New (No Doubt song)
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| Single by No Doubt | ||||||||||
| from the album Return of Saturn and Music from the Motion Picture Go | ||||||||||
| Released | May 1999 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, 12" single | |||||||||
| Length | 4:25 | |||||||||
| Label | Interscope | |||||||||
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"New" is a song by the American rock band No Doubt, written by Tom Dumont and Gwen Stefani for the Go soundtrack (1999). It was later included on No Doubt's fourth studio album Return of Saturn (2000). 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 and Guitar Hero. 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.
In the song, guitar pedals and effects are used to distort the sound of Adrian Young's drums.
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.
The song did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; it did, however peak at number seven on the Modern Rock Tracks. The single reached number thirty on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's fourth Top 40 British single.
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. 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.
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