Creep (Stone Temple Pilots song)

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"Creep"
European commercial CD release
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Core
B-side
  • "Crackerman"
  • "Where the River Goes"
ReleasedNovember 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)
Genre
Length
  • 5:33 (album version)
  • 4:31 (radio edit)
  • 5:01 (music video edit)
LabelAtlantic
ComposerRobert DeLeo
Lyricists
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Plush"
(1993)		 "Creep"
(1993)		 "Vasoline"
(1994)
Music video
"Creep" on YouTube

"Creep" is a song by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, appearing as the seventh track off the band's debut album, Core (1992), and later released as the third and final 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.

Composition

"Creep" has been described as a ballad.[4] 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."[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

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] 16

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 1, 1993 Radio Atlantic [15]
Australia January 10, 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
 [16]

References

  1. "The 10 best Grunge albums". Radio X. July 27, 2020. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. Reed, Ryan (September 12, 2022). "Stone Temple Pilots Albums Ranked". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. "Scott Weiland: 20 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. Tucker, Kara (June 7, 2024). "Still Remains:Stone Temple Pilots' Purple at 30". Rock and Roll Globe. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  5. "Scott Weiland: Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  6. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Feb 1994". ARIA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Imgur.
  7. "Top RPM Singles: Image 2389". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  8. "Stone Temple Pilots – Creep". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  9. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  10. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  11. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  12. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  13. "The Year in Music: Hot Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-62.
  14. "New Zealand single certifications – Stone Temple Pilots – Creep". Radioscope. Retrieved June 12, 2026. Type Creep in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  15. "November 1993: Stone Temple Pilots Release CREEP | Rhino".
  16. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 10/1/94: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 204. January 9, 1994. p. 17.