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| "Don't Speak" | ||||
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 Artwork for non-US commercial releases | ||||
| Single by No Doubt | ||||
| from the album Tragic Kingdom | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Matthew Wilder | |||
| No Doubt singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Don't Speak" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Speak" is a song by American rock band No Doubt from their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom (1995). It was released in 1996 as the third single from Tragic Kingdom in the United States 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.[1][2]
Despite the song's popularity and substantial airplay, "Don't Speak" did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 (as rules of the times required commercial singles for charting and one was not issued for the song), but it did reach number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 16 weeks.[3] Outside the United States, it topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, becoming No Doubt's most successful international single. "Don't Speak" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 40th Grammy Awards.[4][5]
"Don't Speak" was ranked at number 495 on Blender magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".[6] The song is a playable track in the 2009 video game Band Hero,[7] and is also included as a downloadable song in 2008's Rock Band 2,[8] as well as part of the No Doubt Track Pack for Guitar Hero III.[9] The song has been sampled by multiple hip hop artists, including in Rakim's song "Dedicated"[10] and Ice Cube's "War & Peace".[11]
- ^ Nostro, Lauren (September 25, 2012). "No Doubt Tells All: The Stories Behind Their Classic Records". complex.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Sieczkowski, Cavan (September 24, 2012). "Gwen Stefani And Tony Kanal Talk About 'Brutal' Breakup & The Pain Of Performing 'Don't Speak'". HuffPost. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
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- ^ "List of Grammy award nominations". CNN. January 6, 1998. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: 451–500". Blender. Alpha Media Group Inc. October 2005. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ^ Reilly, Jim (October 19, 2009). "Band Hero Track List Revealed". IGN. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Burg, Dustin (December 9, 2008). "No doubt, No Doubt Rock Band DLC now available". Engadget. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Hryb, Larry (February 28, 2008). "Guitar Hero III: No Doubt Track Pack". Major Nelson's Blog. Archived from the original on March 1, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
- ^ "Album Review: Rakim – The Seventh Seal (2009)". November 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Hodari Coker, Cheo (December 1998 – January 1999). "Ice Cube – 'War & Peace, Vol 1. (The War Disc)'". Vibe. p. 182. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved August 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]