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No Scrubs

"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 on February 2, 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.[1] It was the second-best performing song of 1999 in the US, behind Cher's "Believe".

"No Scrubs"
Single by TLC
from FanMail"
B-side"Silly Ho"
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1999 (1999-02-02)
StudioD.A.R.P. (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length
  • Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ":". (album version)
  • Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ":". (Left Eye rap remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)She'kspere
TLC singles chronology
""Diggin' on You"
(1995) 		No Scrubs ""Unpretty"
(1999)
"No Scrubs" at YouTube

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".[2]

Track listings

US CD and cassette single[3][4]

No. Title Length
1. "No Scrubs" (Album Version) (Dirty) 3:39
2. "No Scrubs" (Instrumental) 3:37

US 12-inch single[5]

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "No Scrubs" (Album Version) 3:39
2. "No Scrubs" (With Rap) 3:59
3. "No Scrubs" (Instrumental) 3:37
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Silly Ho" (Album Version) 4:13
2. "Silly Ho" (Instrumental) 4:13

International maxi single[6][7]

No. Title Length
1. "No Scrubs" (Album Version) 3:37
2. "No Scrubs" (Main Mix) 3:59
3. "No Scrubs" (Instrumental) 3:37
4. "Silly Ho" (Album Version) 4:13

European 12-inch single[8]

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "No Scrubs" (Main Mix) 3:59
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Silly Ho" (Album Version) 4:15
2. "No Scrubs" (Instrumental) 3:39

UK CD1[9]

No. Title Length
1. "No Scrubs" (Album Version) 3:39
2. "No Scrubs" (Main Mix) 3:59
3. "Silly Ho" (Album Version) 4:13

UK CD2[10]

No. Title Length
1. "No Scrubs" (Album Version) 3:39
2. "Waterfalls" (Radio Version) 4:19
3. "Creep" (Radio Version) 4:26

French CD single[11]

No. Title Length
1. "No Scrubs"   3:35
2. "Silly Ho"   4:15
3. "Waterfalls"   4:36

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the back cover of "No Scrubs".[3]

Production

  • Produced by Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs for Shekspere Productions, Inc. and D.A.R.P. Inc.
  • Recorded by Carlton Lynn at D.A.R.P. Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Assisted by Ty Hudson
  • Mixed by Leslie Braithwaite at D.A.R.P. Studios
  • Assisted by Vernon J. Mungo
  • Background vocals by Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Debra Killings, Kandi Burruss and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle
  • MIDI and sound design by Shekspere for Shekspere Productions, Inc.
  • Mastered by Herb Powers at Powers House of Sound, New York

Executive producers

Artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "No Scrubs"
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[13] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[15] 3
Illegal chart entered Canadatopsingles 1
Illegal chart entered Canadaadultcontemporary 27
Illegal chart entered Canadadance 1
Denmark (IFPI)[16] 5
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[17] 2
France (SNEP)[18] 5
Germany (Media Control AG)[19] 4
Greece (IFPI)[20] 4
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[21] 11
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 1
Italy (Musica e dischi)[22] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 3
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[24] 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[25] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 7
Poland (Music & Media)[27] 1
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[28] 11
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 16
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[31] 5
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[32] 3
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[33] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[34] 1
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[35] 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[36] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[37] 1
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[38] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "No Scrubs" in 1999
Chart (1999) Position
Australia (ARIA)[39] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[40] 32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[41] 16
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[42] 5
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[43] 1
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[44] 16
France (SNEP)[45] 21
Germany (Official German Charts)[46] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[47] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[48] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[49] 8
Norway End of School Period (VG-lista)[50] 9
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[51] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[52] 60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[54] 16
UK Airplay (Music Week)[55] 10
UK Urban (Music Week)[56] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[57] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[58] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[59] 6
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[60] 1

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for "No Scrubs" from 1990 to 1999
Chart (1990–1999) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[61] 33

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "No Scrubs"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[62] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[63] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[64] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *.
France (SNEP)[65] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[66] Gold 250,000
Italy (FIMI)[67] Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RIANZ)[68] 6× Platinum 90,000
Sweden (GLF)[69] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[70] 4× Platinum 2,400,000
United States (RIAA)[71] 5× Platinum 5,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release dates and formats for "No Scrubs"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States February 2, 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio
[72]
February 8, 1999 Urban contemporary radio [73]
United Kingdom March 22, 1999
[74]
United States March 23, 1999 [75]
Japan March 25, 1999 CD single LaFace [76]

References

  1. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA" (in en-US). RIAA. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=No+Scrubs#search_section. Retrieved 2018-03-11. 
  2. ↑ "Shape of You by Ed Sheeran on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 No Scrubs (back cover). TLC. United States: LaFace Records. 1999. 73008-24385-2. 
  4. ↑ No Scrubs (back cover). TLC. United States: LaFace Records. 1999. 73008-24385-4. 
  5. ↑ No Scrubs (back cover). TLC. United States: LaFace Records. 1999. 73008-24386-1. 
  6. ↑ No Scrubs (back cover). TLC. Europe: LaFace Records. 1999. 74321 646002. 
  7. ↑ No Scrubs (back cover). TLC. Australia: LaFace Records. 1999. 74321 646002. 
  8. ↑ No Scrubs (back cover). TLC. Europe: LaFace Records. 1999. 74321 66095 1. 
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  13. ↑ "TLC – No Scrubs Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
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  64. ↑ "Danish single certifications – TLC – No Scrubs". IFPI Denmark.
  65. ↑ "French single certifications – TLC – No Scrubs" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  66. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (TLC; 'No Scrubs')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  67. ↑ "Italian single certifications – TLC – No Scrubs" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  68. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – TLC – No Scrubs". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  69. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  70. ↑ "British single certifications – TLC – No Scrubs". British Phonographic Industry. Enter No Scrubs in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  71. ↑ "American single certifications – TLC – No Scrubs". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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