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The rise of Creed began when a group of Florida musicians recognized how naturally their individual strengths aligned and how quickly their writing chemistry developed. The band formed in Tallahassee in 1994 through the partnership of vocalist Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti, a relationship that expanded when they brought in bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. Their earliest rehearsals produced a style centered on Tremonti’s heavy guitar lines, Stapp’s earnest vocal approach, and songs built around powerful emotional themes.
That foundation led to the release of Creed’s debut album, My Own Prison, in 1997. The record delivered four successful rock-radio singles: “My Own Prison,” “Torn,” “One,” and “What’s This Life For.” Each song demonstrated the group’s ability to merge introspective lyrics with the power of Tremonti’s guitar work and Stapp’s vocal presence. The album established Creed as one of the most commercially successful new rock bands of the late 1990s.
The momentum carried directly into the band’s second album, Human Clay, in 1999. That release became the defining commercial moment of Creed’s career. “Higher” reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, while “With Arms Wide Open” reached number one and earned Stapp and Tremonti the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. Human Clay eventually received Diamond certification and became one of the bestselling rock albums of its era.
Creed’s third studio album, Weathered, arrived in 2001 and continued the band’s run of chart success. The album debuted at number one and produced “My Sacrifice,” “One Last Breath,” “Bullets,” “Don’t Stop Dancing,” and the title track. Brian Marshall had left the group before the recording sessions, leaving Tremonti to handle the album’s bass parts alongside his guitar work.
Internal pressures eventually led Creed to disband in 2004. Stapp moved into a solo career, while Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips formed Alter Bridge with vocalist and guitarist Myles Kennedy. Even during Creed’s absence, the band’s songs remained fixtures on rock radio and continued to attract listeners who connected with their emotional directness and large-scale guitar sound.
Creed reunited in 2009 with Marshall restored to the lineup and released the fourth studio album, Full Circle. The record included “Overcome,” “Rain,” “A Thousand Faces,” “Away in Silence,” and “The Song You Sing.” The reunion supported another major tour, although the group later entered an extended period without new studio recordings.
After more than a decade away from the stage, Creed returned to live performance in 2024. The reunion grew from sold-out cruises into amphitheater and arena tours, introducing the group’s catalog to younger listeners while reconnecting with the audience that had followed the band during its original commercial peak. Anniversary releases also returned attention to the studio catalog, including an expanded edition of Human Clay containing soundtrack tracks, alternate versions, and a previously unreleased 1999 concert.
Creed’s catalog extends beyond the four studio albums. The band contributed “Bound and Tied” to the Dead Man on Campus soundtrack, covered Alice Cooper’s “I’m Eighteen” for The Faculty, recorded “Is This the End?” for Scream 3, and supplied “To Whom It May Concern” to The Scorpion King. The 2015 collection With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective also officially released the demos “Blistered,” “More Than This,” and “Why,” along with acoustic recordings and Creed’s covers of The Doors.
The list below includes every song from Creed’s four studio albums, officially released soundtrack recordings, bonus tracks, demos, covers, and materially different acoustic or string arrangements. Simple radio and single edits have not been counted as separate songs, and repeated live performances of the standard catalog have been excluded.
Complete List Of Creed Songs From A to Z
- “A Thousand Faces” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Are You Ready?” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Away in Silence” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Beautiful” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Blistered (Demo)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “Bound and Tied” – Dead Man on Campus soundtrack (1998)
- “Bread of Shame” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Bullets” – Weathered (2001)
- “Don’t Stop Dancing” – Weathered (2001)
- “Don’t Stop Dancing (Acoustic Version #3)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “Faceless Man” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Fear” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Freedom Fighter” – Weathered (2001)
- “Full Circle” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Good Fight” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Hide” – Weathered (2001)
- “Higher” – Human Clay (1999)
- “I’m Eighteen” – The Faculty soundtrack (1998)
- “Illusion” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “In America” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “Inside Us All” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Is This the End? (Scream Edit)” – Scream 3: The Album (2000)
- “Lullaby” – Weathered (2001)
- “More Than This (Demo)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “My Own Prison” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “My Own Prison (Acoustic Version / Extended)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “My Sacrifice” – Weathered (2001)
- “Never Die” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Ode” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “On My Sleeve” – Full Circle (2009)
- “One” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “One Last Breath” – Weathered (2001)
- “Overcome” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Pity for a Dime” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “Rain” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Riders on the Storm” – Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors (2000)
- “Roadhouse Blues (Live at Woodstock ’99)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “Say I” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Signs” – Weathered (2001)
- “Silent Teacher” – Full Circle bonus track (2009)
- “Sister” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “The Song You Sing” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Stand Here with Me” – Weathered (2001)
- “Suddenly” – Full Circle (2009)
- “Time” – Full Circle (2009)
- “To Whom It May Concern” – The Scorpion King soundtrack (2002)
- “Torn” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “Unforgiven” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “Wash Away Those Years” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Weathered” – Weathered (2001)
- “What If” – Human Clay (1999)
- “What’s This Life For” – My Own Prison (1997)
- “What’s This Life For (Alternate Version / Clean)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “Who’s Got My Back?” – Weathered (2001)
- “Why (Demo)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “With Arms Wide Open” – Human Clay (1999)
- “With Arms Wide Open (Acoustic Version)” – With Arms Wide Open: A Retrospective (2015)
- “With Arms Wide Open (Strings Version)” – Human Clay bonus track (1999)
- “Wrong Way” – Human Clay (1999)
- “Young Grow Old” – Human Clay bonus track (1999)
Creed Studio Albums
My Own Prison (1997)
Human Clay (1999)
Weathered (2001)
Full Circle (2009)
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Updated July 30, 2026.
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