[22] The song placed at number three on Hot 100's year-end chart with 800,000 copies sold in 1995, making it the 18th best-selling single that year. She said: "The song, when I first heard it, already had that TLC sample in it. [89][90] The re-release also improved the song's original 1995 peak on Scotland's chart at number 44 to number 17. So I creep, yeah, just creepin' on, But I'll know. [91][87], The song was described by many publications as a "masterpiece" and a "classic", and became one of the group's signature hits. They would have three more: ", This won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1996. [29] Its production was built on a "deep" and "infectious" groove, around a wafting "late night"-style trumpet sample with quietly "jiggling" funk guitar and scratching sounds—all adding depth to the subversively "poppy" vocal chorus and accentuating the song's "slinky" hooks. [154], Seven years later, the two performed the song at the Japanese Springroove Music Festival on April 4, 2009, and at the October 17 set of Justin Timberlake's charity concert, Justin Timberlake and Friends, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. Foi composta e produzida por Dallas Austin, que também serviu como produtor executivo juntamente com Antonio "L.A." Reid e Perri "Pebbles" Reid. 'cept nobody is supposed to know. [98][102], The clip debuted on MTV in the last week of October 1994. She recalled it for Billboard: She told. 2. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. Creep - TLC Übersetzung und Songtext, Lyrics, Musik-Videos und Liedtexten kostenlos. And no attention goes to show oh. After releasing their successful debut album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992), TLC began working on their second release called CrazySexyCool in 1993, and continued to work on the project through September 1994. CrazyVideoCool included excerpts of previously-scrapped versions and commentary from TLC. [131][132] In 2016, the pajamas were said to have inspired Thomas and rapper-actor Nick Cannon's outfits in his music video for "If I Was Your Man", where Thomas has a cameo role as Cannon's love interest. Updated Mar 05, 2015 @ 11:10 am Advertisement. "[143][144] A "Hitmix" medley was put together for their September 28 appearance on Top of the Pops, made of three CrazySexyCool singles: "Creep", "Waterfalls" and "Diggin' on You". She stared, rolled her eyes, and kept walking, but he kept insisting, "Well, do you?" [110] The group intended to create a low-price fashion line called "Creepwear" but it was ultimately scrapped. This uses a sample from Slick Rick's 1988 song "Hey Young World.". [105] The director was interested in "tight and sexy" lingerie looks for them while they only liked baggy tomboy clothes. Creep by Radiohead song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Tagged: Cheating. [21], "Creep" is a rhythm and blues song influenced by funk, jazz, soul and boom bap; a distinctive sound for the trio whose earlier works had a new jack swing sound. [94] Bruce Pollock listed the song in his book Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2005) for "establish[ing] the sound of chick hop". For what was billed as the group's final performance, they wore baggy white jumpsuits while singing "Creep" with four backup dancers. Songfacts®: This song is about a woman who is not happy with her man, so she sneaks around ("Creeps") and cheats on him. [63][64][65][66][67], After more than a month in the top ten, "Creep" reached the number one position on January 28, 1995, and became TLC's first number-one hit in the US. Two other videos were made, but went unreleased, including one that follows Chilli and T-Boz cheating on their boyfriends while Left Eye dances by herself. TLC, “Creep” (1994) It always comes as a bit of a shock when people find out I’m a fan of TLC. "[12][16] The rapper later added a new rap verse on remixed versions of the song, which talks about the consequences of cheating. But sometimes that ends up being your best shots. [2], Watkins shared this with the group's long-time writer-producer Dallas Austin. [32][13][28] Billboard's Larry Flick said that Watkins' vocals were "tightly woven" and "rife with raspy grit", which provided a nice contrast to the song's horn sample and funk guitars. So when we did that part at the very end of the video where we're talking to the camera and looking all silly, we were so tired. [56] The song's publisher, EMI, later received the 1996 ASCAP Pop Music Award for Publisher of the Year. [77][78] In other territories, "Creep" moved into the top-twenty in the Netherlands and Australia, while reaching the top-forty in France, Switzerland and Germany. where [c.sub.cl] and ct are the specific creep in compression (low stress) and in tension respectively. TLC’s “Waterfalls” is based on people pursuing self-destructive ambitions. [161][162], In 1996, American rock band The Afghan Whigs covered the song and included it on two of their extended plays, Honky's Ladder and Bonnie & Clyde EP. FB Tweet. [128][31], The visual was one of several parodied in Blink 182's video "All the Small Things" in 2000. [42], "Creep" received widespread critical acclaim. Lawyers, guns & money The song is said to have a really dark meaning behind it, and even one of the members, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, agrees. It won the first of these awards. [8][98], Rolston brought his team including make-up artist, wardrobe-hair stylist, dancers and choreographer, but had a few creative conflicts with the group. I say just leave his ass, but if you're not ready to just jet at the moment, then you know, I guess we told you how to [creep]. It was also nominated for Best R&B Song but lost to Stevie Wonder's "For Your Love.". ing, creeps 1. The bobbin-shaped specimens as developed earlier by Brooks et al [6] were adopted for testing of direct tensile strength, creep in tension and creep in compression at low stress. Billboard magazine ranked TLC as one of the greatest musical trios, as well as the seventh-most successful act of the 1990s. The journalist then compared the "splashy" video to its previous versions as "less urban" and more "Madison Avenue commercial chic". In Belgium, where the Battle of Waterloo took place, "Waterloo" by ABBA was a huge hit, #1 for five weeks. [167], "Creep" has been covered, sampled and recreated by many hip-hop and R&B artists. [177] In 2010, "Creep" and "Waterfalls" were played in the comedy film The Other Guys, with a running gag that Michael Keaton's character would subconsciously reference TLC's lyrics without having any idea who the group is. Chicago Tribune's reporter Rohan B. Preston said their set "lit torches for female desire" their songs "Creep" and "Red Light Special". It's the single that's probably remained the most relevant over the years, and it's also a seamless breakdown of a cheating woman's thought process: 'Though I might mess around, it's only 'cause I need some affection. They performed it during several live concerts and television events, and the track being used in films and TV series, and covered and sampled by artists including American rock band The Afghan Whigs and singer Zendaya. So I creep, yeah, 'cause he doesn't know what I do And no attention goes to show. So I creep, oh ah, oh ah, oh ah yeah. Anthony DeCurtis of Vibe claimed that the visuals for "Creep" and "Red Light Special" set the standard for video eroticism at the time. Honey G takes on TLC's Creep", "TLC – Creep (Kaytranada's Creepier Edition)", "Who Is GoldLink? [159][160] Intermittently, "Creep" was added to many of their performances, notably the 2015 The Main Event tour with main act New Kids on the Block, and other shows across America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the Philippines. [69][70] Due to the song's commercial success, it won a Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song and was nominated for the Top Hot 100 Song category in 1995. This was TLC's first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. [163] According to Spin, "Creep" was also reportedly sung by the famous Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton. "So when you get that kind of recognition, it says so much. [71] Retrospectively, "Creep" was listed at number 21 on Billboard Hot 100's decade-end list of the 1990s, and became the fourth-most-successful song on the chart by a girl group. Contains a sample from "Who the Cap Fits", written by Edmund Carl Aiken Jr. The first also lacked sufficient footage for the song's length. With the rise of Kindie rock, more musicians are embracing their inner child with tunes for tots - here, we look at pop stars who recorded kids' albums. [176] In December of that year, the song was used on the soundtrack of the film Waiting to Exhale; TLC also recorded a new song, "This Is How It Works", for the film's soundtrack album. [3] "We thought that was a good relationship to talk about because a lot of people don't admit that's how they feel – that their man's playing on them and they want to be with him so they seek attention elsewhere, but they really want to be with their guy", she added. The resulting video was later deemed one of the most iconic pop videos of all time, notably for the famous silk pajamas costumes and the choreography. John Lennon's lead guitar work on Yoko Ono's "Walking On Thin Ice" proved to be his final creative act. i love this TLC song!Artist:TLCSong:CreepAlbum:CrazySexyCooli dont own this song About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube … The line "satellite of love" in the Def Leppard song "Rocket" came from the title of a 1972 Lou Reed song. This was written and produced by the Atlanta-based producer Dallas Austin. We ring the Hell's Bells to see what songs and rockers are sincere in their Satanism, and how much of it is an act. [72][73], In the United Kingdom, "Creep" peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and at number four on the R&B Chart. He wasn't giving her any attention and so she looked for it somewhere else. [32] After repeating the chorus, Watkins "sweetly" explains the reason that she is cheating: she needs some attention from her lover. Relevance. [57], Two weeks after its release, "Creep" debuted at number 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart of November 12, 1994. As someone whose chief musical interests are punk, metal, and the like, having a fondness for ’90s R&B seems counterintuitive at best, and completely ironic at worst. The song was inspired by a situation that T-Boz found herself in. Since we're no longer sticking by the ignorance is bliss rule, we might as well let you know about the real meaning another popular song from the 90s: TLC's "Waterfalls." "[93], "Creep" appeared on The Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop critics' poll at number eight along with "Waterfalls" at number five. [79][80][81][82][83] The song appeared on Canada's RPM magazine's Top Singles top-forty, year-end dance chart at number 35. "[51], In 1995, "Creep" was nominated for three categories at the first Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards: Best R&B/Soul Single by a Group, Band or Duo; R&B/Soul Song of the Year; and R&B/Soul Music Video of the Year. TLC: Creep Meaning. The Grammys is like the Oscars of music, so we were just beyond happy to get one. a guy who intrudes into personal lives of others, often with fake innocence, or ulterior motives. It is based on member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins's experience with infidelity. When you feel the touch of tiny insect legs on your skin, you shudder, because bugs give you the creeps. [4], Austin wrote "Creep" from a female perspective,[5][4] and thought Watkins would be its perfect lead singer. [6] The "female point-of-view" on the track was something the trio appreciated because as a group they portrayed themselves as feminists, and the song reflects that perspective. [17][18] Watkins stated that Lopes initially intended for the rap to be included in the original version of the song; but Watkins and Austin disagreed with the rap and opted to have it removed. [84][85] It also charted in Belgium, Sweden and the European Hot 100 Singles. This was Thomas' favorite scene. [8][50][112] Added to these takes are a few close-up shots of a twirling blue trumpet. [155][156] This performance marked their first live-concert US appearance in six years, however, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the girls had been lip-syncing throughout the show. ); " Creep " é uma canção do grupo feminino estadunidense TLC, contida em seu segundo álbum de estúdio CrazySexyCool (1994). Lv 6. How to use creep in a sentence. I like different kinds of stuff", Watkins stated. [68] "Creep" held the number-one position for four consecutive weeks before it was overtaken by Madonna's single "Take a Bow". [32][13] She ends the track with the lines "I creep around because I need attention/I don't mess around with my affection" while fading out with the heavy beat and the horn sample. In other scenes Thomas' colors have been color corrected to grey for artistic reasons. [105][106] She remembered Rolston's choreographer, Frank Gatson Jr., "locked" the girls out from providing ideas as they were practicing the new dance moves. [8] VH1's writer Seher Sikandar described the dance during the song's chorus as the "modified butterfly with the swing-scoop arm", while The Telegraph's Bernadette McNulty's dance tip for her readers was: "Feet apart, bounce your knees as low as they will go while winding your hips. to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees. [163][164] Journalist Jason Ankeny from AllMusic said the rendition proved that "even if [band member Greg Dulli] doesn't possess a heart, he at least has a brain -- albeit in his pants". * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. [120] Daniel Ralston, host of MTV's Videohead podcast said Rolston flipped the "paradigm" on "Creep", "Whatta Man" and many of his works, where the women were in control and men were shown in a way that women were often depicted in male artists' videos. [178] In literature, South African poet and novelist Mandla Langa mentioned the trio's music video in his book The Memory of Stones in 2000, referring to them as "the legend". Latoya Peterson of Spin observed that feminism was being loudly maligned in music at the time of the song's release, and as a result more female artists like TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and Tori Amos began to "overtly defend themselves". [8], Despite this, member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was opposed to it. More. Bellinger said in a statement sent to MTV News. [54][55] "We were in shock! CD single cover art. [134][135] Complex chose the All That performance as one of the best of the series, while "Red Light Special" appeared on the compilation SNL25 – Saturday Night Live, The Musical Performances Volume 2 (1999), though Billboard's Michael Paoletta described it as "awful". [32] Moving on to the song's bridge, she suddenly uses a lower register to "nonchalantly" reveal: "I'll never leave him down, though I might mess around/It's only cause I need some affection. ‘The steady creep of branding in British schools has created an ideological battle that is tearing apart educators, parents and politicians.’ ‘As soon as the light turned green, I pulled up by the front of the dealership, and slowed to a creep as we both took a long look at the bikes.’ About Creep "Creep" is a song recorded by American singing group TLC for their second studio album CrazySexyCool (1994). An interview with Frankie Valli, who talks about why his songs - both solo and with The Four Seasons - have endured, and reflects on his time as Rusty Millio on The Sopranos. A Look at Satanism in Rock. [103] The "blue-tinged" clip shows the girls sneaking away from their unsuspecting boyfriends to cheat, while other scenes show them performing in front of trucks and cars. [12][13] "I was like 'If a girl is gonna [sic] catch her man cheating,' this was my thing, 'instead of telling her to cheat back, why don't we tell her [to] just leave? TLC’s colossally replayable hits, like “Creep”, “Waterfalls” and “No Scrubs,” continue to crop up in movies and on the radio, while their second LP, CrazySexyCool, has been certified 12-times platinum. Published by EMI April Music Inc., Darp Music (ASCAP), Carl Glover – record engineering assistance, Brian Smith – record engineering assistance, This page was last edited on 7 February 2021, at 00:31. "[3] The following month, they filmed a second version in Los Angeles with Lionel C. Martin, the director of most of their early videos. 1 decade ago. "If you want a personal essay on why women cheat, just listen to 'Creep'. [11] The idea, however, was considered quite "controversial". Moving slowly and silently, it creeps up on you. [133], TLC first performed "Creep" on television for the Nickelodeon series All That on January 7, 1995, followed by a performance on the May 6 episode of Saturday Night Live along with "Red Light Special". [2] This was a new songwriting experience for him, as he was "talking about stuff guys didn't know girls did". That's where Kurt Cobain got the title "Smells Like Teen Spirit.". This was written and produced by the Atlanta-based producer Dallas Austin. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in C minor with Watkins and Thomas' vocals ranging from the chords of C4 to F5. The frontman for one of Canada's most well-known punk rock bands talks about his Eddie Vedder encounter, Billy Talent's new album, and the importance of rock and roll. [86][87][88], "Creep" maintained this moderate European success after its January 1996 re-issue. [6] As with many TLC songs, "Creep" positioned women as the gazers and men as their objects.