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No Scrubs

March 04, 2023

"No Scrubs" is a song recorded by American girl group TLC as the lead single from their third studio album, FanMail, on February 2, 1999, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. The song was written by producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, former Xscape members Kandi Burruss and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. The song lyrics describe the role of a man in a relationship. Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas sings the lead vocals for the first time on a TLC single.

"No Scrubs"
Single by TLC
from the album FanMail
B-side"Silly Ho"
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1999 (1999-02-02)
StudioD.A.R.P. (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length
  • 3:39 (album version)
  • 4:02 (Left Eye rap remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)She'kspere
TLC singles chronology
"Diggin' on You"
(1995) 		"No Scrubs"
(1999) 		"Unpretty"
(1999)
Music video
"No Scrubs" on YouTube

"No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked for four consecutive weeks. It was ranked number two on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 singles chart of 1999, behind Cher's "Believe" (1998). The song won Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal and Best R&B Song at 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. The Hype Williams-directed music video was released in 1999, which depicted the three members dancing inside of a space station. It was compared to other music videos such as "Scream" (1995) and "What's It Gonna Be?!" (1999). "No Scrubs" received divisive attention following its release; several radio stations aired answer songs as a response, while the word "scrub" became prominently used worldwide.

Background and development

"No Scrubs" was initially written by Kandi Burruss on an envelope while sitting in her car.[1][2] The lyrics allude to a previous relationship Tameka Cottle described as a "screw-up".[3] Burruss and Cottle intended to record "No Scrubs" together; however, Dallas Austin gave the song to TLC as their first single for FanMail, with Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas singing the lead vocals. He regarded the song as a breakthrough for Thomas.[1]

"No Scrubs" was written by Burruss, Cottle and producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, with background vocals provided by Thomas, Burruss, Cottle, and Debra Killings.[4] The lyrics were modified slightly to match TLC's image. Two versions of the song were released to boost airplay across formats, one described as straight R&B, the other containing a rap verse from TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.[2]

"No Scrubs" was released on February 2, 1999, as the lead single of FanMail.[2]

Composition and lyrics

 
"No Scrubs"
A 22-second sample of the R&B and hip-pop song containing Chilli's vocals layered over an electronic guitar.[5]
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"No Scrubs" is an R&B[2][6] and hip-pop song,[7] containing a prominent synthesized Spanish guitar beat.[8] It has "airy remnants of an electronic guitar", followed by Chilli's vocals. The word "scrub" originated from Atlanta, where it was initially used as a slang term for an unsuccessful person of low social status.[5] Natelegé Whaley of Vibe stated that the song is "a scathing critique on men at the bottom of the dating pool".[9] "No Scrubs" is based on 4
4 common time at a tempo of 100 beats per minute and is played in the key of G# minor. According to the sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing, the vocal range of TLC spans from F#3 to C#5.[10]

Critical reception

John Dingwall from Daily Record described "No Scrubs" as a "slinky, acoustic R&B smash".[6] Stevie Chick from NME stated that the song is "the best song ever about not wanting to sleep with someone you're not attracted to in the first place", acknowledging that it is "soulful, simple and quietly witty".[7] In 1999, it was listed on The Village Voice's annual poll Pazz & Jop at number one.[11] "No Scrubs" placed at number two on NME's Top Tracks of 1999 list,[12] and at number 45 on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 1990s.[13] Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 10 in their list of the 50 Best Songs of the Nineties,[14] and at number 303 on their list of the Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[15] Additionally, VH1 listed "No Scrubs" at number 22 in their list of the 40 Greatest R&B Songs of the 90s, ranking behind the band's 1995 international single "Waterfalls", which placed at number 6.[16] Billboard ranked "No Scrubs" at number 42 on their listicle of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[17]

Commercial performance

"No Scrubs" was commercially released on March 23, 1999, after it was distributed to radio.[18] It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 upon the single's release on the Billboard issue dated April 3, 1999,[19] where it remained for four weeks from April 10, 1999, to May 7, 1999.[20] The song charted in the top-ten of the Hot 100 for 17 consecutive weeks.[5] The song's airplay was at the time, the first to peak with over 140 million audience impressions, and was crowned the Top Airplay Song of 1999.[21][22][23] It holds the record for most weeks at number one on the Rhythmic Top 40 with 15 weeks, as well as being ranked at number two on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1999, only behind Cher's 1998 song "Believe".[5]

In Australia, "No Scrubs" spent seven consecutive weeks at the summit of the ARIA Charts from May 2, 1999, to June 20, 1999.[24] In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming TLC's highest-charting single.[25] The song was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in March 2021, for sales and streams exceeding 1,800,000 units.[26]

Music video

Background

The Hype Williams-directed music video was set in a futuristic space station, where the trio wore silver and blue metallic outfits.[9] It contains a rap verse by Left Eye, which was used in the single's release.[8] Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins described how the group went all out during production of the video, with her being specifically excited about "wearing the all-white outfit", while Thomas initially felt apprehensive about going on the swing, constantly practicing before the shoot until she did not want to get off afterwards. The scene at the end of the video showing the three fighting each other and being silly was a result of the tube moving and the group attempting to fight against the moving set, with Thomas and Lopes hitting each other by accident. American drag queen RuPaul also appeared off-camera without drag to see them, as his makeup artist Mathu Andersen was in charge of makeup for the group, placing rhinestones on the lips of each member.[1] The music video is stylistically similar to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's music video "Scream" (1995), as well as the Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson music video "What's It Gonna Be?!" (1999), which was also directed by Williams.[5]

Synopsis

The video features the women in three different colored space-suits: 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 includes a dance sequence where the women dance in front of the "TLC" logo, and also features several scenes of Chilli on a swing. As Left Eye's rap begins, she is positioned in a garage wearing white clothes, and practicing martial arts in a futuristic blue outfit in a separate scene. She is filmed by a drone as she continues rapping; "Can't forget the focus on the picture in front of me/You as clear as DVD on digital TV screens." The final scene shows TLC fighting each other, while also dancing and having fun.

Reception

The futuristic music video allowed TLC to win the MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards over all-male nominees such as the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC.[2] Writing for Stereogum in 2019, Nate Patrin compared the video's CGI space backgrounds to the Y2K problem, and described it as a message sent from an unreachable future because of a "class struggle that [had not] yet invaded the popular imagination".[8]

Legacy

Reactions

Following the immediate release of "No Scrubs" in 1999, the song received a divisive response about labeling a new term for males "with limited money, ambitions and romantic vocabulary, and who mostly still live at home with Mom", with several debates on radio stations, and airplay of answer songs.[27] Such songs included DJ Quik's single "Sexuality" from his 2000 album Balance & Options,[8] "No Hoochies" in San Francisco, and "No Pigeons" by rap group Sporty Thievz in New York throughout April 1999.[28][29] Thomas acknowledged that the latter group were threatened by the song's success, stating that "they can't take the heat!".[1] The use of the word "scrub" rapidly spread worldwide, which was commonly used by women.[5] Writing for The Washington Post, Lonnae O'Neal Parker noted that "No Scrubs" served as social commentary in the vein of previous songs such as Madonna's 1985 song "Material Girl" and Gwen Guthrie's 1986 song "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent", stating that it culminated from 20 years of misogyny in rap music.[27]

Covers and samples

American singer-songwriter Avi Wisnia performed a cover version of "No Scrubs", which was included on his 2010 studio album Something New.[30] Pop duo Karmin covered the song in 2011, shortly before releasing "Crash Your Party", which integrated the former song to the retro sample of "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" in the latter song.[31] Kelly Clarkson performed "No Scrubs" during her 2012 Summer Tour on August 23, 2012.[32] The cast of American television series Glee covered the song in the "Sadie Hawkins" episode of the show's fourth season, by members Kevin McHale, Chord Overstreet, Blake Jenner, Samuel Larsen and Darren Criss.[33] English singer Scout Niblett included a cover of "No Scrubs" on her sixth studio album It's Up to Emma (2013).[34] Pop rock band Bastille released a mashup of "No Scrubs" and "Angels" by the xx titled "No Angels", which was included on their second mixtape, Other People's Heartache (2012).[35] They performed the former song at the 2014 Governors Ball Music Festival.[36] American country singer Kacey Musgraves performed the song during her 2014 tour "Same Tour, Different Trailer".[37] In January 2019, Weezer included a cover of "No Scrubs" on their twelfth studio album, Teal Album.[5] The song "BasicBitchTearGas" from JPEGMafia's third studio album All My Heroes Are Cornballs (2019), is a cover of "No Scrubs".[38]

American electronic dance music producer XXYYXX sampled "No Scrubs" on "Good Enough", which was included on his album XXYYXX (2012).[39] Producer Le Youth sampled it on the 2013 song "Dance with Me", which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[40] The "No Scrubs" writers were credited on Ed Sheeran's 2017 song "Shape of You", as it contained a similar lyrical rhythm.[2][41] The song was sampled on "Bobo" in 2021, which was performed by American singer Mariah Angeliq, Spanish singer Bad Gyal, and Argentine singer María Becerra. According to Billboard writer Jessica Roiz, it gave "No Scrubs" a "reggaeton twist" with perreo, urban-pop sounds and dancehall vibes.[42] The song peaked at number 41 in Spain,[43] and at number 96 in Argentina.[44]


Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the back cover of "No Scrubs".[4]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "No Scrubs"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[105] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[106] Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[107] Gold 45,000 
France (SNEP)[108] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[109] Gold 250,000 
Italy (FIMI)[110] Gold 25,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[111] Platinum 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[112] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] 3× Platinum 1,800,000 
United States (RIAA)[113] 5× Platinum 5,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "No Scrubs"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States February 2, 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio
[2]
February 8, 1999 Urban contemporary radio [114]
United Kingdom March 22, 1999
[115]
United States March 23, 1999 [18]

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scrubs, song, recorded, american, girl, group, lead, single, from, their, third, studio, album, fanmail, february, 1999, laface, records, arista, records, song, written, producer, kevin, kspere, briggs, former, xscape, members, kandi, burruss, tameka, tiny, co. No Scrubs is a song recorded by American girl group TLC as the lead single from their third studio album FanMail on February 2 1999 by LaFace Records and Arista Records The song was written by producer Kevin She kspere Briggs former Xscape members Kandi Burruss and Tameka Tiny Cottle and TLC member Lisa Left Eye Lopes The song lyrics describe the role of a man in a relationship Rozonda Chilli Thomas sings the lead vocals for the first time on a TLC single No Scrubs Single by TLCfrom the album FanMailB side Silly Ho ReleasedFebruary 2 1999 1999 02 02 StudioD A R P Atlanta Georgia GenreR amp B hip popLength3 39 album version 4 02 Left Eye rap remix LabelLaFace AristaSongwriter s Kevin She kspere Briggs Kandi Burruss Tameka Tiny Cottle Lisa LopesProducer s She kspereTLC singles chronology Diggin on You 1995 No Scrubs 1999 Unpretty 1999 Music video No Scrubs on YouTube No Scrubs became TLC s third number one single and eighth top 10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked for four consecutive weeks It was ranked number two on Billboard s year end Hot 100 singles chart of 1999 behind Cher s Believe 1998 The song won Best R amp B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal and Best R amp B Song at 42nd Annual Grammy Awards The Hype Williams directed music video was released in 1999 which depicted the three members dancing inside of a space station It was compared to other music videos such as Scream 1995 and What s It Gonna Be 1999 No Scrubs received divisive attention following its release several radio stations aired answer songs as a response while the word scrub became prominently used worldwide Contents 1 Background and development 2 Composition and lyrics 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Music video 5 1 Background 5 2 Synopsis 5 3 Reception 6 Legacy 6 1 Reactions 6 2 Covers and samples 7 Track listings 8 Credits and personnel 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 9 3 Decade end charts 10 Certifications 11 Release history 12 ReferencesBackground and development Edit No Scrubs was initially written by Kandi Burruss on an envelope while sitting in her car 1 2 The lyrics allude to a previous relationship Tameka Cottle described as a screw up 3 Burruss and Cottle intended to record No Scrubs together however Dallas Austin gave the song to TLC as their first single for FanMail with Rozonda Chilli Thomas singing the lead vocals He regarded the song as a breakthrough for Thomas 1 No Scrubs was written by Burruss Cottle and producer Kevin She kspere Briggs with background vocals provided by Thomas Burruss Cottle and Debra Killings 4 The lyrics were modified slightly to match TLC s image Two versions of the song were released to boost airplay across formats one described as straight R amp B the other containing a rap verse from TLC member Lisa Left Eye Lopes 2 No Scrubs was released on February 2 1999 as the lead single of FanMail 2 Composition and lyrics Edit No Scrubs source source A 22 second sample of the R amp B and hip pop song containing Chilli s vocals layered over an electronic guitar 5 Problems playing this file See media help No Scrubs is an R amp B 2 6 and hip pop song 7 containing a prominent synthesized Spanish guitar beat 8 It has airy remnants of an electronic guitar followed by Chilli s vocals The word scrub originated from Atlanta where it was initially used as a slang term for an unsuccessful person of low social status 5 Natelege Whaley of Vibe stated that the song is a scathing critique on men at the bottom of the dating pool 9 No Scrubs is based on 44 common time at a tempo of 100 beats per minute and is played in the key of G minor According to the sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing the vocal range of TLC spans from F 3 to C 5 10 Critical reception EditJohn Dingwall from Daily Record described No Scrubs as a slinky acoustic R amp B smash 6 Stevie Chick from NME stated that the song is the best song ever about not wanting to sleep with someone you re not attracted to in the first place acknowledging that it is soulful simple and quietly witty 7 In 1999 it was listed on The Village Voice s annual poll Pazz amp Jop at number one 11 No Scrubs placed at number two on NME s Top Tracks of 1999 list 12 and at number 45 on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 1990s 13 Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 10 in their list of the 50 Best Songs of the Nineties 14 and at number 303 on their list of the Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 15 Additionally VH1 listed No Scrubs at number 22 in their list of the 40 Greatest R amp B Songs of the 90s ranking behind the band s 1995 international single Waterfalls which placed at number 6 16 Billboard ranked No Scrubs at number 42 on their listicle of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time 17 Commercial performance Edit No Scrubs was commercially released on March 23 1999 after it was distributed to radio 18 It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 upon the single s release on the Billboard issue dated April 3 1999 19 where it remained for four weeks from April 10 1999 to May 7 1999 20 The song charted in the top ten of the Hot 100 for 17 consecutive weeks 5 The song s airplay was at the time the first to peak with over 140 million audience impressions and was crowned the Top Airplay Song of 1999 21 22 23 It holds the record for most weeks at number one on the Rhythmic Top 40 with 15 weeks as well as being ranked at number two on Billboard s Year End Hot 100 singles of 1999 only behind Cher s 1998 song Believe 5 In Australia No Scrubs spent seven consecutive weeks at the summit of the ARIA Charts from May 2 1999 to June 20 1999 24 In the United Kingdom it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart becoming TLC s highest charting single 25 The song was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry BPI in March 2021 for sales and streams exceeding 1 800 000 units 26 Music video EditBackground Edit The Hype Williams directed music video was set in a futuristic space station where the trio wore silver and blue metallic outfits 9 It contains a rap verse by Left Eye which was used in the single s release 8 Tionne T Boz Watkins described how the group went all out during production of the video with her being specifically excited about wearing the all white outfit while Thomas initially felt apprehensive about going on the swing constantly practicing before the shoot until she did not want to get off afterwards The scene at the end of the video showing the three fighting each other and being silly was a result of the tube moving and the group attempting to fight against the moving set with Thomas and Lopes hitting each other by accident American drag queen RuPaul also appeared off camera without drag to see them as his makeup artist Mathu Andersen was in charge of makeup for the group placing rhinestones on the lips of each member 1 The music video is stylistically similar to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson s music video Scream 1995 as well as the Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson music video What s It Gonna Be 1999 which was also directed by Williams 5 Synopsis Edit The video features the women in three different colored space suits 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 includes a dance sequence where the women dance in front of the TLC logo and also features several scenes of Chilli on a swing As Left Eye s rap begins she is positioned in a garage wearing white clothes and practicing martial arts in a futuristic blue outfit in a separate scene She is filmed by a drone as she continues rapping Can t forget the focus on the picture in front of me You as clear as DVD on digital TV screens The final scene shows TLC fighting each other while also dancing and having fun Reception Edit The futuristic music video allowed TLC to win the MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards over all male nominees such as the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC 2 Writing for Stereogum in 2019 Nate Patrin compared the video s CGI space backgrounds to the Y2K problem and described it as a message sent from an unreachable future because of a class struggle that had not yet invaded the popular imagination 8 Legacy EditReactions Edit Following the immediate release of No Scrubs in 1999 the song received a divisive response about labeling a new term for males with limited money ambitions and romantic vocabulary and who mostly still live at home with Mom with several debates on radio stations and airplay of answer songs 27 Such songs included DJ Quik s single Sexuality from his 2000 album Balance amp Options 8 No Hoochies in San Francisco and No Pigeons by rap group Sporty Thievz in New York throughout April 1999 28 29 Thomas acknowledged that the latter group were threatened by the song s success stating that they can t take the heat 1 The use of the word scrub rapidly spread worldwide which was commonly used by women 5 Writing for The Washington Post Lonnae O Neal Parker noted that No Scrubs served as social commentary in the vein of previous songs such as Madonna s 1985 song Material Girl and Gwen Guthrie s 1986 song Ain t Nothin Goin On but the Rent stating that it culminated from 20 years of misogyny in rap music 27 Covers and samples Edit American singer songwriter Avi Wisnia performed a cover version of No Scrubs which was included on his 2010 studio album Something New 30 Pop duo Karmin covered the song in 2011 shortly before releasing Crash Your Party which integrated the former song to the retro sample of The Choice Is Yours Revisited in the latter song 31 Kelly Clarkson performed No Scrubs during her 2012 Summer Tour on August 23 2012 32 The cast of American television series Glee covered the song in the Sadie Hawkins episode of the show s fourth season by members Kevin McHale Chord Overstreet Blake Jenner Samuel Larsen and Darren Criss 33 English singer Scout Niblett included a cover of No Scrubs on her sixth studio album It s Up to Emma 2013 34 Pop rock band Bastille released a mashup of No Scrubs and Angels by the xx titled No Angels which was included on their second mixtape Other People s Heartache 2012 35 They performed the former song at the 2014 Governors Ball Music Festival 36 American country singer Kacey Musgraves performed the song during her 2014 tour Same Tour Different Trailer 37 In January 2019 Weezer included a cover of No Scrubs on their twelfth studio album Teal Album 5 The song BasicBitchTearGas from JPEGMafia s third studio album All My Heroes Are Cornballs 2019 is a cover of No Scrubs 38 American electronic dance music producer XXYYXX sampled No Scrubs on Good Enough which was included on his album XXYYXX 2012 39 Producer Le Youth sampled it on the 2013 song Dance with Me which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart 40 The No Scrubs writers were credited on Ed Sheeran s 2017 song Shape of You as it contained a similar lyrical rhythm 2 41 The song was sampled on Bobo in 2021 which was performed by American singer Mariah Angeliq Spanish singer Bad Gyal and Argentine singer Maria Becerra According to Billboard writer Jessica Roiz it gave No Scrubs a reggaeton twist with perreo urban pop sounds and dancehall vibes 42 The song peaked at number 41 in Spain 43 and at number 96 in Argentina 44 Track listings EditUS CD and cassette single 4 45 No TitleLength1 No Scrubs Album Version Dirty 3 392 No Scrubs Instrumental 3 37 US 12 inch single 46 Side ANo TitleLength1 No Scrubs Album Version 3 392 No Scrubs With Rap 3 593 No Scrubs Instrumental 3 37 Side BNo TitleLength1 Silly Ho Album Version 4 132 Silly Ho Instrumental 4 13 International maxi single 47 48 No TitleLength1 No Scrubs Album Version 3 372 No Scrubs Main Mix 3 593 No Scrubs Instrumental 3 374 Silly Ho Album Version 4 13 European 12 inch single 49 Side ANo TitleLength1 No Scrubs Main Mix featuring Left Eye 3 59 Side BNo TitleLength1 Silly Ho Album Version 4 152 No Scrubs Instrumental 3 39 UK CD1 50 No TitleLength1 No Scrubs Album Version 3 392 No Scrubs Main Mix featuring Left Eye 3 593 Silly Ho Album Version 4 13 UK CD2 51 No TitleLength1 No Scrubs Album Version 3 392 Waterfalls Radio Version 4 193 Creep Radio Version 4 26 French CD single 52 No TitleLength1 No Scrubs 3 352 Silly Ho 4 153 Waterfalls 4 36Credits and personnel EditCredits adapted from the back cover of No Scrubs 4 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 TLCArtwork Art director Darrick O L Warfield Creative coordinator Cherie O Brien Photography Seb JaniakCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for No Scrubs Chart 1999 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 24 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 53 26Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 54 5Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 55 3Canada Top Singles RPM 56 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 57 27Canada Dance Urban RPM 58 1Denmark IFPI 59 5Europe European Hot 100 Singles 60 2France SNEP 61 5Germany Official German Charts 62 4Greece IFPI 63 4Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 64 11Ireland IRMA 65 1Italy Musica e dischi 66 7Netherlands Dutch Top 40 67 3Netherlands Single Top 100 68 3New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 69 1Norway VG lista 70 7Poland Music amp Media 71 1Scotland OCC 72 11Spain PROMUSICAE 73 7Sweden Sverigetopplistan 74 16Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 75 5UK Singles OCC 76 3UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 77 1US Billboard Hot 100 78 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 79 39US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 80 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 81 1US Rhythmic Billboard 82 1 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for No Scrubs in 1999 Chart 1999 PositionAustralia ARIA 83 12Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 84 32Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 85 16Canada Top Singles RPM 86 5Canada Dance Urban RPM 87 1Europe European Hot 100 Singles 88 16France SNEP 89 21Germany Official German Charts 90 27Netherlands Dutch Top 40 91 16Netherlands Single Top 100 92 19New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 93 8Norway End of School Period VG lista 94 9Romania Romanian Top 100 95 9Sweden Sverigetopplistan 96 60Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 97 23UK Singles OCC 98 16UK Airplay Music Week 99 10US Billboard Hot 100 100 2US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 101 4US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 102 6US Rhythmic Billboard 103 1Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for No Scrubs from 1990 to 1999 Chart 1990 1999 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 104 33Certifications EditCertifications and sales for No Scrubs Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 105 Platinum 70 000 Belgium BEA 106 Platinum 50 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 107 Gold 45 000 France SNEP 108 Gold 250 000 Germany BVMI 109 Gold 250 000 Italy FIMI 110 Gold 25 000 New Zealand RMNZ 111 Platinum 10 000 Sweden GLF 112 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 26 3 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 113 5 Platinum 5 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for No Scrubs Region Date Format s Label Ref United States February 2 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio LaFaceArista 2 February 8 1999 Urban contemporary radio 114 United Kingdom March 22 1999 12 inch singlecassette singleCD single 115 United States March 23 1999 18 References Edit a b c d Gracie Bianca February 22 2019 TLC s FanMail Turns 20 A Track By Track Retrospective With the Girl Group and Behind the Scenes 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