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Why we feature this artist All the Right Moves in OneRepublic’s second-album world All the Right Moves identifies OneRepublic behind the spaced One Republic credit. The song belongs to Waking Up in 2009, with Ryan Tedder’s vocal providing a clear melodic centr…

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United States
Sound
pop rock, alternative rock, cello rock
Active
2003–present

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All the Right Moves in OneRepublic’s second-album world

All the Right Moves identifies OneRepublic behind the spaced One Republic credit. The song belongs to Waking Up in 2009, with Ryan Tedder’s vocal providing a clear melodic centre inside an arrangement that feels increasingly crowded with momentum. The refrain gives the record its broad public scale.

The original Waking Up chapter

Universal’s original album history names All the Right Moves alongside Secrets and Good Life within the second album. The official Mosley Music and Interscope video dates the recording’s visual campaign to 2009.

The song gives confidence a slightly unsettled setting. The melody projects strongly, while the lyric’s interest in comparison and advantage makes the situation feel less secure than the size of the refrain might initially suggest.

The band beyond the spelling

The full OneRepublic biography follows the albums and musicians behind that period. All the Right Moves is a particularly clear view of their ability to place a direct pop melody inside a larger band arrangement, keeping the emotional question audible as the sound grows around it.

Essential releases

2009

All the Right Moves

Sources and further reading

OneRepublic/Mosley/Interscope: original official video

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Universal: original second-album and song chronology

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YGEN: full OneRepublic editorial biography

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