No Scrubs

"No Scrubs"
"No Scrubs"
Song
B-side	"Silly Ho"

"No Scrubs" is a Grammy Award-winning song recorded by American R&B girl group TLC for their album FanMail. Released in January 1999 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. The background vocals are credited to Chilli,T-Boz, Debra Killings, and former Xscape members Kandi Burruss and Tameka Cottle who also wrote the song.^[2]

Chart performance

"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 number 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 holds the record for most weeks at number 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.

Music video

The futuristic music video, directed by Hype Williams,^{[citation needed]} 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 women dance in front of the "TLC" logo. The Main Mix is used in the video instead of the album version.

The video features the women in three different outfits: white, black, silver and Left Eye in blue. When there are shots of the women together they have two different outfits: black and silver. T-Boz's hair is fuchsia in the video. The video is stylistically similar to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's video Scream.^{[citation needed]}

Legacy and pop culture fame

After TLC released "No Scrubs" in 1999, Sporty Thievz made an answer song called "No Pigeons" that same year.^[4]

This song had been number one for ten days, receiving nearly constant radio airplay across the US, when the unprecedented Columbine Massacre occurred.

R&B/pop singer Jessie J. covered the song during a commercial break for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.^[5]

The song is referenced by Michael Keaton's character in the 2010 comedy film The Other Guys, starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell.

In 2012, a Saturday Night Live sketch featuring host Christina Applegate sampled part of the song.^[6]

In August 2012, Kelly Clarkson covered the song as a fan request while performing in Virginia.

"No Scrubs" was covered in the television series Glee in a January 2013 comeback episode Sadie Hawkins.

Meadow Soprano and her friend Hunter Scangarelo sing along to "No Scrubs" while cooking in the kitchen in The Sopranos episode "Toodle Fucking-Oo".

On T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle songwriter Tameka "Tiny" Harris was honored an ASCAP Woman Behind the Music award in the episode "It Takes Two to Hustle" and one of the things mentioned was "her work with TLC" as the song was indirectly referenced because it was the only song she wrote for the group.

Tracklisting

US CD Single

"No Scrubs" (Album Version) - 3:39
"No Scrubs" (Instrumental) - 3:37

EU CD Single'

"No Scrubs" (Album Version) - 3:37
"No Scrubs" (Main Mix with Left Eye's Rap) (clean) - 4:00
"No Scrubs" (Instrumental) - 3:37
"Silly Ho" (Album Version) - 4:16

UK CD 1

"No Scrubs" (Album Version) - 3:37
"No Scrubs" (Main Mix with Left Eye's Rap) (clean) - 4:00
"Silly Ho" (Album Version) - 4:16

UK CD 2

"No Scrubs" (Album Version) - 3:39
"Waterfalls" (Radio Version) - 4:19
"Creep" (Radio Version) - 4:26

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[9]	3
Canada (RPM)^[7]	1
Canada Dance (RPM)	1
Denmark (IFPI)^[10]	4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	2
France (SNEP)^[7]	5
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[11]	4
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	1
Italy (FIMI)^[13]	8
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[7]	1
Netherlands (Mega Top 100)^[7]	3
Norway (VG-lista)^[7]	7
Spain (AFYVE)^[14]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	16
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)^[15]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	1
US. Billboard Pop Songs^[7]	1
US. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[7]	1
US. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40^[7]	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1999)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[17]	12
UK Singles Chart	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[18]	2

Chart successions

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

Covers

During live performances, Blink-182 commonly used the "No Scrubs" chorus during the bridge of the 1998 hit "Dammit".
UK band Kids in Glass Houses covered this song at an acoustic night of the Full Ponty festival.
Swing Out Sister also covered the "No Scrubs" chorus in their version of "Now You're Not Here" registered live on Live in Tokyo (2005).
Marjorie Dawes sang part of the song on the UK comedy show Shooting Stars.
Incubus covered part of "No Scrubs" during their MTV Acoustic performance
Lisa Loeb performed an acoustic cover of part of the song when she appeared on a late-night talk show in 2000.
Lizette Carter recorded a cover for the animated film Happy Feet (2006).
UK band The Saturdays covered the track in 2010, but their version remains unreleased, Only a live version exists.
Philadelphia singer/songwriter Avi Wisnia covered the song on his 2010 album "Something New"^[19]
Karmin covered "No Scrubs" in 2011 shortly before releasing "Crash Your Party", connecting the "throwback cover" of the song to the "old school sample" in "Crash Your Party"
The group Sporty Thievz released a response song from the male perspective called "No Pigeons" off their 1999 album Street Cinema.
Kelly Clarkson covered the song during her 2012 Summer Tour on August 23, 2012.
Bastille covered the song alongside The xx's "Angels" in a mash-up entitled "No Angels", which features on their 2012 mixtape Other People's Heartache, Pt. 2.^[20]
Xxyyxx sampled the song in his "Good Enough" track on the album XXYYXX.

References

^ "Images for TLC - No Scrubs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
^ UK Charts Search 'No Scrubs'
^ Billboard.
^ Answer Records / Sequels.
^ "Yikes, bad Jessie J", YouTube.
^ Andrew Kirell, "SNL’s ‘Sexy’ Sirens Seduce Ancient Greek Heroes With… Bland ’90s Girl Rock", Mediaite, October 14, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l No Scrubs - Charting
^ "TLC – No Scrubs" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "TLC – No Scrubs" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ Danish peak
^ German Charts - TLC
^ 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". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "Music « Avi Wisnia". Aviwisnia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
^ "Download: Bastille - Other People's Heartbreak, Pt. 2". Faded Glamour. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

External links

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[1] "Images for TLC - No Scrubs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[2] UK Charts Search 'No Scrubs'

[3] Billboard.

[4] Answer Records / Sequels.

[5] "Yikes, bad Jessie J", YouTube.

[6] Andrew Kirell, "SNL’s ‘Sexy’ Sirens Seduce Ancient Greek Heroes With… Bland ’90s Girl Rock", Mediaite, October 14, 2012.

[Charts-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l No Scrubs - Charting

[sc_Flanders_TLC-8] "TLC – No Scrubs" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_TLC-9] "TLC – No Scrubs" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[10] Danish peak

[11] German Charts - TLC

[12] Irish Charts Search 'No Scrubs'

[13] Italian Top Singles of 1999

[14] Billboard: Hits of the World, June 5, 1999

[15] UK Charts Search 'No Scrubs'

[16] Allmusic - TLC Charting

[17] "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[18] "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved 2010-08-28.

[19] "Music « Avi Wisnia". Aviwisnia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[20] "Download: Bastille - Other People's Heartbreak, Pt. 2". Faded Glamour. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

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