Synopsis

Stone Temple Pilots perform "Creep" in a stark, black-and-white setting that matches the song's wounded, introspective mood. Scott Weiland appears alone and with the band in a shadowy house, while close-ups, stark compositions, and recurring shots of running water create a sense of isolation and emotional exhaustion. Rather than building a literal storyline, the video emphasizes the song's atmosphere, moving between quiet stillness and more intense performance footage as the band delivers its bleak alternative-rock ballad.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Creep" was released as a single in November 1993 and became the third and final single from Stone Temple Pilots' debut album, "Core."

• The video uses a black-and-white visual style throughout. Much of it centers on the band performing inside a house, with repeated imagery of an old water faucet.

• The version used in the video is not identical to the album recording. It is shorter, omits repeated lines in the first chorus, and includes some different vocal phrasing from Scott Weiland.

• A separate version of the video was filmed at the Harry Houdini Estate in Los Angeles. It was shelved because of drug and sexual references, leaving the broadcast version as the familiar official clip.

• In 2008, Weiland referred to the unreleased production during Stone Temple Pilots' reunion performance at the Houdini Estate, noting that the band had filmed there years earlier.

• The song's video edit helped establish "Creep" as one of the more subdued and vulnerable tracks associated with the band's early period, contrasting with the more aggressive presentation of songs such as "Sex Type Thing."