Instruct: Given a question, retrieve passages that answer the question.
Query: Does TLC have a hit single?
They have had four number one hit singles in the United States: "Creep", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty". The group have certified shipping of 23 million albums[1] and 6.5 million singles[2] in the United States. In 2008, the group was inducted into the All Time Hot 100 Artist Hall of Fame by Billboard magazine at 56th place.[3]
"The Very Best of TLC: Crazy Sexy Hits" material is taken from four of their studio albums. "Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip" (1992), "CrazySexyCool" (1994), "FanMail" (1999), and "3D" (2002), and "Now & Forever: The Hits" (2003), which were all recorded from 1991 to 2003. Their 1993 cover of The Time's "Get It Up" for the soundtrack of "Poetic Justice" does not appear on any of their studio albums, but still appears on the compilation along with the trio's most successful singles in England. These include "No Scrubs", which placed at number three on the UK Singles Chart and was awarded a Platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI); "Waterfalls", which peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart and also achieved Platinum status; "Unpretty", a Silver-certificated single which peaked at number six in the UK Singles Chart, and "Creep", which also peaked at sixth place in the UK Singles Chart after being re-issued across Britain and Europe. It did not however include "Dear Lie", a moderately received UK single which was certified Silver. Instead, other non-charting songs "Come Get Some", "Damaged" and "Get It Up" made their ways to the final tracklist, with "Whoop De Woo" (a non-LP track) and "In Your Arms Tonight" (from "3D") the only two non-single tracks that appeared the compilation.
"TLC" spawned the single "Way Back" which became their fourth "Billboard" Adult R&B top 10 hit, eventually peaking at #8. Haters was released as the lead international single.
"No Scrubs" is a song recorded by American girl group TLC for their third studio album "FanMail" (1999). The lyrics posit that a man who does not own an automobile is a "scrub" (also known as a "buster") and is undesirable as a romantic or sexual partner. 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 "" and "20". "No Scrubs" was the first time for Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas taking the sole lead vocals on any TLC single.
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" is the debut single by American group TLC from their debut album, "Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip". It was released by LaFace Records on November 22, 1991. The song would ultimately peak at number six on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number two on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, becoming their first single to reach the top ten on both charts. The single also reached the Top Twenty in the UK Singles Chart. The song is very much about the girls saying that they don't mind begging for sex from their significant others. Songwriters Dallas Austin and Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes received a nomination for the 1993 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. The song appeared in "Dance Central 3". In 2017, TLC fansite Cyber TLC World revealed that the "Smoothed Down Extended Remix" does not feature T-Boz's vocals but featured background singer Debra Killings vocals instead which T-Boz confirmed herself on Twitter.
The TLC was an edit controller for telecines and VTRs. It provided accurate 2/3 editing. TLC 1 was originally made in Moorpark, California, later TLC was acquired by da Vinci and the TLC 2 was released. The da Vinci DUI 888 had an option to have a built-in TLC built. If the TLC is not built in, an external A/B switch box is needed to switch control between the TLC and other Color Controllers. Some versions had a separate CPU and Telecine interface rack.
The Very Best of TLC: Crazy Sexy Hits (or The Best of TLC for digital release), is the second greatest hits album from American group TLC. It was released exclusively in the United Kingdom by Sony BMG on August 20, 2007. This is the trio's third compilation to be released in the country after the moderately successful "" back in 2003. Having a similar tracklist to the first compilation, the album contains TLC's most successful singles from four of their studio albums, which have been credited to many of the group's producers like Dallas Austin and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
During the recording of FanMail, the group was offered many songs that would later be recorded by other artists, such as 702's hit single "Where My Girls At?", Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel", and most notably, "...Baby One More Time", which was then famously recorded by Britney Spears for her debut album of the same name and released as her debut single which launched her career. T-Boz commented on rejecting the song to MTV saying "I was like, I like the song but do I think it's a hit? Do I think it's TLC? I'm not saying 'hit me baby.' No disrespect to Britney. It's good for her. But was I going to say 'hit me baby one more time'? Hell no! Every song isn't good for each artist, and when you're a real artist you know what you believe in and what you really want to sing. So, I'm clear that it was a hit, but I'm also clear that it wasn't for TLC." Chilli also added that the group was "not just passing up hits" and it "didn't feel [the song] represented the band appropriately."
TLC's exclusive greatest hits album for the United Kingdom market was first announced in June 2007 with the planned title "Crazy Sexy Hits", a play on the title of their second studio album "CrazySexyCool" (1994). This compilation is the group's third to be released in the country after "" (2003) and "Artist Collection" (2004), the first of which was certified Silver in the country while the latter failed to chart anywhere. On August 20, 2007, Sony BMG, head of the group's former LaFace and Arista Records, released the compilation fully titled "The Very Best of TLC: Crazy Sexy Hits". This name was later listed by "Radio.com" contributor Jeremy D. Larson as the thirty-second most "cutest" title for any greatest hits album.
"Get It Up" was covered by girl group TLC for the "Poetic Justice" soundtrack becoming a major hit for the group and was later included in TLC's greatest hits album, "". The video for TLC's "Get It Up" was shot in June 1993.
TLC is an American girl group whose original line-up consisted of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1990, the group was very successful during the 1990s despite numerous spats with the law, each other, and the group's record label and management. They scored nine top-ten hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100, including four number-one singles "Creep", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs", and "Unpretty". The group also recorded four multi-platinum albums, including "CrazySexyCool" (1994) which received a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). TLC also became the first R&B group in history to receive Million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for "FanMail" (1999).
In the United Kingdom and some European countries, the song was later re-issued or debuted as "Creep '96" on January 13, 1996, composed of mixes by Dupri, Maxx, Tin Tin Out, and a single-edit of "Waterfalls" (replaced by its "DARP Mix" on the vinyl version). Internationally, it appeared on most TLC compilations over the years, notably "" (2003), "" (2006) and "20" (2013). For the 2013 Japanese compilation "TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits", Watkins and Thomas re-recorded "Creep", and a few other tracks, to celebrate the group's twenty years in the music industry.
Patrick "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Savannah, Georgia. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for acts such as OutKast, Goodie Mob, and TLC. TLC's "Waterfalls", penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray, was a #1 hit single on "Billboard's" Hot 100 in the summer of 1995.
On the January 16, 2006 edition of "Raw", WWE had its fifth TLC match, the first in over three years. Edge successfully defended his WWE championship against Ric Flair. It was the first TLC match to be held in singles competition and the first to have the WWE championship on the line. TLC VI was held at "Unforgiven" on September 17, 2006, where John Cena won the WWE championship from Edge in his first TLC match. TLC VII was held at "One Night Stand" on June 1, 2008, where Edge won the vacated World Heavyweight Championship, defeating The Undertaker and (kayfabe) banishing him from WWE. TLC VIII was held at "SummerSlam" on August 23, 2009, where CM Punk won the World Heavyweight Championship from TLC veteran Jeff Hardy. This marked the first time Jeff Hardy had participated in a singles TLC match.
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It was a rebuttal to TLC's smash hit single "No Scrubs" and received much radio play at the time of its release. It peaked at #12 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, at about the same time the TLC single was enjoying a successful chart run. The music video also features female rapper Eve.
TLC eventually began working with other producers for their third album, until finally negotiating with Austin, who produced the bulk of the album. Lopes always had an idea of a futuristic-feel for the project, which Austin incorporated into the album. Titled "FanMail", the album was released in February 1999 to another critical and commercial success. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 chart and was certified six-time platinum by the RIAA for six million copies shipped in the United States, and worldwide sales exceed 14 million copies. "No Scrubs" was released as the lead single and became a worldwide hit, topping the singles chart in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. The album's second single, "Unpretty", became TLC's fourth number one hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The other three singles also received decent radio play: "Silly Ho", "I'm Good at Being Bad", and Edmonds-written ballad, "Dear Lie".
On November 24, 2013, TLC performed a highly anticipated rendition of "Waterfalls" at the 2013 American Music Awards, with Lil Mama delivering Lopes's part, including the rap segment. Subsequently, TLC performed "No Scrubs" with Lil Mama on the "Dancing With The Stars" television show. In January 2014, TLC appeared at VH1's "Super Bowl Concert Series" performing at the Beacon Theater in New York City. TLC announced the first Australian tour of their career in April 2014 that will consist of shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. The group will be performing a set of their hits & will include visual and vocal representation of Lopes for the performance. On December 12, 2014, TLC released a new Christmas song entitled "Gift Wrapped Kiss".
TLC was featured on "Crooked Smile", the second single from American rapper J. Cole's 2013 album "Born Sinner". It peaked at number 27 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, giving TLC their first top 40 hit in over a decade. The collaboration won the "Impact Track" award at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards and was nominated for MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. They also made an appearance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, introducing Drake's performance. TLC signed a new recording contract with Epic Records and released an American version of the compilation album "20" on October 15, 2013. The album included one new recording, "Meant to Be", written and produced by Ne-Yo. The song served as the soundtrack for "", a TLC biographical telefilm, which premiered on VH1 on October 21, 2013. Directed by Charles Stone III, the film starred Keke Palmer as Thomas, Lil Mama as Lopes and Drew Sidora as Watkins. The film uses the newly rearranged songs from "TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits". The premiere broadcast garnered 4.5 million viewers, a five-year ratings high for VH1. In November 2013, TLC had three albums charting on the "Billboard" 200 including "20" at number 12, "CrazySexyCool" at number 108 and "Now and Forever: The Hits" at number 169.
In June 2003, a year after the death of Lopes, at "Zootopia", an annual concert hosted by New York radio station Z100 held at Giants Stadium, TLC appeared in what was announced to be their last performance. The group, introduced by Carson Daly, showed a video montage dedicated to Lopes, and went on to perform songs against video footage of Lopes performing the same songs, and wearing the same outfits, that were appearing onstage. Nevertheless, TLC made a comeback in February 2004 as a featured artist on a Japanese charity single entitled "" with other Japanese artists. In 2003, LaFace released the first TLC's greatest hits album entitled "" with a new song, "Come Get Some", featuring Lil Jon and Sean P of the YoungBloodZ. However, the compilation was not released in the United States until June 2005. The album debuted at number 53 with 20,000 copies sold.
The three teams would be known for their three respective foreign objects, as well as the hardcore wrestling styles associated therein: the Dudley Boyz often had a spot in their tag team matches where Bubba Ray Dudley would say "D-Von, get the tables!" when a table spot was imminent; the Hardy Boyz, in singles matches, would challenge main-event singles wrestlers (such as The Undertaker) in ladder matches, considered at that time to be the "signature match" of the team (as they were both high-flyers, they specialized with high spots, and doing them off the top of ladders amplified their effectiveness); while Edge and Christian developed the "con-chair-to" finishing move, which involved the two hitting an opponent's head simultaneously, on opposite sides, with chairs. Eventually, the three teams were brought together in a triangle ladder match (triple threat ladder match) at "WrestleMania 2000", in what was the forerunner of the TLC in terms of the spots involved (tables were involved in some of the major spots, even though it was technically a ladder match).
The first TLC match (that was officially called a "TLC" by the World Wrestling Federation) was contested between these three teams using the weapons that they had made famous at "SummerSlam 2000". These TLC matches frequently involved members of these three teams, and are largely remembered for the dangerous stunts, injuries, and length. The second TLC match occurred at "WrestleMania X-Seven" the following year, which also sprung the infamous Swanton bomb off of a 16 ft ladder by Jeff Hardy on Rhyno and Spike Dudley and Edge spearing Jeff Hardy from a 20 ft ladder. These matches involved the three aforementioned teams, with each having Edge and Christian winning. TLC III occurred on the May 24, 2001 edition of "WWF SmackDown!" when the tag team of Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit had to face the usual other three tag teams in order to retain their tag team championship, which they did.
Their fifth and final studio album, "TLC", was released on June 30, 2017. It was reported to have collaborations from Dallas Austin and Kandi Burruss. The album's first single "Way Back" featuring Snoop Dogg was released April 14 to all major digital music outlets and streaming services, but not to radio. The single was produced by D'Mile and released via TLC's newly formed independent label 852 Musiq which is distributed through RED Distribution in the US. On May 9, 2017, TLC made their UK Debut at London's KOKO. Ultimately, "TLC" sold 12,000 copies domestically in the first week.
In 2012, Watkins and Thomas appeared in British pop group Stooshe's music video for their cover version of "Waterfalls". It was later be included in "Totally T-Boz", a docu-series chronicling Watkins's move to California, health issues and solo endeavors. Stooshe later performed "Waterfalls" at the 17th annual MOBO Awards on November 3, 2012, where TLC was honored with Outstanding Contribution to Music. On June 23, 2013, TLC received the Legend Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, at which they also performed a medley of their hit singles. On June 19, 2013, to celebrate their 20th anniversary in the music industry, the group released a Japan-exclusive compilation album entitled "TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits", which includes remastered versions of their old songs; as a gift for their Japanese fans, they also recorded a new version of "Waterfalls", enlisting Japanese singer Namie Amuro to sing Lopes's part. The decision to record with Amuro was raised as an issue by Lopes's family, who felt "betrayed", as they were not informed about the vocal replacement. Watkins and Thomas subsequently stated that they had been unable to gain clearance to use Lopes' vocals for the new version of the song, but that Lopes would've approved of having Amuro on the track.
"Vibe" believed that there would be no "all-black female R&B group having a chemistry, cultural and commercial impact as remotely comparable as TLC" and dubbed "CrazySexyCool" as "the blueprint for female ensembles to follow". The "Philippine Daily Inquirer" called TLC "the most influential female group the world has ever seen". Singer Beyoncé, the former lead singer of Destiny's Child stated that "TLC has influenced just about every female group that's out there now, and they definitely influenced Destiny's Child." Craig JC from "Clutch" wrote that TLC were "big and influential" during the 1990s, and that their contemporaries such as SWV, Total, Blaque, 3LW, Brownstone, 702, Jade, Xscape and En Vogue did not have TLC's crossover appeal." David A. Keeps from "Rolling Stone" explained the impact of TLC:
"Baby-Baby-Baby" is a song recorded by American girl group TLC. It was the second single released from their debut album "Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip" (1992), and their second consecutive top-ten hit. It was the most successful single from the album, reaching number two on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number one on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, giving them their first number-one single on that chart.