For those unaware, assembling nearly two decades of smashes, Diamond-certified and GRAMMY® Award-nominated pop rock band OneRepublic unveil their first-ever career-spanning album entitled OneRepublic: The Collection today, via UMe.

It is available digitally on all streaming platforms as well as various physical configurations, including CD, a 1LP black vinyl pressing, a limited-edition 1LP “Fruit Punch” color vinyl, and an exclusive 1LP Zoetrope vinyl pressing, only available online through the group’s official D2C store, uDiscover and Sound of Vinyl.

With 16 tracks, The Collection collates some of the band’s biggest hits on one body of work for the very first time. Among many highlights, it features the generational hit “Counting Stars.” Originally a staple from their 2013 album Native, the latter has only continued to gain popularity over the years, earning a rare Diamond certification from the RIAA and gathering a staggering 3 billion Spotify streams, standing out as one of the “Top 100 Most-Streamed Songs on the Platform.”

Additionally, it reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, this set includes “I Ain’t Worried.” Originally penned for the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, the 4x-Platinum song figured prominently in the film, playing during the volleyball sequence. Of course, The Collection also houses OneRepublic’s signature breakout “Apologize.”

Certified 4x-Platinum by the RIAA, the latter vaulted to #2 on the Hot 100 and garnered a GRAMMY® nomination in the category of “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.” The Collection also showcases collaborations such as “If I Lose Myself” and “I Don’t Wanna Wait”. Speaking to the band’s quiet, yet prevalent influence, they regularly average over 53 million monthly listeners on Spotify, a testament to quality songwriting and musicianship.

Side A:
1. I Ain’t Worried 2. Counting Stars 3. Run 4. I Lived 5. Runaway 6. Secrets 7. Apologize (Timbaland Mix) 8. Sunshine

Slipping the vinyl record out of its sleeve, marveling at the beautiful zoetrope aspects of its limited edition design as the sun glints admiringly upon it, I placed it onto the record player, gently dropped the needle and sat back to enjoy the first side.

Up first is the whistling perfection of the poptastic I Ain’t Worried, the timeless nostalgia brought forth listening to Counting Stars and the catchy Run, along next is the affecting I Lived, the propellent drive of Runaway, the touching Secrets, the side rounding out on the emotional chartbuster Apologize (Timbaland Mix) and the vibetastic Sunshine.

Side B:
1. Love Runs Out 2. Wherever I Go 3. Rescue Me 4. If I Lose Myself 5. Good Life 6. Stop And Stare 7. All The Right Moves 8. I Don’t Wanna Wait

Flipping the vinyl over, and this quite wonderous new collection of sounds continues onward with the powerful masterpiece Love Runs Out, the sentimentally unrated Wherever I Go and the amazingly expansive Rescue Me and they are in turn backed seamlessly by the uplifting If I Lose Myself, the Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened inducement of Good Life, the simply amazing Stop And Stare, the set coming to a close on the melodiously harmonized All The Right Moves and the vibe-banger I Don’t Wanna Wait.

Available on this limited-edition 1LP zoetrope, OneRepublic: The Collection is a must-have for fans of the band and of great music, in general.

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