song "Creep" by TLC
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"Creep" is a 1994 R&B hit by American girl group TLC, known for its smooth production, horn-driven groove, and lyrics about infidelity and empowerment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creep (TLC song) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | CrazySexyCool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | TLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | LaFace production team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| backingVocalsBy |
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | "Kick Your Game" (various single editions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Australian Singles Chart top 10
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UK Singles Chart top 10 ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresInMusicVideo | silk pajamas outfits ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | "Red Light Special" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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hip hop soul ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USLF29400015 ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
horn-driven groove
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smooth production ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Creep (TLC song) music video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1990s R&B classics compilations ⓘ |
| inKey | C minor ⓘ |
| label |
Arista Records
NERFINISHED
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LaFace Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy | Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 4:28 ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | woman responding to partner's infidelity ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
female empowerment
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infidelity ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Matthew Rolston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter about cheating
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helping establish TLC as leading R&B group of the 1990s ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | CrazySexyCool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | TLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | "Hat 2 da Back" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Dallas Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1993 ⓘ |
| releasedAs | lead single from CrazySexyCool ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-10-31 ⓘ |
| side | A-side of single "Creep" ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| writer | Dallas Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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