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MEMBERS: Scott Stapp ~ Mark Tremonti ~ Scott Phillips ~ Brian Marshall (left in 2000) BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "With Arms Wide Open" (2000) BIGGEST LP:Human Clay (1999) GRAMMY AWARDS:1 (for Stapp and Tremonti) VH1: '100 Sexiest Artists': 83 "No, we are not a Christian band. A Christian band has an agenda to lead others to believe in their specific religious beliefs. We have no agenda!" - Scott Stapp, Creed Creed

Creed consists of Scott Stapp on vocals, Mark Tremonti on guitar, Brian Marshall on bass, and Scott Phillips on drums and hails from Florida. Creed formed in 1995 (after briefly naming themselves 'Naked Toddler'). The band is rooted in rock even though lead singer Stapp was raised in a deeply religious household in which rock music was not allowed. By his late teens, Stapp left home and began tapping into his rock persona by writing music.

August 26: Creed released their debut LP My Own Prison (originally recorded for less than $6,000). Creed became the first act to have 4 #1 hits from a debut LP on the rock charts. The LP topped the charts in New Zealand.

January 13: My Own Prison was certified gold.

March 9: My Own Prison was certified platinum. August 4: Creed could be heard on the soundtrack for Dead Man On Campus on the track "Bound & Tied." August 25: My Own Prison was certified 2x platinum. September 19: Creed topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 6 weeks with "What's This Life For."

December 15: Creed could be heard on the Faculty soundtrack on the track "I'm Eighteen." December 31: Creed topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Mainstream Rock Artist.

February 26: My Own Prison was certified 3x platinum. July 25: Creed appeared at Woodstock '99 in Rome, New York.

September 8: Creed topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 17 weeks with "Higher." September 28: Creed released Human Clay and the LP spent 2 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Stapp said of the LP: "We're the type of band that functions really well under pressure, and there was definitely a pressure to try to top ourselves this time. Not so much what we sell, because we don't really care about that. We wanted to make a really great record. The band’s goal has always been to make records that are solid from start to finish; records that take you through an entire range of emotions." The LP also topped the charts in Canada.

October: Stapp walked off the stage at a concert in Houston after 3 songs due to straining his vocal chords. October 16: Creed topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 2 weeks with Human Clay. October 16: Creed topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Higher." November: Stapp was hospitalized after falling ill to "flu-like symptoms." November 3: Human Clay was certified 2x platinum. and My Own Prison was certified 4x platinum. November 9: Creed could be heard on the soundtrack for End Of Days on the track "Wrong Way."

December 31: Creed topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Hot Mainstream Rock Artist and with the Top Hot Mainstream Rock Track ("One"). January 25: Creed could be heard on the soundtrack for Scream 3 on the tracks "What If" and "Is This The End." February 16: Human Clay was certified 3x platinum.

March 25: Creed hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Higher." April 11: Creed could be heard on the soundtrack for Jailbait on the track "Pity For A Dime." May 10: Human Clay was certified 4x platinum. May 13: Creed hit the Top 10 with "Higher." June: Marshall had some harsh words for Pearl Jam (who they are often compared to) during a radio interview: "Eddie Vedder wishes he could write like Scott Stapp." Stapp refuted the comments on their website a few days later. The band also got into a war-of-words with Limp Bizkit during the month. July 13: Creed topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "With Arms Wide Open." July 13: Human Clay was certified 5x platinum.

August: It was announced that Brian Marshall (a founding member and the one who named the band) left the group for "personal and professional differences." The band was not seeking a permanent replacement for Marshall. Brett Hestla was hired as a bassist while on tour. A statement read: "Creed and founding member Brian Marshall have decided to part ways on friendly terms, citing personal and professional differences. Marshall and Creed are discussing terms for his involvement in the future releases of previously recorded but unreleased material...." August 5: Creed hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "With Arms Wide Open." September: It was announced that Creed would release a limited edition single of "With Arms Wide Open" with some profits benefiting Stapp's 'With Arms Wide Open Foundation" (to "promote health, loving relationships between children and their families"). September 7: Creed was nominated for aMTV Video Music Awardfor Best Rock Video ("Higher"). September 8: Human Clay was certified 6x platinum. October 3: Human Clay was certified 7x platinum. October 7: Creed hit the Top 10 with "With Arms Wide Open." October 28: Creed topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 5 weeks and Adult Top 40 chart for 8 weeks with "With Arms Wide Open." Creed

November 4: Creed hit the #1 for 5 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40with "With Arms Wide Open." November 11: Creed topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1 week and Top 40 Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "With Arms Wide Open." December 4: Human Clay was certified 8x platinum. December 4: My Own Prison was certified 5x platinum. December 31: Creed topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as Top Mainstream Rock Artist. January 2: Human Clay was certified 9x platinum. January 8: Creed won 2 American Music Awards including Favorite Pop Album (Human Clay) and Favorite Alternative Artist and were also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group. February 21: Stapp and Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the band was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("With Arms Wide Open").

July 16: Human Clay was certified 10x platinum. October 27: Creed hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "My Sacrifice." November 17: Creed performed "My Sacrifice" and "Bullets" on Saturday Night Live. November 20: Creed released Weathered.

December 8:Creed topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 8 weeks and the Internet Album chart for 1 week with Weathered(selling over 880,000 copies in its 1st week of release in the US). December 15: Creed topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 9 weeks with "My Sacrifice." December 19: Weathered was certified 4x platinum. December 22: Creed hit the Top 10 with "My Sacrifice."

January 11: Weathered was certified 5x platinum. February 28: Creed appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. March 26: Creed could be heard on the soundtrack for The Scorpion King on the track "To Whom It May Concern." March 26: Creed could be heard on the compilation WWF Forceable Entry on the track "Young Grow Old." April: Creed had to cancel all remaining tour dates at the end of the month and into May when Stapp was in a car accident.

June 1: Creed hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "One Last Breath." August 10: Creed hit the Top 10 with "One Last Breath." August 26: My Own Prison was certified 6x platinum. August 29: The video for "My Sacrifice" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video. October: Creed had to postpone more tour dates due to Stapp's 'acute laryngitis' caused by the heavy touring schedule.

December 28: Creed hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Don't Stop Dancing." December 31: Creed topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Duo/Group (singles & albums) and Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Duo/Group.

January 13: Creed won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Alternative Artist and was nominated for the "Fan Choice" Award. January 6: Weathered was certified 6x platinum. February 23: Creed were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("My Sacrifice").

January 29: Human Clay was certified 11x platinum. June 3: Creed announced they had broken up and the decision was made earlier in the year after Stapp and Tremonti weren't able to agree on the direction of the band's music - as Tremonti explained: "We had gotten together two or three times and nothing happened. We got our instruments and played, but neither of us was taking it seriously. We were just running in circles. There wasn't a vibe like on the previous records. It felt very job-like. We knew that it would take us years to get a record out."

August 10: Tremonti, Phillips, and Marshall joined up with Myles Kennedy to form Alter Bridge and released their debut LP One Day Remains. August 31: Stapp could be heard on the Passion Of The Christ: Songs compilation on the track "Relearn Love." November 22: Creed released their Greatest Hits as a CD/DVD package.

December 17: Greatest Hits was certified gold. # 169 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

January 6: Greatest Hits was certified platinum.

November 19: Greatest Hits was certified 2x platinum.

October 27: Creed reunited for a tour and released Full Circle.

November 14: Creed topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart for 1 week, Alternative Albums chart for 1 week, and Hard Rock Albums chart for 1 week with Full Circle. December 5: Creed hit the ARC Weekly Top 40with "Rain."

March 15: Stapp released Higher Power.