Creed (band)

**Creed** is an American Christian rock band from Florida. The members of this band were vocalist Scott Stapp, guitar player Mark Tremonti, drum player Scott Phillips, and bass guitar player Brian Marshall.

### _My Own Prison_ (1997-1998)

Creed released an album in 1997, called _My Own Prison_. It sold over 1 million copies.

### _Human Clay_ (1999-2000)

In 1999, they released the album _Human Clay_. Popular songs from that album were _Higher_ and _With Arms Wide Open_.

### _Weathered_,  controversial concert and hiatus (2001-2003)

They released another album in 2001, called _Weathered_. The song _My Sacrifice_ from the album was the most successful. The December 29, 2002 concert at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois is the reason the band went on a hiatus then broke up the first time back in 2004.

### first break-up, Alter Bridge, reunion, _Full Circle_ and second break-up (2004-2012)

In 2004, they split up. Tremonti, Phillips and Marshall helped start a new band called Alter Bridge. Creed got back together in 2009. The released a new album called _Full Circle_. They split up again in 2012.

### Second reunion (2023–present)

On July 19, 2023, the band announced that they had reunited and would be headlining the Summer of '99 cruise in April 2024.

## Awards and nominations

- Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Creed has won one award out of three nominations.
|Year|Nominated work|Award|Result|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center rowspan="2"|2001|rowspan="2"|"With Arms Wide Open"|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal||
|Best Rock Song||||||
|align=center|2003|"My Sacrifice"|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|||

- American Music Awards
The American Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony in the United States. Creed has received four American Music Award from six nominations.
|Year|Nominated work|Award|Result|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center rowspan="3"|2001|rowspan="2"|Creed|Favorite Alternative Artist||
|Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group||||||
|_Human Clay_|Favorite Pop/Rock Album|||||
|align=center rowspan="3"|2003|rowspan="3"|Creed|Favorite Alternative Artist||
|Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group||||||
|Fan Choice Award||||||

- MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards are presented annually by MTV. They honor accomplishments in the music video medium. Creed has received two nominations.
|Year|Nominated work|Award|Result|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|2000|"Higher"|rowspan="2"|Best Rock Video||
|align=center|2002|"My Sacrifice"||||

## Discography

- Studio albums
- _My Own Prison_ (1997)
- _Human Clay_ (1999)
- _Weathered_ (2001)
- _Full Circle_ (2009)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Creed
- **img**: Creed (band) in 2002.jpg
- **img capt**: Creed in 2002 with former touring bassist Brett Hestla (far left)
- **img size**: 250
- **landscape**: yes
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida,
United States
- **genre**: Christian rock, post-grunge, hard rock, alternative rock, alternative metal
- **years active**: 1994 – 2004
2009 – 2012
2023 – present
- **label**: Blue Collar
Sony, Sony BMG
Wind-up
- **associated acts**: Alter Bridge
Dark New Day
Stabbing Westward
- **url**: [https://www.creed.com www.creed.com]
- **current members**: Scott Stapp
Mark Tremonti
Scott Phillips (drummer), Scott Phillips
Brian Marshall
- **past members**: Brian Brasher