No Scrubs - wikipedia No Scrubs This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2015 ) `` No Scrubs '' Single by TLC from the album FanMail B - side `` Silly Ho '' Released February 2, 1999 ( 1999 - 02 - 02 ) Format CD single cassette single 12 '' single 7 '' single Recorded December 1998 ( 1998 - 12 ) Studio D.A.R.P. Studios ( Atlanta, Georgia ) Genre R&B Length 3 : 34 ( album version ) 4 : 00 ( main mix with Left Eye ) Label LaFace Arista Songwriter ( s ) Kevin `` She'kspere '' Briggs Kandi Burruss Tameka `` Tiny '' Cottle Lisa `` Left Eye '' Lopes Producer ( s ) She'kspere TLC singles chronology `` Waterfalls '' ( 1995 ) `` No Scrubs '' ( 1999 ) `` Unpretty '' ( 1999 ) `` Waterfalls '' ( 1995 ) `` No Scrubs '' ( 1999 ) `` Unpretty '' ( 1999 ) Music video `` No Scrubs '' on YouTube `` No Scrubs '' is a song recorded by American girl group TLC for their third studio album FanMail ( 1999 ). LaFace Records and Arista Records released it as the album 's lead single on February 2, 1999. The song was written by Kevin `` She'kspere '' Briggs alongside former Xscape members, Kandi Burruss and Tameka `` Tiny '' Cottle. The single version containing self - written rap by Lisa `` Left Eye '' Lopes was not included on the album FanMail, and later appeared in a slightly shorter edit on Now and Forever : The Hits and 20. `` No Scrubs '' was the first time for Rozonda `` Chilli '' Thomas taking the sole lead vocals on any TLC single. `` No Scrubs '' was met with international success. It became TLC 's third number - one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year. `` No Scrubs '' is one of TLC 's signature songs and was the second - biggest Hot 100 single of 1999 in the U.S., only behind Cher 's `` Believe '', according to Billboard 's year - end charts. On the decade end chart for 1990 -- 99, `` No Scrubs '' was ranked at number 33. The single was certified 2 × Platinum in the UK and Platinum in New Zealand. Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Legacy and pop culture fame 5 Covers 6 Track listing 7 Charts and certifications 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 7.3 Certifications 8 References 9 External links Critical reception In 1999, `` No Scrubs '' was listed on The Village Voice 's annual poll Pazz & Jop at number one. The song also came in at number two in the NME Top Tracks of 1999 and number 45 in the NME 100 Best Songs of the 1990s. Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 10 in their list of the 50 Best Songs of the Nineties. Additionally, VH1 listed the song at number 22 in their list of the 40 Greatest R&B Songs of the 90s, ranking behind TLC 's 1995 international smash `` Waterfalls '' which placed at number 6. Billboard named the song # 42 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. 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 one on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks from April 10, 1999, to May 7, 1999. The single stayed in the top - 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 17 consecutive weeks. `` No Scrubs '' airplay was at the time astonishing ; it was the first song to peak with over 140 million audience impressions 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. In Australia, `` No Scrubs '' was a huge success, spending seven consecutive weeks at the summit of the Australian Singles Chart from May 2, 1999 to June 20, 1999. In the United Kingdom, `` No Scrubs '' peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming TLC 's highest - charting single in Britain. The song was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Music video The futuristic music video, directed by Hype Williams, was shot on March 18, 1999, and also received massive airplay on MTV and BET, and won the group the 1999 MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video, beating out favorites NSYNC 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. It also features a scene of Chilli on a swing singing. It also features T - Boz dancing as well as Left Eye. As Left Eye 's rap begins, she is in a garage - like place with white clothes on while rapping. It also shows her practicing fighting moves in a futuristic blue outfit. One of the final scenes shows TLC fighting each other, while also dancing and having fun. The video is stylistically similar to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson 's music video `` Scream ''. Legacy and Pop culture fame After TLC released `` No Scrubs '' in 1999, Sporty Thievz made an answer song called `` No Pigeons '' that same year. In 2013, DJ and producer Le Youth sampled the song in his single `` Dance with Me '', reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. `` No Scrubs '' was played on `` The Prom '' episode of Moesha. Gemmy Industries made one of their Frogz line of toys that sings this song. It was sold at Walmart, Hot Topic, and Spencer Gifts from 2005 - 2008. This song was played ( and sung along to by Meadow Soprano and her friend in her kitchen ) during Season 2 Episode 3 Toodle - Fucking - Oo. Covers This article is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this article to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. ( November 2016 ) 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 '' 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. The cast of Glee covered the song in the `` Sadie Hawkins '' episode of the show 's fourth season. It was performed by Kevin McHale, Chord Overstreet, Blake Jenner, Samuel Larsen and Darren Criss. 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. XXYYXX sampled the song in his `` Good Enough '' track on the album XXYYXX. Scout Niblett covered the song on the album ' It 's up to Emma '. Le Youth sampled the song in the track `` Dance With Me '' Kacey Musgraves covered the song during her tour `` Same Tour, Different Trailer '' on 2014. Set It Off sampled the song in their cover of `` Problem '' originally by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea which is featured in the sixth album in the long running Punk Goes... series. Track listing US CD single `` No Scrubs '' ( album version ) ( dirty ) -- 3 : 39 `` No Scrubs '' ( instrumental ) -- 3 : 37 EU CD single `` No Scrubs '' ( album version ) ( clean ) -- 3 : 37 `` No Scrubs '' ( main mix w / Left Eye ) ( clean ) -- 4 : 00 `` No Scrubs '' ( instrumental ) -- 3 : 37 `` Silly Ho '' ( album version ) ( dirty ) -- 4 : 16 UK CD 1 `` No Scrubs '' ( album version ) ( clean ) -- 3 : 37 `` No Scrubs '' ( main mix w / Left Eye ) ( clean ) -- 4 : 00 `` Silly Ho '' ( album version ) ( dirty ) -- 4 : 16 UK CD 2 `` No Scrubs '' ( album version ) ( clean ) -- 3 : 39 `` Waterfalls '' ( radio version ) -- 4 : 19 `` Creep '' ( radio version ) -- 4 : 26 French CD single `` No Scrubs '' ( album version ) ( clean ) -- 3 : 39 `` Waterfalls '' -- 4 : 36 US vinyl single `` No Scrubs '' ( main mix w / Left Eye ) ( clean ) -- 4 : 00 `` No Scrubs '' ( main mix w / Left Eye ) ( dirty ) -- 4 : 00 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1999 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 26 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Dance ( RPM ) Denmark ( IFPI ) Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) France ( SNEP ) 5 Germany ( Media Control Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 8 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 7 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 11 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 7 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 5 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 16 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 39 US Billboard Hot 100 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1999 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 12 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 5 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 8 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 23 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 11 US Billboard Hot 100 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Platinum 500,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 275,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 30,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Gold 15,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 677,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` Images for TLC - No Scrubs ''. 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Question: who wrote the song no scrubs for tlc
Answer: Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs