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| Single by TLC | ||||||||||
| from the album FanMail | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Stop ('99 Mix)" | |||||||||
| Released | January 23, 1999 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single 12" vinyl Cassette single |
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| Recorded | 1998 D.A.R.P. Studios[1] (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) |
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| Genre | R&B, hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:34 (album version) 4:00 (main mix w/ rap) |
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| Label | LaFace | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Kandi Burruss Tameka "Tiny" Cottle Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes |
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| Producer | Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs | |||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) Platinum (RIAA), (RIANZ) |
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"No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl group TLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. The single is generally considered to be one of the group's signature songs and was the 2nd biggest Hot 100 single of 1999, according to Billboard's Year End Charts. The single was certified platinum in the US, the UK, and New Zealand.[2]
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"No Scrubs" climbed into the U.S. top ten as an airplay only song and jumped to number one upon the single release. The single stayed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks from April 10, 1999 to May 7, 1999. The single stayed in the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100 for 17 consecutive weeks. "No Scrubs" airplay was at the time astonishing; it was the very first song to peak with over 140 million audience impressions,[3] and was crowned the Top Airplay Song of 1999. It has holds the record for most weeks at #1 on the Rhythmic Top 40 with 15 weeks. "No Scrubs" is listed at number 161 on the All Time Singles Chart Worldwide with points of over 6,000,000.
The futuristic music video directed by Hype Williams also received massive airplay on MTV, and won the group the 1999 MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video, beating out favorites 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys. Each member had a set in the video. The video also has a dance sequence where the girls dance in front of the "TLC" logo. The Main Mix is used in the video instead of the album version. The video features the girls in three different outfits: white, black, silver and Left Eye in blue. When there are shots of the girls together they have two different outfits: black and silver. T-Boz's hair is fuchsia in the video. The set up of the video is similar to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's video "Scream".
Peak positions
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End of year charts
End of decade charts
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| 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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