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"Creep" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, appearing as the seventh track off the band's debut album, Core and later released as a single. The song also appears on the band's greatest hits album, Thank You. A live version featuring Aaron Lewis is included on The Family Values 2001 Tour release.

"Creep"
European commercial CD release
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Core
B-side	"Crackerman" "Where the River Goes"
Released	November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative rock[1] grunge[2]
Length	5:33 (album version) 4:31 (radio edit)
Label	Atlantic
Composer(s)	Robert DeLeo
Lyricist(s)	Scott Weiland Robert DeLeo
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Plush" (1993) "Creep" (1993) "Big Empty" (1994)
Music video
"Creep" on YouTube

Composition

In a November 2014 interview with Songfacts, Scott Weiland said, "That's just the idea of being a young person somewhere, caught between still being a kid and becoming a young man. It's that youth apathy, that second-guessing yourself, not feeling like you fit in."[3]

On file-sharing and lyric websites such as Limewire and Kazaa, "Creep" was often miscredited as "Half the Man I Used to Be" by Nirvana.[4]

The version of the song that was released in the 1993 promotional single contains different vocal takes in the verses than on the album version, most notably with an alternate melody and added percussion in the second verse which is the arrangement most often performed live.

Music video

There were two videos shot for "Creep". The video that aired was directed by Graeme Joyce after a version by director Gus Van Sant was shelved due to its drug and sexual references.

Lyrical content

The song's lyrics were written by lead vocalist Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo. DeLeo also wrote the song's music. DeLeo stated the following about "Creep:"

Musically speaking I was thinking about a song along the lines of "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young, which is in the key of D-minor, the saddest key of all. Scott was thinking about the lyrics, and at that time in our lives we were struggling very much. What Scott was writing about was a real-life situation. Also about me, the thing about the gun. "Creep" is a very demeaning word. It was one of those instances where we looked at ourselves, looked in the mirror.[5]

Track listing

1. "Creep" [New Radio Version] - 4:31
2. "Crackerman" - 3:12
3. "Where the River Goes" - 8:20

German track listing

1. Creep
2. Dead and Bloated
3. Piece of Pie

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	76
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7]	45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	24
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[9]	59
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10]	12
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11]	2

Charts (2015)	Peak position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12]	12

References

На других языках

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- [en] Creep (Stone Temple Pilots song)

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[es] Creep (canción de Stone Temple Pilots)

«Creep» es la sexta canción del álbum debut de Stone Temple Pilots, Core. Fue el tercer y último sencillo del álbum. La canción fue reconocida por su llamativo estilo de grunge. El sencillo sigue siendo muy popular actualmente, e incluso apareció en la película Black Hawk Down del 2001.

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[ru] Creep (песня Stone Temple Pilots)

«Creep» — песня американской рок-группы Stone Temple Pilots, выход которой состоялся в 1993 году в качестве сингла с дебютного студийного альбома Core. Также песня включена в сборник лучших хитов группы Thank You. Концертная версия песни с участием Аарона Льюиса была включена в концертный альбом, записанный с турне The Family Values 2001 года.

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