Creep (Stone Temple Pilots song)

"Creep"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Core
B-side	"Crackerman" "Where the River Goes"
Released	November 1, 1993
Format	CD single
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative rock, grunge
Length	5:33
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Music: Robert DeLeo Lyrics: Scott Weiland & Robert DeLeo
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Plush" (1993) "Creep" (1993) "Big Empty" (1994)
Core track listing "Naked Sunday" (6) "Creep" (7) "Piece of Pie" (8) Music video "Creep" on YouTube

"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.

Music video

There were two videos shot for Creep, the first by director Gus Van Sant but that video was originally 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.^[1]

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 (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	12
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	45
New Zealand Singles Chart	24

References

1. ^ Rik of Rated-Art.com. "Song Info Archive". http://www.belowempty.com/Discography/SIA/creep.php. Retrieved January 21, 2010. ^{[dead link]}