Waterfalls
TLC
1995
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 1994
Release: 1994Source checked | Recent carryover
CrazySexyCool album 1994; first single May 1995.
Separately documented single release: 1995. Read the source note for the release region or version.
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Waterfalls - release / recording history
CrazySexyCool album 1994; first single May 1995. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Inspiration and background
Documented songwriting inspiration
Written with Marqueze Etheridge and Organized Noize, the song uses cautionary stories about dangerous choices, drug-related violence and HIV/AIDS. Tionne Watkins said the group wanted to communicate without sounding preachy. Lisa Lopes contributed the rap, while Organized Noize supplied the production.
Evidence scope: Reviewed secondary account; scope is limited to this paragraph
Sources for this information
Waterfalls - reviewed songwriting/background source
Background/composition section; paraphrased, not a quotation | Retrieved 2026-10-11
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
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Billboard year-end 1995 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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