Friends Keep Secrets

Friends Keep Secrets (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American record producer Benny Blanco, released on December 7, 2018.[1] It shares its name with Blanco's imprint of Interscope Records,[2] which it was released through.[1] It was preceded by four singles: "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid), "I Found You" (with Calvin Harris), "Better to Lie" (with Jesse and Swae Lee), and "Roses" (with Juice Wrld featuring Brendon Urie).

Friends Keep Secrets
Studio album by Benny Blanco
Released	December 7, 2018
Length	21:43
Label	Friends Keep Secrets Interscope
Producer	Benny Blanco watt Cashmere Cat Happy Perez Calvin Harris Two Inch Punch
Singles from Friends Keep Secrets
"Eastside" Released: July 12, 2018 "I Found You" Released: November 2, 2018 "Better to Lie" Released: November 30, 2018 "Roses" Released: December 5, 2018

Promotion

On December 6, 2018, Blanco announced on his Instagram story that he was "releasing an album Friday", later posting that he was "still working on the track list" as he had just finished.[3] He also announced his intention to host a "really small BBQ for fans in the LA area" to play his album.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid)	Benjamin Levin Edward Christopher Sheeran Nathan "Happy" Perez Ashley Frangipane Khalid Robinson	Andrew Watt Benny Blanco Cashmere Cat	2:50
2.	"Roses" (with Juice Wrld featuring Brendon Urie)	Levin Hoiberg Perez Brendon Urie Jarad Higgins	Blanco Cashmere Cat Happy Perez	3:43
3.	"Just for Us, Pt. 2"	Levin Hoiberg Perez Aaron Lammer Brandon Joyner Burton Francis Farewell Starlite Justin Vernon	Blanco Cashmere Cat Perez	1:55
4.	"I Found You" (with Calvin Harris)	Levin Adam Wiles	Blanco Calvin Harris	3:09
5.	"Better to Lie" (with Jesse and Swae Lee)	Levin Hoiberg Perez Ammar Malik Jacob Kasher Hindlin Jesse Rutherford John Ryan Kahlif Brown	Blanco Cashmere Cat Perez	2:55
6.	"More / Diamond Ring" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack)	Levin Hoiberg Perez Rutherford Ricardo Valentine Romy Madley Croft Tyrone Griffin Jr.	Blanco Cashmere Cat Perez	3:02
7.	"Break My Heart" (featuring Ryan Beatty)	Levin Benjamin Ross Ash Hoiberg Perez Poor Riley Ryan Beatty	Blanco Two Inch Punch	4:09
Total length:				21:43

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–19) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 55 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 21 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 14 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 160 Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 74 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[9] 7 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 35 US Billboard 200[11] 41

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[12] 151

References

1. "Friends Keep Secrets by Benny Blanco on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
2. Aswad, Jem (September 27, 2018). "Hitmaker Benny Blanco Extends Deal With Interscope". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
3. "itsbennyblanco | Stories: Instagram". December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018 – via Instagram.
4. "ARIA Chart Watch #507". auspOp. January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
5. "Benny Blanco Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
6. "Benny Blanco: Friends Keep Secrets" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
7. "Lescharts.com – Benny Blanco – Friends Keep Secrets". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Benny Blanco". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
9. "Mūzikas patēriņa topa 2.nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. January 11, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Benny Blanco – Friends Keep Secrets". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
11. "Benny Blanco Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
12. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2020.