R was released on June 6， 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high positions on charts worldwide. The album has been certified silver in the United Kingdom. Three singles were released from it： The LostArt of Keeping a Secret， Feel Good Hit of the Summer and Monsters in the Parasol， with the first helping Queens of the Stone Age reach mainstream popularity.
Rated R included the hit single The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret， which was released in the summer of 2000 and became arguably the band's most recognizable and popular song at its time of release. Not only did it's music video receive mid airplay on music television， the song was featured in the Entourage episode I Love You Too （ from Season 2）. It was also the only single from the album to get a chart position， reaching number 21 on the Mainstream Rock charts， number 36 on the Modem Rock charts end number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.
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