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The chorus contains an interpolation of "Creep" by Radiohead: I'm a kreep, I'm a loser You're so very special, I wish I was special But I'm a kreep, I'm a loser I wish I was special, I wish I was special But I'm a kreep The song also contains an interpolation of the song "You Are Everything" by The Stylistics:
"I Wish" is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder. It was released in late 1976 as the lead single from his eighteenth album, Songs in the Key of Life (1976). Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood from the 1950s into the early 1960s about how he wished he could go back and relive it.
Critics observed melodic and lyrical similarities between "Special" and the song "Creep" (1993) by Radiohead, [4] [28] noting that the songs resembled each other by their use of guitars and themes of self-hatred. [29] [30] The "I wish I was special" line from the chorus of "Special" can be found in the pre-chorus of "Creep".
The Radiodread producer and arranger, Michael Goldwasser, said OK Computer had elements that were well suited to reggae, such as "strong melodies, intense dynamics and trippy soundscapes", but also uncommon elements such as complex time signatures and lots of chord changes. He said, "The more we looked at it, the more we realized that this was ...
Radiohead had not planned to release "Creep", and recorded it at the suggestion of the producers, Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, while they were working on other songs. They took elements from the 1972 song "The Air That I Breathe" by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Following legal action, Hammond and Hazlewood were credited as co-writers.
"Creep" is a ballad [6] by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, appearing as the seventh track off the band's debut album, Core and later released as the third and final single. The song also appears on the band's greatest hits album, Thank You .
"Creep" has been covered, sampled and recreated by many hip-hop and R&B artists. Two notable recordings were released on SoundCloud in 2013: Haitian-Canadian record producer Kaytranada's remix of the song called "Kaytranada's Creepier Edition" in January and GoldLink's rap rendition in December.
Though Radiohead wrote "The Bends" in 1992, [59] before "Creep" was released in September of that year, [60] commentators interpreted the title as a comment on the success of "Creep"; [57] [58] others have commented that the song, particularly the line "I want to be part of the human race", feels like a sequel to "Creep", continuing the similar ...