''20'' is a

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by American girl group TLC. It was released on October 15, 2013, by Epic and

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, marking both the group's 20-plus year legacy in entertainment business and the release of their biographical VH1 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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", "

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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, ...

", 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 A ...

", as well as "Meant to Be", a new track co-written by singer

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. 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 VH1 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

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, " Jungle Boogie" by

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, and " School Boy Crush" by

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. * "Hat 2 da Back" samples " Big Ole Butt" by

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and "What Makes You Happy" by

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. * "Creep" contains a sample of "

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" as performed by

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References

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