OneRepublic

OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, United States. The group forms in 2004 and is active from then to the present. Its line-up includes Jerrod Bettis, Drew Brown, Zachary Filkins, Ryan Tedder, Tim Myers, Eddie Fisher, Brent Kutzle and Brian Willett. The band works with Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group and is associated with folk pop, pop and rock, with alternative and alternative rock influences.

Formation and early attention

OneRepublic first attracts attention as an unsigned act on Myspace. After performing across Los Angeles in 2002, the group draws label interest and signs to Velvet Hammer, an imprint of Columbia Records. The band records its debut album with producer Greg Wells in 2005, but Columbia drops the group before the planned 2006 release.

Debut release and breakthrough

The lead single from the unreleased debut album, “Apologize”, comes out independently on Myspace and reaches number one on the platform’s charts. The album is later released in 2007 as Dreaming Out Loud. It includes the Timbaland-remixed version of “Apologize” and the follow-up single “Stop and Stare”. The record achieves international success and receives Platinum certification from the RIAA.

Albums and singles

OneRepublic’s second album, Waking Up (2009), produces “All the Right Moves”, “Secrets”, “Marchin On” and “Good Life”. Their third album, Native (2013), becomes their highest-charting release at that point, and its single “Counting Stars” becomes a global hit, reaching the top five in many countries and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The band releases Oh My My in 2016, with collaborations involving Cassius, Peter Gabriel and Santigold. Earlier singles from that album include “Wherever I Go” and “Kids”. In 2017, OneRepublic issues a series of standalone tracks including “No Vacancy”, “Truth to Power”, “Stranger Things” with Kygo, and “Rich Love” with Seeb.

Later releases and collaborations

The band’s fifth studio album, Human, arrives in 2021 and includes “Someday”, “Run”, “Somebody to Love”, “Wanted”, “Didn’t I”, “Better Days” and “Rescue Me”. That same year, OneRepublic releases “Sunshine” for the film Clifford the Big Red Dog. In 2022, “West Coast” appears as the lead single for their sixth studio album. Other releases include “You Were Loved” with Gryffin and “I Ain’t Worried”, which is featured in Top Gun: Maverick.

In 2023, the band releases “Runaway” and “Mirage”, written for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, followed by the holiday song “Dear Santa”. In 2024, OneRepublic issues “I Don’t Wanna Wait” with David Guetta and “Nobody”, written as the ending theme for Kaiju No. 8. The group also collaborates with Meduza and Leony on “Fire”, the official song for UEFA Euro 2024. Later, it releases “Hurt”, included on Artificial Paradise.

Style and recognition

OneRepublic’s sound spans pop, rock and alternative influences. The band cites Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Beatles, U2, M83 and Prince among its inspirations. It receives nominations and awards from the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, World Music Awards and Grammy Awards. Ryan Tedder also wins three Grammy Awards for songwriting work with Adele and Taylor Swift.