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Creep
Radiohead
Track 2 on Pablo Honey (Collector’s Edition)
Producer
Chris Hufford
According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a
woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end… Read More
Sep. 21, 1992
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Creep Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When you were here before, couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel, your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather in a beautiful world
I wish I was special, you're so fuckin' special
[Chorus]
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
[Verse 2]
I don't care if it hurts, I wanna have control
I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice when I'm not around
You're so fuckin' special, I wish I was special
[Chorus]
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
Oh-oh, oh-oh
[Bridge]
She's runnin' out the door
She's runnin' out
She run, run, run, run
Run
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[Outro]
Whatever makes you happy, whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special, I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a
woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks the self-confidence to face
her and feels he subconsciously is her.
When asked about “Creep” in 1993, Yorke said:
I have a real problem being a man in the ‘90s… Any man with any sensitivity or conscience toward the
opposite sex would have a problem. To actually assert yourself in a masculine way without looking like
you’re in a hard-rock band is a very difficult thing to do… It comes back to the music we write, which is
not effeminate, but it’s not brutal in its arrogance. It is one of the things I’m always trying: To assert a
sexual persona and on the other hand trying desperately to negate it.
Jonny Greenwood said the song was in fact a happy song about “recognizing what you are”.
Notable covers include those by The Pretenders, Carrie Manolakos, Macy Gray, Lea Michele and Dean
Geyer, as part of Glee, Vega Choir, Prince, The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps, and most
recently, Kimberly Nichole, who performed a very strong cover of this song on the 2015 season of The
Voice.
Despite, or perhaps because of, the popularity of the song, Radiohead grew to hate “Creep” and have
rarely played it live since the OK Computer tour. “My Iron Lung”, written in 1994 and later released
on The Bends, is about the song.
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Thom Yorke said that the song is trying:
to assert a sexual persona and on the other hand trying desperately to negate it.
Explaining why it’s rarely played at their live shows, Yorke said that:
It can be cool sometimes, but other times I want to stop halfway through and be like, ‘Nah, this isn’t
happening’.
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Who produced “Creep” by Radiohead?
When did Radiohead release “Creep”?
Who wrote “Creep” by Radiohead?
Pablo Honey (Collector’s Edition) (2009)
Radiohead
1. 1.
You
2. 2.
Creep
3. 3.
How Do You?
4. 4.
Stop Whispering
5. 5.
Thinking About You
6. 6.
Anyone Can Play Guitar
7. 7.
Ripcord
8. 8.
Vegetable
9. 9.
Prove Yourself
10. 10.
I Can’t
11. 11.
Lurgee
12. 12.
Blow Out
13. 13.
Prove Yourself (Drill Version)
14. 14.
Stupid Car
15. 15.
You (Drill Version)
16. 16.
Thinking About You (Drill Version)
17. 17.
Inside My Head
18. 18.
Million Dollar Question
19. 19.
Yes I Am
20. 20.
Blow Out (Remix)
21. 21.
Inside My Head (Live)
22. 22.
Creep (Acoustic)
23. 23.
Vegetable (Live) (Missing Lyrics)
24. 24.
Killer Cars (Live)
25. 25.
Faithless the Wonderboy
26. 26.
Coke Babies
27. 27.
Pop Is Dead
28. 28.
Banana Co. (Acoustic)
29. 29.
Ripcord (Live) (Missing Lyrics)
30. 30.
Stop Whispering (U.S. Version)
31. 31.
Prove Yourself (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session) (Missing Lyrics)
32. 32.
Creep (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session)
33. 33.
I Can’t (Live at BBC Radio 1 Evening Session / May 27, 1994) (Missing Lyrics)
34. 34.
Nothing Touches Me (Live at BBC Radio 1 Evening Session / June 22, 1992)
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Credits
Producer
Chris Hufford
Writers
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Philip Selway, Albert Hammond & Mike
Hazlewood
Mastering Engineer
Paul Q. Kolderie & Sean Slade
Mixing Engineer
Chris Blair
Phonographic Copyright ℗
XL Recordings
Copyright ©
XL Recordings
Distributor
Beggars Group
Publisher
Warner/Chappell
Guitar
Jonny Greenwood
Vocals
Thom Yorke & Ed O’Brien
Rhythm Guitar
Ed O’Brien
Piano
Jonny Greenwood
Bass
Colin Greenwood
Drums
Philip Selway
Label
Parlophone Records, Capitol Records & XL Recordings
Recorded At
Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Released on
September 21, 1992
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Tłumaczenie) by Polskie tłumaczenia Genius, Radiohead - Creep (Deutsche Übersetzung)
by Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen, Radiohead - Creep (Traducción al Español) by Genius Traducciones
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