No Scrubs
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| Song by TLC | ||||
| from the album FanMail | ||||
| B-side | "Silly Ho" | |||
| Released | January 23, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | December 1998; D.A.R.P. Studios[1] (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
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| Length | 3:34 (album version) 3:38 (main mix w/ rap) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs | |||
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| FanMail track listing | ||||
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| "No Scrubs" at YouTube | ||||
"No Scrubs" is a Grammy Award-winning song. It was recorded by American contemporary R&B girl group TLC. It was for their album, FanMail. It was released in January 1999 as the lead single. "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top-ten single on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. It was certified gold in the US for sales of over 500,000 copies.[2] It was the second-best performing song of 1999 in the US, behind Cher's "Believe".
English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran credited the writers of "No Scrubs" when he used a sample of the song in his 2017 single, "Shape of You".[3]
Track listing[change | change source]
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Chart performance[change | change source]
Peak positions[change | change source]
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Chart successions[change | change source]
| Preceded by "All Night Long" by Faith Evans |
Canadian RPM Dance Chart number one single March 22, 1999 |
Succeeded by "All Night Long" by Faith Evans |
| Preceded by "All Night Long" by Faith Evans |
Canadian RPM Dance Chart number one single April 5, 1999 - May 10, 1999 |
Succeeded by "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" by Blackstreet |
| Preceded by "Believe" by Cher |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 10, 1999 - May 1, 1999 |
Succeeded by "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin |
| Preceded by "What's It Gonna Be?!" by Busta Rhymes featuring Janet |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 10, 1999 - May 1, 1999 |
Succeeded by "Fortunate" by Maxwell |
| Preceded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number one single 2 May 1999 – 20 June 1999 |
Succeeded by "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer |
| Preceded by "Love Song" by Sky |
Canada Singles Chart number one single April 26, 1999- May 3, 1999 |
Succeeded by "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer |
| Preceded by "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single 9 May 1999 – 15 May 1999 |
Succeeded by "Tonight" by TrueBliss |
| Preceded by "Skin" by Charlotte |
Canadian RPM Dance Chart number one single June 7, 1999 |
Succeeded by "U Don't Know Me" by Armand Van Helden |
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Covers[change | change source]
- Blink-182
- Kids in Glass Houses
- Swing Out Sister
- Marjorie Dawes
- Incubus
- Lisa Loeb
- Lizette Carter
- The Saturdays
- Avi Wisnia[16]
- Karmin
- Sporty Thievz
- Kelly Clarkson
- Bastille[17]
- Xxyyxx
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Images for TLC - No Scrubs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ↑ "Shape of You by Ed Sheeran on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 No Scrubs - Charting
- ↑ "TLC – No Scrubs" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "TLC – No Scrubs" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ Danish peak
- ↑ "German Charts - TLC". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
- ↑ Irish Charts Search 'No Scrubs'
- ↑ Italian Top Singles of 1999
- ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World, June 5, 1999
- ↑ UK Charts Search 'No Scrubs'
- ↑ Allmusic - TLC Charting
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ "Music « Avi Wisnia". Aviwisnia.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ↑ "Download: Bastille - Other People's Heartbreak, Pt. 2". Faded Glamour. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.