3D cover art

  Studio Album · No. 4

3D Songwriting Credits by TLC

2002 LaFace Records 13 tracks 50 min

Produced by Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, Missy Elliott  ·  Engineered by Brian Garten, Carlton Lynn, Fabian Marasciullo, Andrew Coleman, Cory Williams, Craig Taylor

LaFace Records R&BSoul
62%
Authorship
Songwriter

Holds writing credit on 8 of 13 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 8 / 13 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether TLC carries a lyricist or composer credit.

62%
8 trackswritten by TLC 5 tracksoutside writers
TLC's roles on this album

Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist62%
Composer62%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

13
Tracks
28
Lyricists
11
Producers
693,000
US Copies Sold
2002
Released
Data Insight

3D was TLC's final album featuring Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, who was killed in a car crash in April 2002 while the record was being made. Members wrote on 8 of its 13 tracks, with Lopes and Tionne Watkins both co-writing the lead single Girl Talk and Watkins co-writing Damaged with Dallas Austin. Babyface and Daryl Simmons wrote Hands Up, continuing the group's mix of self-penned and outside material.

3D is the fourth studio album by TLC, released in November 2002 on Arista Records, the first album following the death of Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes in a car accident in Honduras on April 25, 2002, and an album that was completed using pre-recorded Left Eye vocal and rap tracks alongside newly recorded T-Boz and Chilli material. T-Boz and Chilli sang leads; Left Eye's contributions were recorded before her death and integrated into the production; 'Girl Talk,' 'Damaged,' and 'Hands Up' were the principal singles. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 287,000 first-week sales and has been certified platinum in the United States; Left Eye's pre-recorded verse on '2Way' was among the more discussed posthumous musical integrations of the era. 3D is the most unusual album in the TLC catalog, a posthumous tribute and commercial continuation simultaneously, and the closing document of a recording career that had generated some of the most commercially successful female group recordings in R&B history. 3D is one of the most emotionally complex posthumous albums in R&B history, a record whose biographical context gives even its most straightforwardly commercial moments a weight that transcends their production, and whose reception confirmed that the TLC brand and the emotional investment of the group's fanbase were sufficiently strong to sustain commercial and cultural engagement even under the most tragic creative circumstances.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
3D (Intro)
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin Dallas Austin T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
2
Quickie
Dallas AustinLisa LopesTionne Watkins Dallas AustinLisa LopesTionne Watkins Dallas Austin T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
3
Girl Talk #28
Edmund ClementKandi BurrussLisa LopesAnita McCloudTionne Watkins Edmund ClementKandi BurrussLisa LopesAnita McCloudTionne Watkins Eddie Hustle T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
4
Turntable
Rodney JerkinsTionne WatkinsFred Jerkins IIIDaniel MooreLaShawn DanielsTomi Martin Rodney JerkinsTionne WatkinsFred Jerkins IIIDaniel MooreLaShawn DanielsTomi Martin Rodney Jerkins T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
5
In Your Arms Tonight
Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams The Neptunes T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
6
Over Me
Rodney JerkinsRozonda ThomasKenisha PrattDaniel MooreTyrell BingLisa Lopes Rodney JerkinsRozonda ThomasKenisha PrattDaniel MooreTyrell BingLisa Lopes Rodney Jerkins T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
7
Hands Up
Kenneth EdmondsDaryl Simmons Kenneth EdmondsDaryl Simmons BabyfaceDaryl Simmons T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
8
Damaged #53
Dallas AustinTionne Watkins Dallas AustinTionne Watkins Dallas Austin T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
9
Dirty Dirty
Missy ElliottTim Mosley Missy ElliottTim Mosley TimbalandMissy Elliott T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
10
So So Dumb
Raphael SaadiqTionne WatkinsGlenn StandridgeBobby Ozuna Raphael SaadiqTionne WatkinsGlenn StandridgeBobby Ozuna Raphael SaadiqJake and the Phatman T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
11
Good Love
Edmund ClementKandi Burruss Edmund ClementKandi Burruss Eddie Hustle T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
12
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Rodney JerkinsTionne WatkinsKandi Burruss Rodney JerkinsTionne WatkinsKandi Burruss Rodney Jerkins T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
13
Give It to Me While It's Hot
Ray MurrayRico WadePat BrownMarqueze EthridgeMarvin ParkmanStewart JordanLisa LopesRozonda Thomas Ray MurrayRico WadePat BrownMarqueze EthridgeMarvin ParkmanStewart JordanLisa LopesRozonda Thomas Organized Noize T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 37 contributors

More from TLC

Frequently Asked Questions 3D

How many songs on 3D did TLC write?
TLC members have writing credits on 8 of the 13 tracks on 3D. Lisa Lopes and Tionne Watkins both co-wrote the lead single Girl Talk, and Watkins co-wrote Damaged, while songs like Hands Up came from outside writers.
Who wrote Girl Talk by TLC?
Girl Talk was co-written by TLC members Lisa Lopes and Tionne Watkins along with Kandi Burruss, Edmund Clement, and Anita McCloud. The lead single reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Who wrote Damaged by TLC?
Damaged was co-written by TLC's Tionne Watkins and producer Dallas Austin. The single reached number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Was 3D Left Eye's last album with TLC?
Yes. 3D was the final TLC album to feature Lisa Lopes, known as Left Eye, who was killed in a car crash in April 2002 while the album was being recorded. TLC continued afterward as a duo of Tionne Watkins and Rozonda Thomas.
When did TLC release 3D?
TLC released 3D in November 2002 through Arista Records. It was their fourth studio album and their last to feature Lisa Lopes.
How many copies has 3D sold?
3D has sold around 693,000 copies in the United States, where it is certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was a commercial step down from TLC's multi-platinum 1990s albums.
Who produced 3D by TLC?
3D was produced by a range of collaborators, with Dallas Austin and Babyface among them. The album collected material recorded before Lisa Lopes's death in 2002.

Sources