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About Creep "Creep" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as their debut single in 1992. It appeared on their first album, Pablo Honey (1993). "Creep" was not initially a chart success, but became a worldwide hit after being rereleased in 1993. Radiohead took elements from the 1972 song "The Air That I Breathe"; following legal action, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood are credited as cowriters. The members of Radiohead grew weary of "Creep" in later years, and refused to perform it for a period. It is included in Radiohead: The Best Of.
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1999
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Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwood (bass), Phil Selway (drums, percussion) and Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals). more » Follow 8 fans
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Song Composition
"Creep" is composed in the key of G major and was initially referred to as "Crap" by the band. The members claimed they intentionally made the song as simple and unexciting as possible. Despite its initial unpopularity with the band, it became a massive hit on the radio. Ironically, this was a song that Radiohead seldom played as it didn't reflect their typical music style. The song was inspired by a girl whom Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke followed around while he was a student at Exeter University. After the release of "Creep," Radiohead were sued by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, the writers of the Air Supply song, "The Air That I Breathe." They claimed that "Creep" plagiarized their song. Radiohead ended up crediting the duo as co-writers and splitting royalties. "Creep" was initially banned from airplay on BBC Radio 1 for being "too depressing." For a long time, Radiohead had a bit of a love-hate relationship with "Creep." They seldom played it live because fans would often yell out requests for the song during their concerts. However, they began to re-embrace the song during their live performances around 2016. Despite the band's complicated relationship with the song, "Creep" has been used in various movie soundtracks such as "The Zero Theorem", "The Social Network", and HBO's series "Westworld". The song has been covered by several popular artists such as Korn, Carrie Manolakos, Brandi Carlile and Kelly Clarkson. It has also been sung on talent shows like "The X Factor" and "America's Got Talent". Despite its slow start, Creep revved up to become a smash hit, reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the charts in several other countries. "Creep" has received generally positive reviews from critics. In 2007, Mojo ranked the song 31st in its list of the 100 Greatest Songs Since the Modern Pop Era. Despite the success of "Creep", Radiohead’s debut album "Pablo Honey" (1993), on which the song featured, didn't perform as well commercially overall. |
