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Released | May 31, 1999 [1] | |||
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"New" is a song by American rock band No Doubt, written by band members Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont for the Go soundtrack (1999). [4] It was later included on No Doubt's fourth studio album Return of Saturn (2000). [5] It's the first single as a quartet, after the departure of original keyboardist Eric Stefani in 1994. The song is available as a downloadable track for the music video game series Rock Band [6] and Guitar Hero . [7] The song was a complete departure from the band's previous singles, switching from a ska punk-influenced sound to more new wave-influenced sound. [8] : 181
The song was produced by ex-Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison in a one-time recording session in January 1999. [8] : 181 Guitar pedals and effects are used to distort the sound of Adrian Young's drums. [9] As for the guitar, Dumont's performance has been stated as greatly influenced by Devo, further contributing to the track's new wave feel. [8] : 186
The song was the first song to be recorded by No Doubt as a four-piece after original keyboardist Eric Stefani's departure in 1994 before promotion for Tragic Kingdom began.
Originally the song was intended to be a non-album single, but because of the success of the single in the Modern Rock Tracks, it was later included in their fourth album Return of Saturn.[ citation needed ]
The song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. [10] The single reached number thirty on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's fourth top-40 British single. [11]
In the song's music video, which was directed by Jake Scott, each band member plays a character going to a rave with Tony Kanal wearing a sherwani. [12] The video also debuted Stefani's new glam rock-influenced look, although in this video she still retains her platinum blonde hair but with violet highlights. She would dye her hair pink the following year to promote Return of Saturn .
The video won the award for the Most Stylish Video at the 1999 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. Joanne Gair worked with Stefani on her make-up. [13]
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No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of its career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young.
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"Don't Speak" is a song by American rock band No Doubt from their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom (1995). It was released as the third single from Tragic Kingdom in the United States on April 15, 1996, by Interscope Records. Lead singer Gwen Stefani and her brother Eric Stefani, former No Doubt member, wrote the song originally as a love song. The song went through several rewrites and new versions. Gwen modified it into a breakup song about her bandmate and ex-boyfriend Tony Kanal, shortly after he ended their seven-year relationship.
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"It's My Life" is a song by the English new wave band Talk Talk. Written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, it was the title track on the band's second album and released as its first single in January 1984. It reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart, but did better in several other countries, reaching number 33 in Germany, number 32 in New Zealand, number 25 in France and number 9 in Italy. In North America, it entered the Top 40 in both the United States and Canada. It peaked at number 1 on the US Dance Club Songs chart.
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