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| Single by
TLC from the album CrazySexyCool |
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| Released | October 31, 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4:28 | |||||||||||||
| Label | LaFace 24088 |
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| Writer | Dallas Austin | |||||||||||||
| Producer | Dallas Austin | |||||||||||||
| Certification | RIAA: Platinum | |||||||||||||
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"Creep" was TLC's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, (third number one total) and the first single from their second album, CrazySexyCool. It remained at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, and became the second best-selling single of 1995, behind Madonna's "Take a Bow". TLC won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Dallas Austin was nominated for Best R&B Song. It was the 3rd most successful Hot 100 Single of 1995, according to Billboard's Year End Charts.
The lyrics are told from the point of view of a woman who knows that her man is cheating on her and in turn cheats on him. A cover version of the song was released by alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs.
Music Video
There were three music videos made for this song, but only the final one was released.
Charts
| Chart (1994-1995) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| French Singles Chart | 23 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 26 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 43 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 56 |
| Dutch Top 40 Singles | 19 |
| German Singles Chart | 39 |
Remixes
- DARP Mix*
- Jermaine's Jeep Mix
- Super Smooth Mix*
- Untouchables Mix*
- Untouchables Instrumental
* - includes a rap by Left Eye.
| Preceded by "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze |
Billboard Hot 100
number one single January 28 1995- February 18 1995 |
Succeeded by "Take a Bow" by Madonna |
| Preceded by "Practice What You Preach" by Barry White |
Billboard's Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one
single December 10 1994- February 11 1995 |
Succeeded by "Baby" by Brandy |
| TLC | |
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| Members | Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins · Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes · Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas |
| Albums | Ooooooohhh.... On the TLC Tip (1992) · CrazySexyCool (1994) · FanMail (1999) · 3D (2002) · Now and Forever: The Hits (2003) · Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC (2007) |
| Singles | "Ain't 2 Proud 2
Beg" · "Baby-Baby-Baby" · "What About Your Friends" · "Hat 2 Da Back" · "Get It Up" "Creep" · "Red Light Special" · "Waterfalls" · "Diggin' on You" · "Creep '96" · "Silly Ho" · "No Scrubs" "I'm Good At Being Bad" · "Unpretty" · "My Life" · "Dear Lie" · "Girl Talk" · "Hands Up" · "Damaged" "Turntable" · "Come Get Some" · "I Bet" |
| Related articles | Discography · FanMail Tour · R U the Girl · The Last Days of Left Eye · O'so Krispie · Dallas Austin · LaFace Records |
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