The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"
Cover of European 7" and UK CD 1
Single by Queens of the Stone Age
from the album Rated R
Released	August 7, 2000
Genre	Alternative rock hard rock
Length	3:36
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Josh Homme Nick Oliveri
Producer(s)	Josh Homme Chris Goss
Queens of the Stone Age singles chronology
"If Only" (1998) "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" (2000) "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" (2000)
Alternative covers
Cover of UK CD 2

"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" is the first single from Queens of the Stone Age's second album, Rated R. It was released in the summer of 2000 through Interscope Records in Europe as a standard single, and in the United States as only a promotional one. The track's music video received mild airplay on music television. It was also the only single from Rated R to get a chart position, reaching number 21 on the Mainstream Rock charts, number 36 on the Modern Rock charts and number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was featured in the films Sound City and Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, the TV series Numbers, Nip/Tuck, Entourage and Daria, and in the video games Tony Hawk: Ride, Driver: San Francisco and Gran Turismo 5.