Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)

Rated R
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
RecordedDecember 1999 – March 2000
StudioSound City (Van Nuys)
Genre
Length42:10
LabelInterscope
Producer
Queens of the Stone Age chronology
Queens of the Stone Age
(1998)
Rated R
(2000)
Songs for the Deaf
(2002)
Alternative cover
Cover of the LP release
Alternative cover
Cover of the 2010 Deluxe Edition
Singles from Rated R
  1. "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"
    Released: August 7, 2000
  2. "Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
    Released: November 27, 2000

Rated R (also known on vinyl as Rated X and Rated RX on the 2010 deluxe edition) is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000, by Interscope Records. Rated R was the band's first album for the label, as well as their first to feature bassist Nick Oliveri and vocalist Mark Lanegan.

The album was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album, peaking at number 54 in the UK and eventually being certified gold by the BPI. Two singles were released from Rated R: "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" and "Feel Good Hit of the Summer", with the former helping the band reach mainstream popularity.