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No Doubt’s ‘Settle Down’ Video: The Key Scene

Posted 7/17/12 3:07 pm EST by in no doubt, The Key Scene

“Settle Down,” No Doubt fans! Yes, we know you’re stoked about the just released new music video for the band’s lead single off Push and Shove. We know you’re stoked about it because, well, we are too.

The clip, directed by longtime No Doubt collaborator Sophie Muller, is colorful and visually as bombastic as the song is sonically. It perfectly complements Diplo’s swaggerfied track, which pays homage to the band’s work on Rock Steady. In a sea of quirky images, there’s one moment in the clip that stands as the video’s key scene thanks to the heart at the core of it.

What fans will love seeing most is the moment when all four No Doubt members step out of their trucks and share in an embrace (00:42). It all happens as the Bollywood-inspired intro of the song transitions from strings to thumping drums, courtesy of the band’s beatmaster Adrian Young. What’s interesting to note is that not only is the foursome joyous to share in that momentous hug, but they are all sporting bleached out locks. Band solidarity!

It’s clear that after a long hiatus, this long-teased reunion album is full of the energy that catapulted the band to A-list rock star status. And that hug really says it all. They are as happy to be together as we are for them to be together again. They are reunited and it feels so good. And you know what? We have no plans to settle down our excitement anytime soon.

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An Essential No Doubt Playlist As They Premiere Their New Single, 'Settle Down'

Posted 7/16/12 12:35 pm EST by in no doubt

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By Bryant Gilmore

No Doubt dropped their first new single and video in almost 10 years today (July 16), and we can hardly settle down here in the MTV Newsroom. To prepare ourselves for their glorious return with "Settle Down," we decided to compile an essential playlist of the five No Doubt songs that should get everyone super excited for their comeback.

"Don’t Speak"
That opening guitar riff is unmistakable. You never skip it on your iPod; you turn it up and scream alongside Gwen as she lays out her heartbreak. Inspired by her break-up from Tony Kanal, "Don’t Speak" was a monster hit, spending months at the top of the charts. Its video was simple yet epic as it told a behind-the-scenes story of the boys in the band's dissatisfaction at the time with Gwen getting all of the attention. "Speak" has grown into a go-to song when that special someone shatters your heart into a million pieces. Just remember, it’s going to be OK. Things worked out for Gwen and Tony, and they will for you, too.

"Sunday Morning"
Another tune inspired by Gwen and Tony's break-up, this song hits like a full frontal assault of awesome-ness. The drums pound, the horns blow and the guitars chug along as Gwen ferociously dismisses a guy who comes crawling back after daring to break her heart in the first place. But as we see in the video, there’s no problem too big that can’t be solved with an epic back-yard food fight.

"Just a Girl"
Look out, America, Gwen and the boys are tired of your unfair treatment of women and they’re not going to take it anymore. The first single from their big breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom shot up the charts and put the band at the forefront of the ska revival at the mid-90s. The song was also featured in the in girl-powered flicks “Clueless” and “Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion.”

"Simple Kind of Life"
This ballad from the band’s 2000 album Return Of Saturn finds Gwen wanting a life on simpler terms. The song was one of two tracks on the album that Stefani composed solely. On a side note, we applaud the video and Gwen’s pink hair, but we are appalled at its treatment of perfectly good wedding cake.

"Underneath It All" feat. Lady Saw
Sure, “Hey Baby” and “Hella Good” made us get up and dance, but on this sweet, reggae-tinged jam, Gwen finds herself content and at peace with a man who is, perhaps despite appearances, “really lovely.” This valentine to Stefani’s husband, Bush singer Gavin Rossdale, was the third single off their album, Rock Steady, hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002 and won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group.

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In Celebration Of No Doubt's Return to Music: The 7 Other '90s Bands That Need To Make A Comeback

Posted 7/13/12 1:00 pm EST by in no doubt

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By Bryant Gilmore

Now that their comeback has been officially sanctioned by Mother Monster herself, No Doubt should not have a problem reclaiming the top of the charts.

The first single, “Settle Down,” from their highly anticipated sixth album, Push and Shove, will be released on July 16 with the album dropping just two short months later, on September 25. To refresh your memory, it’s been almost 11 years since the band released their last studio album, Rock Steady, and in the time since, they've released a greatest hits album, lead singer Gwen Stefani was sweetly inescapable as she embarked on a massively successful solo career and bassist Tony Kanal produced hits for artists including Pink, Shontelle and even Gwen. Guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young settled down and had a couple of children, as did Gwen and Tony, but apparently there are only so many times a rocker can watch "The Wiggles" with the kids before the urge to hit the stage takes over.

Now that No Doubt, who first rose to prominence in the '90s, is on the comeback trail, we at MTV News sat down and pondered what other artists and bands from that era we would like to grace us with sweet music once again. Read More...

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Lady Gaga As Amped As We Are For The New No Doubt Album, Push And Shove

Posted 7/6/12 2:20 pm EST by in Lady Gaga, no doubt, Tweet Beat

By Zachary Swickey

We’re not the only ones excited about the new No Doubt record (their first in 11 years) – Lady Gaga reveals that she is “freaking out” about the new album.

Gwent Stefani and Co. are currently putting the finishing touches on their upcoming sixth studio album, Push and Shove, which is bound to fly off shelves just like No Doubt’s last effort, ‘01’s Rocksteady.

Lady Gaga hit up her Twitter account today (July 6) to reveal her excitement about the upcoming effort, writing, “Is anyone else freaking out about No Doubt putting out a new album. I can’t wait!”

Gaga will get her first taste of some new ND material soon enough; the band releases their new single, “Settle Down,” on July 16. No Doubt has already wrapped the track's video and recently posted a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette (below), which sadly doesn't give us even a tease of the new song and is set to their hit "Underneath it All," on their Facebook page.

No Doubt will perform the live debut of “Settle Down” July 22 at Nickelodeon’s Teen Choice Awards, which will be the band’s first official performance since their reunion tour back in ’09. They’re also set for appearances on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on July 26 and a “Good Morning America” on July 27.

Push and Shove is largely produced by Mike “Spike” Stent (Madonna, Lady Gaga, U2), but ND also hooked up with Diplo and Switch (collectively known as Major Lazer), who contributed to the album’s title track.

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No Doubt Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of New Album In Debut 'In The Studio' Webisode

Posted 5/9/12 3:34 pm EST by in no doubt

No Doubt is ramping up for the release of their first album in eleven years and are taking fans behind the scenes in a series of webisodes documenting the making of the set, the first of which was premiered by the band yesterday on its website.

"Over the past few months, Gwen, Tony, Tom and Adrian have been recording together and filming the process at producer Spike Stent's studio in Santa Monica, California," the band writes in the introductory post.

The album is actually years in the making. The band began initial work on the record in March 2008, after Gwen Stefani wrapped the tour behind her second solo album, The Sweet Escape. Songwriting on the effort reportedly got off to a slow start because, according to a post from Stefani, she was distracted by her second pregnancy, and was delayed further when the band, energized by being in the studio together for the first time since the sessions behind 2001's Rock Steady hit the road in 2009 for a massively successful greatest hits tour.

>> No Doubt Return With New Album In September

The band spent the majority of 2010 quietly cutting demos in Kanal's studio in personal studio in Hollywood before joining Stent at his studio in early 2011 to officially begin tracking the effort. Progress has been slow but steady since then, and the band has been waiting for the right time to release the album. That time, it seems, is September 25.

In the webisode below, we see the recording process behind the song "Push & Shove." It's a really interesting look at the inner working of a functioning band (I feel like we're too used to hearing stories about bands at war and backstage battles) who seem really pleased to be creating together again.

Welcome back, No Doubt. We're thrilled to hear (literally) that things sound better than ever.

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Checking In On No Doubt's Much-Delayed Sixth Album

Posted 7/22/11 12:30 pm EST by in Music, no doubt

By Zachary Swickey

It’s been three years since No Doubt “reunited” and announced their plans to get back in the studio and finally make the follow-up album to 2001’s Rock Steady (arguably their most ambitious record). A lot has happened to the group in those three years, including kids and marriages, which helps explain the slow progress. So here’s what we do know…

The most recent detail we have on the sixth album is that the group has teamed up with Major Lazer, the producing, recording, DJing machine made up of dubstep badasses Diplo and Switch, who have worked with the likes of M.I.A. and Beyonce. No Doubt posted a pic on Twitter of them hanging out with the super producers in the studio as they progress on the new track “Push and Shove.”

In a June 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, ND said the effort was only about two months away from completion. So what’s taken over three years? For starters, Gwen Stefani was pregnant when the group reunited and had a hard time writing music while awaiting her second taste of motherhood. So the group packed up their things and hit the road for a wildly successful tour that grossed over $34 million after venturing on 57 dates. Not bad, eh?

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No Doubt Return To The Stage (For Real) At The Borgata

Posted 5/3/09 10:30 am EST by in Bands We Like, no doubt

Forget Friday's three-song warm-up on the "Today" show; this was the real return of No Doubt: Saturday night at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the O.C. hitmakers blasted back with full force, skanking and strutting their way through a ridiculously tight, upbeat, 90-something-minute workout in front of a raucous, fist-pumping crowd.

It was full-speed ahead, all hits, no misses. Gwen and the guys looking (and sounding) like they hadn't missed a beat, despite the fact -- as Stefani pointed out -- that it was their "first show in five f---ing years."

Taking the stage to a super-heroic instrumental track (DUNNN-DAAA-DUNNNNNN!) and the delighted squeals of long-waiting No Doubt fanatics, the band made up for their half-decade hiatus. Wasting nary a word (aside from Stefani’s shouted instructions for the crowd to "put your hands in the air!"), they launched headlong into "Spiderwebs," all breezy horns and ska-stroked guitars, Stefani bobbing and weaving across the stage, bassist Tony Kanal and guitarist Tom Dumont popping in place and grinning like kids.

And the energy didn't let up for a second.

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I Finally Got To See No Doubt!

Posted 5/1/09 2:02 pm EST by in no doubt

No DoubtBy Melanie Wolfson

It has been 14 years since No Doubt released Tragic Kingdom, which was one of the first CDs I ever bought (well, my mom did) back in the days of Discman. As an album I still listen to (now on my iPod), I have been a fan of No Doubt since Gwen Stefani vented about being "just a girl" and when wearing overalls was still considered cool.

Now, after more than a decade, I can finally say I saw No Doubt, because I made sure to nab a spot in the crowd at today's "Today Show."

As the kickoff to both the show's summer concert series and the band's national tour, No Doubt took the stage for the first time in four years, and I was blown away. Read More...

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No Doubt Talk Tour, Family, New Album And Much More With Tim Kash

Posted 4/30/09 5:40 pm EST by in no doubt

Gwen and ZumaFor the past five years, the music industry has been sorely missing something. That something is No Doubt.

After taking some time apart — to have babies, start families, launch a solo career and just spread their wings outside of the band they have all been in for 23 whole years — the group that captured the world's attention with a unique blend of ska/punk and rock/pop is reuniting and hitting the stage for a 55-date tour.

So early yesterday morning, the team and I hit the road to Atlantic City (in a van that only Chili Palmer could make look cool) to conduct the first interview with the whole band together in five years.
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