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"Creep" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. Radiohead released "Creep" as their debut single in 1992, and it later appeared on their first album, ''Pablo Honey'' (1993). During its initial release, "Creep" was not a chart success. However, upon re-release in 1993, it became a worldwide hit. Attendees of Radiohead's early gigs often exhibited little interest in the band's other songs, causing the band to react against "Creep" and play it less often during the mid-to-late 1990s. In 1998, halfway through their ''OK Computer'' tour, the band dropped the song from set lists altogether. "Creep" was not played live again until 2001, but it has since reappeared several times on the band's live sets. In 2008, the song was included in the ''Radiohead: The Best Of'' compilation album. == Background and recording == According to Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood, Thom Yorke wrote "Creep" while studying at Exeter University in the late 1980s.〔Marzorati, Gerald. "(The Post Rock Band )". ''The New York Times''. 1 October 2000. Retrieved on 28 July 2008.〕 Guitarist Jonny Greenwood said that the song was inspired by a girl that Yorke had followed around who showed up unexpectedly during a show by the band.〔Kempf, Christi. "The Radiohead Vision Creeps Onto Airwaves". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. 7 June 1993.〕 In 1992, during rehearsal sessions with producers Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, Radiohead spontaneously performed "Creep". Yorke described "Creep" to the producers as "our Scott Walker song"; Slade and Kolderie mistook the singer's remark and believed the song was a cover.〔Randall, p. 83〕 After tension arose due to unsatisfactory attempts at recording other songs, Slade and Kolderie tried to improve morale by requesting Radiohead to play "Creep" again. The band recorded the song in a single take; after the performance everyone in the room burst into applause. Once the band assured Kolderie that "Creep" was an original song, he called EMI to tell them to consider the song as Radiohead's next single.〔Randall, p. 83-84〕 While the recording had minimal overdubs and the band did not intend to release it, the producers were impressed with the song.〔〔Sprague, David. "Contagious Creep". ''Billboard''. 15 May 1993.〕 Due to similarities to "The Air That I Breathe", a song recorded by the Hollies in 1973, Radiohead was successfully sued for plagiarism. Consequently, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood are credited as co-writers of "Creep".〔Wardle, Ben. "(Get off Coldplay's case – similar songs can co-exist peacefully )". Guardian.co.uk. 12 May 2009. Retrieved on 22 September 2010.〕〔"(Song info: 'Creep' )", ''AlbertHammond.com''.〕 "Creep" uses a chord progression used in "The Air That I Breathe" in its verse and a melody from "The Air That I Breathe" in the bridge following the second chorus.〔English, Tim (2007). ''Sounds Like Teen Spirit: Stolen Melodies, Ripped-Off Riffs, and the Secret History of Rock and Roll'', p.149. ISBN 9781583480236.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Creep (Radiohead song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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