About this song
Creep is the fourth single and seventh track on Stone Temple Pilots' 1992 album Core. Bassist and co-writer Robert DeLeo says he drew on Neil Young's Heart of Gold for the music, which is in D minor.
What it's about
Singer Scott Weiland was writing about a real-life situation, and the band was struggling at the time. DeLeo says the word creep is demeaning and that the song came from looking at themselves in the mirror.
Fun facts
- Covered 2 times, including “Creep by SIN (FRA)”.
- Written by Scott Weiland and Robert DeLeo.
- Produced by Brendan O’Brien.
- Recorded at Rumbo Recorders.
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