Creep is a song by the Stone Temple Pilots. The song appearing as the seventh track of the band’s debut album, Core and later released as a single on November 1, 1993. 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.
The song’s lyrics were written by 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.
Tracklist:
- Creep
- Dead & Bloated
- Piece of Pie
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.
Stone Temple Pilots
Scott Weiland: (credited as Weiland) lead vocals
Dean DeLeo: guitar
Robert DeLeo: bass, backing vocals
Eric Kretz: drums
Scott Richard Weiland (October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015)
