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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"
Released	November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)
Recorded	May 1992
Genre	Alternative rock acoustic rock grunge
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
"Wicked Garden" (1993) "Creep" (1993) "Big Empty" (1994)
Music video
"Creep" on YouTube

"Creep" is a ballad by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, appearing as the seventh track off the band's debut album, Core 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

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."

Track listing

1. "Creep" - 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

Certifications

References

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14. "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
15. "The Year in Music: Hot Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-62.
16. "New Zealand single certifications – Stone Temple Pilots – Creep". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

• 1990s ballads
• 1992 songs
• 1993 singles
• Black-and-white music videos
• Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
• Songs written by Robert DeLeo
• Songs written by Scott Weiland
• Stone Temple Pilots songs
• Alternative rock ballads
• Atlantic Records singles