense the impending chaos
Washing what you know out to sea, yeah
It's taking away everything you've ever known
You can see your life out the window tonight
You can watch your life through the window at night
If I lose myself tonight
If I become lost and confused tonight
It'll be by your side
You will be there with me
I lose myself tonight
I become lost and confused tonight
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Repeated acknowledgement)
If I lose myself tonight
If I become lost and confused tonight
It'll be you and I
We will be together
Lose myself tonight
Become lost and confused tonight
I woke up with the sun
I awoke with the sunrise
Thought of all of the people, places and things I've loved
I reminisced about all of the people, places, and things that I cherish
I woke up just to see
I arose just to observe
With all of the faces, you were the one next to me
Out of all the faces around me, you were the one closest to me
Take us down and we keep trying
Bring us down and we will keep persevering
Forty Thousand feet, keep flying
We will continue to fly at an altitude of 40,000 feet
(Woo-ooh, myself, yeah)
(Vocalization for emphasis)
If I lose myself tonight
If I become lost and confused tonight
Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh ooh ooh
(Vocalization for emphasis)
If I lose myself tonight
If I become lost and confused tonight
Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh ooh
(Vocalization for emphasis)
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Benjamin Joseph Levin, Alessandro Rodolfo Lindblad, Ryan B. Tedder, Brent Michael Kutzle, Zachary Douglas Filkins
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MyCaralina
I stared up at the sun
Thought of all the people,
places and things I've loved
You can feel the light start to tremble
Washing what you know out to sea
You can see your life out of the window, tonight
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be by your side
If I lose myself tonight
Yeeeah, yeeeah, yeeeah!
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be you and I
Lose myself tonight
I woke up with the sun
Thought of all the people
Places and things
I've loved
You can feel the light
Start to tremble
Washing what you know
Out to sea
You can see your life
Out the window
Tonight
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be by your side
If I lose myself tonight
Yeeeah, yeeeah, yeeeah!
If I lose myself tonight
It'll be you and I
Lose myself tonight
Woooh, woooh, woooh!
@olucasralves
I stayed up at the sun
Thought of all other people, places and things I’ve loved
You can feel the light start to tremble
Washing what you know out to sea
You can see your life out the window, tonight
If I lose myself tonight
It’ll be by your side
I lose myself tonight
Woooh, woooh, woooh!
If I lose myself tonight
It’ll be you and I
Lose myself tonight
Whoo
I woke up with the sun
Thought of all other people, places and things I’ve loved
You can feel the light start to tremble
Washing what you know out to sea
You can see your life out the window, tonight
If I lose myself tonight
It’ll be by your side
I lose myself tonight…
Woooh, woooh, woooh!
If I lose myself tonight
It’ll be you and I
Lose myself tonight
Lose myself tonight
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@jose91807
I really miss this kind of music
@NikolaProlic
It's called progressive house
@sleepless2685
2013 progressive house
@sherinatamara5764
Thank God I'm not the only one
@algirdaspiliciauskas3291
Dont worry, by happy
@shivankitss8396
@@NikolaProlic thanks bud
@mariajosedominguezmartinez8518
This song is the soundtrack of my life...everytime I wanna celebrate something, anytime I feel sad, I just need close my eyes a let myself go. Thanks Alesso for this masterpiece, you can't imagine what it means to me, is something like my heart and soul medicine. It sounds even more special on live, in fact, I remember how important it was for me when you said at tml 2018 that this song changed your life, mine also.
@nosferatu7611
"I just need to close my eyes and let my self go"
https://youtu.be/00ttX5m7eB8
This song has those kind of lyrics
also gives the same vibes as alesso- Lose myself also same genre- Progressive house
@nileshjadhav-tc2lt
Its so much positive
@sohailmemon9301
Thank one republic too 😬🥺