History Music / OneRepublic

* MarketBasedTitle: A minor one; "Apologize" was given the British English spelling [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Apologise"]] in some countries.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* AnimalMotifs: The ''Native'' album cover features five animals, each one representing a member of the band: Ryan Tedder=fox; Eddie Fisher=puma; Drew Brown=owl; Brent Kutzle=gazelle; and Zach Filkins=bison.
** These animals appear on the covers of some ''Native'' singles, in the video for "If I Lose Myself" and as the background for live performances of "Counting Stars" during the Native Tour.

* CarpeDiem: The theme around "I Lived".

Despite being classified as a pop-rock band, [=OneRepublic=]'s music style is very variable, being influenced by genres such as alternative, hip hop, ballad and classical music. Life and optimism are frequent themes in their songs, as well as some tunes about specific feelings, SillyLoveSongs and [[NotChristianRock songs with religious allusions]] (and those [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory allegedly religious]]).

* NotChristianRock: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, despite being a Christian, Ryan Tedder does not want to be labeled as a "Christian artist". He has on one arm a tattoo written in old Japanese which he got while he was in Osaka, meaning "God's will" and literally means "God gives and God takes".

* VideoFullOfFilmClips: "Let's Hurt Tonight" has clips of ''Film/CollateralBeauty''.

* AdultFear: "Fear" doesn't give any examples, but [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope with lines such as "When we were children we'd say that we don't know the meaning of fear..." and "Wish I didn't know the meaning of [fear]".

* ShoutOut:
** The line in "Waking Up": "Don't you know we're all [[Film/TheWizardOfOz wizards, welcome to Oz]]." If it's not a {{Mondegreen}}, at least.
** The music video for "Love Runs Out" might be a huge one to Music/{{Sade}}'s "Soldier of Love", being even directed by the same person, Sophie Muller.

* {{Mondegreen}}:
** In "Good Life", the line is "I got some ''pictures'' on my phone", and not "I got some ''bitches'' on my phone".
** Some lines in "[[http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858803960/ Everybody Loves Me]]" and "[[http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858806051/ Waking Up]]" are pretty hard to understand.
** [[http://genius.com/Onerepublic-human-lyrics Yesterday I talked to God, we had a conversation,]] told him that I’m sorry I lost communication, but I just, I just needed some [[MemeticMutation holy memes]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The two instances of "bullshit" in "Good Life" got past some radio stations when the song first came out.

* {{Mondegreen}}: In "Good Life", the line is "I got some ''pictures'' on my phone", and not "I got some ''bitches'' on my phone".

* CamelCase

* LyricalDissonance: "All The Right Moves" sounds quite happy, but the lyrics are depressing.

** In the video of "If I Lose Myself", a group of teens plays a clue chasing game around the city, which ultimately leads to OneRepublic's secret concert. The song is about Ryan Tedder's fear of dying in a plane crash, yet finding comfort in the person by his side, as aforementioned, but it gives the party night vibe nonetheless.

* NeverSayDie: Ben Haenow's version of "Something I Need" replaces "I wanna die with you" with "I wanna live with you", and "there's one killing me" with "there's one loving me".

-->For this dance we'll move with each other\\

-->I'm feeling better ever since you've known me\\

* SelfDeprecation: "All The Right Moves", supposedly.
** In the "Something I Need" MV, the main character rips two OneRepublic posters off a wall and throws them away angrily.
* ShoutOut: the line in "Waking Up": "Don't you know we're all [[Film/TheWizardOfOz wizards, welcome to Oz]]." If it's not a {{Mondegreen}}, at least.

!'''''I'm staring down myself, counting up the tropes''''':

'''[=OneRepublic=]''' is a pop-rock band from Colorado.

Having its origins back in 1996, with school friends Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins (current lead vocalist and lead guitarist, respectively), the band was established in 2002 and started gaining prominence on the website Website/MySpace under the name '''Republic'''. They caught the attention of, among others, Timbaland's label, Mosley Music Group. Timbaland would then, in 2007 (the year [=OneRepublic=] released their first album, ''Dreaming Out Loud''), remix their song "Apologize", turning it into a major hit, contributing to the band's success.

** The music video for "Love Runs Out" might be a huge one to {{Sade}}'s "Soldier of Love", being even directed by the same person, Sophie Muller.

Having its origins back in 1996, with school friends Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins (current lead vocalist and lead guitarist, respectively), the band was established in 2002 and started gaining prominence on the website MySpace under the name '''Republic'''. They caught the attention of, among others, Timbaland's label, Mosley Music Group. Timbaland would then, in 2007 (the year [=OneRepublic=] released their first album, ''Dreaming Out Loud''), remix their song "Apologize", turning it into a major hit, contributing to the band's success.

In 2009, [=OneRepublic=] launched their second studio album, entitled ''Waking Up'', which spawned four singles, among them "Secrets" and "Good Life". Their third studio album, ''Native'', was released in 2013, containing probably their biggest international hit, "Counting Stars". The album was re-released in 2014, with the inclusion of a new song, "Love Runs Out". The band is currently working on their fourth LP, set to be released in 2016.

!!'''''I'm staring down myself, counting up the tropes''''':

* NotChristianRock: According to TheOtherWiki, despite being a Christian, Ryan Tedder does not want to be labeled as a "Christian artist". He has on one arm a tattoo written in old Japanese which he got while he was in Osaka, meaning "God's will" and literally means "God gives and God takes".

* ShoutOut: the line in "Waking Up": "Don't you know we're all [[TheWizardOfOz wizards, welcome to Oz]]." If it's not a {{Mondegreen}}, at least.