Who sang No Scrubs, and who wrote it?
TLC, the Atlanta trio of T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli, with Chilli singing lead. Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle and producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs wrote it. It came out on February 2, 1999, as the first single from FanMail, spent four weeks at number one in the US and won two Grammys.
By No Scrubs AI · Last updated October 28, 2026
TLC
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. "No Scrubs" was the first TLC single with Chilli on lead vocals.
The writers and the two versions
Kandi Burruss and Tiny Cottle, both formerly of Xscape, wrote it with Briggs, who produced it. Two versions went out: a straight R&B one, and one with a rap verse by Left Eye, which is the version in the music video (source).
Charts and awards
Four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999, number two for the year, and Grammys for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.
The song: questions
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