Creepin'


"Creepin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Eric Church. It was released in July 2012 as the fourth single from his 2011 album Chief. The song reached the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, peaking at numbers 10 and 5, respectively. Church wrote this song with Marv Green.

Content

"Creepin'" is a mid-tempo in which the narrator describes the memory of a former lover as being similar to "creepin'". The song is set in the key of C major, mainly accompanied by guitars set in Drop C tuning. It also features a banjo and an electric guitar, as well as several vocal effects on Church's voice.

Critical reception

Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine said that the song "slinks and slithers along a rhythm arrangement that owes more to vintage funk than traditional country". Giving it four stars out of five, Jessica Nicholson of Country Weekly said that it had "vivid imagery" and that "this swampy tune grabs the listener's attention from the get-go."

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in September 2012.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
US Country Airplay 80
US Hot Country Songs 79

Certifications

Parodies

Country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody of "Creepin'", entitled "Tweetin'", on his 2012 album Parodyziac!!