''20'' is a

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by American girl group

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. It was released on October 15, 2013, by

Epic Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements Epic or EPIC may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and medi ...

and LaFace Records, marking both the group's 20-plus year legacy in entertainment business and the release of their biographical

VH1 VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network based in New York City and owned by Paramount Global. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Commun ...

original film, '' CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story'', which largely inspired the track listing for ''20''. Many of their hits are featured, including their four number-one singles: "

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", " Waterfalls", "

No Scrubs "No Scrubs" is a song recorded by American girl group TLC as the lead single from their third studio album, ''FanMail'', on February 2, 1999, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. The song was written by producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, forme ...

", and "

Unpretty "Unpretty" is a song by American group TLC, released on May 17, 1999, through LaFace and Arista Records as the second single from the band's third studio album, ''FanMail''. It was written by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and the producer Dallas Austi ...

", as well as "Meant to Be", a new track co-written by singer Ne-Yo. Most of the tracks are featured in the original radio format, like on their previous compilation album '' Now and Forever: The Hits'', and "No Scrubs" is featured in its original radio version with an accompanying rap of Left Eye.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 the week after the premiere of the

original film '' CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story'', becoming the group's highest-charting greatest hits collection in the United States. The album stayed on the ''Billboard'' 200 for a total of six weeks. The album also peaked at number two on ''

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''s

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chart.

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies a vocal producer Sample credits * "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" samples "

Escape-ism "Escape-ism" is a funk song by American musician James Brown. It was Brown's first release on his own label, People Records. It charted #6 R&B and #35 Pop as a two-part single in 1971. Both parts also appeared on the album ''Hot Pants'' in 1971 ...

" by

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, " Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang, and "

School Boy Crush "School Boy Crush" is a song from Average White Band's 1975 album, '' Cut the Cake''. It has been heavily sampled in hip hop, rap and R&B songs such as:. #" Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" by TLC #" Wanna B Where U R (Thisizzaluvsong)" by Floetry #"Watch M ...

" by Average White Band. * "Hat 2 da Back" samples "

Big Ole Butt "Big Ole Butt" is the third single from LL Cool J's third album, ''Walking with a Panther''. It was released in 1989 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Dwayne Simon and LL Cool J. "Big Ole Butt" would prove to be a mild success, making ...

" by

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and "What Makes You Happy" by

KC and the Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "K ...

. * "Creep" contains a sample of "

Hey Young World "Hey Young World" is the third single released from Slick Rick's debut album, ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick''. It was released in 1989 as the follow-up to Slick Rick's popular "Children's Story" and was both written and produced by Slick R ...

" as performed by Slick Rick.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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