Go-ing the distance

Of all that’s been creating a flutter this season with Rage Against The Machine reuniting, and Radiohead coming up with their new song, OneRepublic has already made it to the Billboard charts with their new song, Wherever I Go. The song is from the band’s fourth upcoming studio album and was written and co-produced by lead singer Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella. It was released as the album’s lead single on May 13, 2016. The song’s accompanying music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, focuses on a day in the life of a Korean businessman stuck in his routine.

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OneRepublic is an American pop rock band. Formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2002 by lead singer Ryan Tedder and guitarist Zach Filkins, the band achieved commercial success on Myspace as an unsigned act. In late 2003, after OneRepublic played shows throughout the Los Angeles area, a number of record labels approached the band with interest, but OneRepublic ultimately 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 lead single of that album, Apologize, was released in 2005. 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 has also peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, matching their highest peak of Apologize in 2007.

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We recommend Apologize and Counting stars, but we are sure you’ve already heard them... haven’t you? 

(As told to Amarjot Kaur)

Voice of the people 

Nice lyrics

I really like the song. It’s got a nice vibe to it and the music is good too. I like the lyrics very much. — Nitin Sharma, student,  Panjab University 

Great video

The best thing about the song is the video. I think it’s really cool. The last time I saw something of this sort was at the Stromae’s Alors On Danse, but this is quite nice and different. — Vantika Sehgal, private company employee

Peppy feel

I love the song. It’s peppy. It’s got good lyrics and it’s a nice funk pop song. — Rohit Khanna, freelance content writer