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. It was the second-best performing song of 1999 in the US, behind Cher's "Believe".

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".

Track listings

US CD and cassette single

US 12-inch single

International maxi single

European 12-inch single

UK CD1

UK CD2

French CD single

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the back cover of "No Scrubs".

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
 Antonio M. Reid
 Kenneth B. Edmonds
 Dallas Austin
 TLC

Artwork
 Art director – Darrick "O.L." Warfield
 Creative coordinator – Cherie O'Brien
 Photography – Seb Janiak

Charts

Weekly charts
+ Weekly chart performance for "No Scrubs" Chart (1999) PeakpositionDenmark (IFPI)5Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)2Greece (IFPI) See LW column.4Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)11	Italy (Musica e dischi)7Poland (Music & Media)1

Year-end charts
+ Year-end chart performance for "No Scrubs" in 1999 Chart (1999) PositionAustralia (ARIA)12Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)32Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)16Canada Top Singles (RPM)5Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)1Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)16France (SNEP)21Germany (Official German Charts)27Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)16Netherlands (Single Top 100)19New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)8Norway End of School Period (VG-lista)9Romania (Romanian Top 100)9Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)60Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)23UK Singles (OCC)16UK Airplay (Music Week)10UK Urban (Music Week)3US Billboard Hot 1002US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)4US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)6US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)1

Decade-end charts
+ Decade-end chart performance for "No Scrubs" from 1990 to 1999 Chart (1990–1999) PositionUS Billboard Hot 10033

Certifications

Release history
+ Release dates and formats for "No Scrubs" Region Date Format(s) Label  United States February 2, 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio   February 8, 1999 Urban contemporary radio  United Kingdom March 22, 1999   United States March 23, 1999  Japan March 25, 1999 CD single LaFace 

References

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Category:1999 songs
Category:TLC (group) songs
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number one songs
Category:Billboard Rhythmic Songs number-one singles
Category:R&B songs
Category:Dance-pop songs
Category:Hip hop songs