Glee featured multiple major and secondary roles who have contributed vocals to the show: Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Jayma Mays, Jane Lynch, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Harry Shum, Jr., Damian McGinty, Vanessa Lengies, Samuel Larsen, Blake Jenner, Alex Newell, Melissa Benoist, Jacob Artist, and Dean Geyer. Numerous special guests have also featured on tracks, including Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Grant Gustin, Olivia Newton-John, John Stamos, Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Charice, Gwyneth Paltrow, k.d. lang, Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer, Kate Hudson, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
The pilot episode of the show was broadcast on May 19, 2009 and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. The show was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Murphy selects all music featured within the series himself, with the intent of maintaining a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.
Their debut single, "Don't Stop Believin'", a cover of the 1981 Journey song, was a top ten hit, and was certified platinum in Australia and gold in the US. The group's cover of The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" reached number one in Ireland, giving them their first number one single.
There has been Nineteen soundtracks released through Columbia Records: Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee: The Music, Volume 2, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, Glee: The Music, Volume 4, Glee: The Music, Volume 5, Glee: The Music, Volume 6, Glee: The Music, Volume 7 and Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2,Glee: The Music, Volume 7,Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album,Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 3,Glee Sings the Beatles and Glee: The Music - Celebrating 100 Episodes.
Nineteen EPs have also been released: Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna, Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show.Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, Dance Party,Britney 2.0,Glee: The Music Presents Glease,The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series),A Katy or a Gaga (Music from the Episode),Movin' Out,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4,City of Angels,New New York,Glee: The Music, Bash,Glee: The Music, Tested,Glee: The Music, Opening Night,Glee: The Music, the Back Up Plan,Glee: The Music, Old Dog, New Tricks,Glee: The Music – The Untitled Rachel Berry Project,Glee: The Music – Loser Like Me and Glee: The Music – Homecoming.
The cast is second behind The Beatles for most chart appearances by a group act in the Billboard Hot 100's history, and holds the record of sixth overall among all artists, with sixty-nine appearances. The cast has sold over thirty six million and over eleven million albums worldwide. The series' cover versions have also had a positive effect on the original recording artists, with sales of Rihanna's "Take a Bow" increasing by 189 percent after the song was covered in the Glee episode "Showmance".
The series features covers of numerous songs sung on-screen by the characters. Musical segments typically take the form of performances, as opposed to the characters singing spontaneously, as the intention is for the series to remain reality-based. Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important — the balancing of that." Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."
Glee is choreographed by Zach Woodlee, and features five to eight production numbers per episode. Once music rights are cleared, songs are arranged and pre-recorded by the cast. Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed. Numbers can take several weeks to prepare, depending on complexity. Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce, and can take up to 10 days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography.
Creep
Glee Cast Lyrics
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Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so very special
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here ?
I don't belong here.
I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.
She's running out again,
She's running out
She run, run, run, run, run
Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so special
I wish I was special...
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doing here ?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
The Glee Cast's cover of the iconic song "Creep" by Radiohead is a haunting and emotional rendition of the original, full of vulnerability and intensity. The lyrics themselves are a powerful expression of self-doubt and isolation, with the singer yearning for acceptance and recognition, but feeling like an outsider and a misfit. The opening lines establish this theme right away - the singer can't even look the person they're addressing in the eye, and is deeply affected by their beauty and otherworldly presence. The imagery of floating like a feather in a beautiful world creates a vivid contrast with the singer's own feelings of insecurity and inadequacy.
The chorus, with its repetition of "I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo" is where the song's emotional core truly lies. It's a brutally honest admission of feeling like an anomaly, someone who doesn't fit in with the world they see around them. This is emphasized by the repeated line "I don't belong here" which hammers home that sense of disconnection and detachment. The mention of wanting control and a perfect body and soul could be seen as the singer trying to compensate for these feelings of inferiority by striving for some form of perfection. However, ultimately their true desire is just to be noticed, to feel like they matter.
The final lines are some of the most poignant - "Whatever makes you happy, whatever you want, you're so special, I wish I was special." Here the singer is acknowledging the gap between themselves and the person they're addressing, admiring them and their happiness but also feeling a sense of longing and regret. The repetition of "I don't belong here" at the end drives home the sense of hopelessness and isolation, leaving the listener with a sense of deep sadness.
Line by Line Meaning
When you were here before
I couldn't bring myself to make eye contact with you
Couldn't look you in the eye
Your very presence intimidated me and made me feel uncomfortable
You're just like an angel
You possess such an ethereal quality that invokes feelings of awe and wonder within me
Your skin makes me cry
The mere sight of your beauty is so overwhelming that it brings tears to my eyes
You float like a feather
You move with grace, ease and buoyancy. Like a feather-floats down gently from the sky.
In a beautiful world
My perception of the world becomes stunningly beautiful in your presence
I wish I was special
I longed to have qualities, that would make you notice me and recognize me as someone special too
You're so very special
You are an extraordinary and remarkable person, unlike anyone else I have encountered
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
I have a sense of being an outsider and a misfit who is struggling to belong
What the hell am I doing here ?
I question myself and my abilities, wondering what I am doing in this situation
I don't belong here.
I feel like I don't fit in with the crowd or the environment
I don't care if it hurts
I am willing to endure pain and emotional discomfort to get what I want
I want to have control
I desire to have power over my life, my choices and the outcomes of my decisions
I want a perfect body
I yearn to possess an impeccable physique, one that's flawless and perfect
I want a perfect soul
I crave to cultivate an impeccable, pure and untainted soul that shines with goodness and light
I want you to notice
I desire your attention and recognition, to be noticed and valued by you
When I'm not around
In my absence, I yearn to remain in your thoughts, feelings and emotions
She's running out again,
She's leaving me, she cannot keep up with my insecurities and emotional turmoil
She's running out
She's getting tired of me and my emotional baggage
She run, run, run, run, run
She wants to escape from this dysfunctional relationship because its draining and exhausting
Whatever makes you happy
I only want you to be happy, and I am willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen
Whatever you want
I want you to have what you desire, even if it is not what I desire
You're so special
You are extraordinary to me, and I will always cherish and value you
I wish I was special...
I feel like I am mediocre, and not special enough compared to you
But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo,
I feel like an oddball, peculiar and deranged creature, who does not fit in with the norm.
What the hell am I doing here ?
I question my own self-worth in this place or moment
I don't belong here
I feel like an outsider, unwanted and misunderstood
Contributed by Jake D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Helena Sumbu
When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
I don't care if it hurts
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
So fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
She's running out the door (run)
She's running out
She run, run, run, run,
Run...
Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
Salsabil Celsy
[Brody:]
When you were here before,
Couldn't look you in the eye,
You're just like an angel,
Your skin makes me cry.
[Rachel:]
Ohh,
You float like a feather,
In a beautiful world,
Oh, I wish I was special,
You're so very special.
Ohh..
[Both:]
But I'm a creep (I'm a creep),
I'm a weirdo (I'm a weirdo),
What the hell am I doing here (What the hell am I doing here),
I don't belong here.
[Rachel:]
Ohh..
I don't care if it hurts, mmm,
I wanna have control, oh oh,
And I want a perfect body,
I want a perfect soul.
[Both:]
I want you to notice,
When I'm not around,
You're so very special,
I wish I was special, ohh.
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doing here,
I don't belong here.
Ohh, ohh.
He's running out the door,
He's running out,
He's run, run, run, run, run.
Whatever makes you happy,
Whatever you want,
You're so very special,
I wish I was special.
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doing here,
I don't belong here, mm,
I don't belong here.
Ambrose
The “He’s running out the door” part gives me the chills
Joel Lopez
Ambrose Price same but like good chills
Snafu
Then you should watch Thom Yorke’s live performance
Jake Decker
I just watched a tiktok with a guy singing that part and I had to come Listen to this cus his so was so amazing I was speechless
Tamara Johnson
Didn’t really get what you meant as they were singing that part until it hit that last note of it. Then I said, “oh...that chill”
Katie Klaisner
Same
Francisco Guerrero
That scream, she killed it!
Taurie March
Francisco Guerrero what scream
The Nelson Park Monks
@Taurie March 1:16
Jean-Michel Long
FYI that’s called a belt, scream is considered a negative term to describe someone’s singing