"Spiderwebs" is a ska punk song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for … Read Full Bio ↴"Spiderwebs" is a ska punk song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for No Doubt's third studio album Tragic Kingdom. It was released as the album's second single in 1995. When "Spiderwebs" reached the radio airwaves in the U.S, it began a revival of the ska genre. The song is a combination of ska and pop. With its ubiquitous airplay for months, more ska-flavored singles became prevalent in later years such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' "The Impression That I Get", Save Ferris' "Come On Eileen", and The Specials' "A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me".

The song debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and peaked at number 5 after three weeks of its release. The song's lyrics are about a man who had been calling Gwen at all hours to recite bad poetry to her. Musically, the song uses a drum for the beat and various brass instruments, such as a trombone to build up the crescendos in the chorus.

Spider Webs
No Doubt Lyrics

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You think that we connect
That the chemistry's correct
Your words walk right through my ears
Presuming I like what I hear

And now I'm stuck in the web
You're spinning
You've got me for your prey

Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I'll call you back

You're intruding on what's mine and
You're taking up my time
Don't have the courage inside me
To tell you please let me be

Communication, a telephonic invasion
I'm planning my escape

Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I'll call you back

And it's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter who calls
I gotta scream my phone calls

Now it's gone too deep
You wake me in my sleep
My dreams become nightmares
'Cause you're ringing in my ears.

Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I'll call you back

And It's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter matter matter who calls
I gotta scream my phone calls

Oh spider webs
Leave a message and I'll call you back
I'm walking in a spider webs
So leave a message and I'll call you back

And It's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter matter matter who calls
I gotta scream my phone calls

It's all your fault
It's all your fault
No matter who calls
No matter who calls

I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back

I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back

I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back

I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back

I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back

I'm walking into spiderwebs

Leave a message
And I'll call you back

Overall Meaning

"No Doubt's" hit song "Spider Webs" delves into the theme of being stuck in a web of communication and being unable to escape. The main character recognizes that her love interest is mistaking her listening to his words as a sign of interest while she only wants to be left alone. The lyrics portray the singer realizing that the person she's speaking with is not hearing her words but only their version of her words, and this is causing her distress. She expresses her frustration through the lyrics, "Your words walk right through my ears, presuming I like what I hear." She feels trapped in a web woven by the person she cares about, as he keeps calling and intruding on her life, thereby robbing her of her peace. She knows she should stand up to him and tell him to stop, but she can't find the courage to be assertive. So, she retreats into her thoughts, hoping to plan her escape.

The lyrics of the chorus express how she feels as though she's walking into a trap or spiderweb, powerless to resist. She's disconnected from her surroundings, and her dreams have turned into nightmares because of her tormentor's constant presence. She's constantly wary and screening phone calls to avoid him. No matter who calls, she feels as though she must scream her calls to avoid the possibility of the caller being her stalker.

Line by Line Meaning

You think that we connect That the chemistry's correct Your words walk right through my ears Presuming I like what I hear
You assume we have a connection and the chemistry is right, but you just talk at me without actually listening to what I want or like.

And now I'm stuck in the web You're spinning You've got me for your prey
Your words and actions have trapped me like a spider's prey, and I cannot escape.

Sorry I'm not home right now I'm walking into spiderwebs So leave a message And I'll call you back A likely story, but leave a message And I'll call you back
I am avoiding your calls and messages because I feel like you are intruding on my life and I don't want to talk to you. Please leave a message, but don't expect a quick response from me.

You're intruding on what's mine and You're taking up my time Don't have the courage inside me To tell you please let me be
You are invading my personal space and wasting my time, but I don't have the courage to tell you to leave me alone.

Communication, a telephonic invasion I'm planning my escape
Your constant calls and messages feel like an intrusion and make me want to escape from you and find a way to avoid your intrusive behavior.

And it's all your fault I screen my phone calls No matter who calls I gotta scream my phone calls
You are the reason I have to screen my calls and scream at people who won't leave me alone. Your behavior is making me more defensive and paranoid.

Now it's gone too deep You wake me in my sleep My dreams become nightmares 'Cause you're ringing in my ears.
Your constant presence in my life is creeping me out to the point that I am now losing sleep and having nightmares because of your intrusive behavior.

Oh spider webs Leave a message and I'll call you back I'm walking in a spider webs So leave a message and I'll call you back
This repetition of the chorus emphasizes the feeling of being trapped in a spider web, and the need to communicate through messages rather than more direct means because of the fear of being caught.

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GWEN STEFANI, TONY KANAL

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@jonhoggarth6935

4y↑145

You think that we connect
That the chemistry's correct
Your words walk right through my ears
Presuming I like what I hear
And now I'm stuck in the web
You're spinning
You've got me for your prey
Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I'll call you back
You're intruding on what's mine and
You're taking up my time
Don't have the courage inside me
To tell you please let me be
Communication, a telephonic invasion
I'm planning my escape
Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I'll call you back
And it's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter who calls
I gotta scream my phone calls
Now it's gone too deep
You wake me in my sleep
My dreams become nightmares
'Cause you're ringing in my ears.
Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I'll call you back
And It's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter matter matter who calls
I gotta scream my phone calls
Oh spider webs
Leave a message and I'll call you back
I'm walking in a spider webs
So leave a message and I'll call you back
And It's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter matter matter who calls
I gotta scream my phone calls
It's all your fault
It's all your fault
No matter who calls
No matter who calls
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message
And I'll call you back

@brittmg13

5y↑496

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@nonquintessentialone

6y↑3.5K

This entire album still holds its freaking weight. all day any day

@rogerking3771

4y↑25

Facts

@chicofromph33nix64

4y↑5

@antrey5142

4y↑24

Big Truth.

@jeromes5183

4y↑14

Great album.

@michelehood8837

4y↑2

nonquintessentialone yep

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@stevecelestino7352

8y↑4K

It's '96 again...I wear airwalks every day and never miss an episode of the x files. I'm not an alcoholic yet. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I hear my tamagotchi beeping.

@WilyMoROCKS

7y↑26

Steve Celestino lol

@Zapa-pd6sw

7y↑15

nope, never had my own tamagotchi.. soo

@stevecelestino7352

7y↑55

@Zapa I was privileged I had a giga pet too.

@cecilshelby8649

7y↑29

i had a real rabbit once, but it bit me. then my mom said it ran away.

@jtaylorblalock

7y↑94

that was so 90s it gave me frosted tips

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@Its_Just_Me_JD

7w↑14

I just walked into a spider web on our porch & it made me think of this song, of course. 😅 Now I'm here listening to it & I went straight back to my sophomore year in high school. I'm 45 & I still remember every word. Oh, the 90's 👌🏻😂

@Peterbuilt200

The 90's was probably a great time to be alive.

@jeremybayne5895

3y↑1.1K

One of the most creative and just jammed basslines ever written.

@jackwebson1653

2y↑11

God Bless Bigfoot

@poop8867

2y↑1

@jeremybayne5895

2y↑6

@@poop8867 YES!

@user-tv3lb8kc9p

2y↑2

@@poop8867 yes

@guysumpthin2974

2y↑1

What is that thing between her eyebrows

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@camero2596

3y↑307

Tragic Kingdom is a masterpiece!

@rfeggett69

3y↑8

Return to Saturn was a great another masterpiece

@hoesluvherro

43w↑151

No Doubt: One of the reasons why the 90's ruled!!!

@piscesprincess3339

34w↑9

No doubt!

@amylee8969

13w↑1

Yeah. I remember being I love with that “Don’t Speak” song in like 2nd grade.

@deepfielder

2y↑481

I was in a ska band that opened for No Doubt in Montréal in 1997, and hung out with Gwen. She was a force of nature.

@teddybaker4759

1y↑5

neat

@alexorozco9512

1y↑9

Cap

@arriuscalpurniuspiso

1y↑8

She is glorious. Love Gwen Stefani

@seg5061

1y↑3

No way, me too

@ghoulboy6678

WWWOW

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@demekonrn

5y↑2.4K

Imagine being a 17 y/o southern Black girl from Arkansas and hearing this album. I haven't been the same since.

@barricaderc7007

5y↑85

demekonrn mannnnnn this one of the groups cool enough for black people to listen to😂😂

@demekonrn

5y↑117

@@barricaderc7007 All day every day baby it's universal music..

@average1310

5y↑41

demekonrn why does race matter? You could’ve just said “17 year old”

@demekonrn

5y↑311

@@average1310 Only because I was called "odd", "strange" & "weird" for listening to this and also country music. Now years later my nieces & nephews still remember jumping up & down like crazy people with this music blasting when I was left in charge. They all got quite an education in something other than r&b and hip hop that they usually listened to.

@SySoBa

5y↑36

Bless! Clearly you have great taste!

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@VigilanteVegan

8y↑1.8K

Gwen is glamorous hot today, but back then she was punk rock hot. I miss that.

@gwenlanter4243

8y↑1

Syntax, dear! :P

@NaihanchinKempo

8y↑24

fyi it's Ska an offshoot of reggae But i'm sure they had punk influence as well search YT for UB40 an english reggae band she was into

@rickeyryan303

8y↑7

Sublime, which she did a few songs form beeter people to comare to than UB40

@NaihanchinKempo

8y↑7

Rickey Ryan Rick you need a spell checker

@joeburkle

7y↑22

Yes, so much better back then.

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@mikevogel8698

This album was untouchable in its day.

@bryans138

3y↑526

Man I remember this video when it was played on MTV. To all the young people discovering this band, please be grateful that YouTube exists. We didn't have YouTube back then so we either had to wait for the video to be on MTV or watch it on dial up.

@TheRocketsciencee

3y↑12

Damn you are right

@CreutzfeldJakobDiseasepatient

2y↑18

Damn what fun days back then... Remember the dial up requests for a song... So fun waiting when your song ia next... You just cant wait for the current song ro get over so its your song's turn to play.

@tilly3702

2y↑2

I will not appreciate it sir

@CreutzfeldJakobDiseasepatient

2y↑10

@@tilly3702 tf you talking about?? Are you a gen z?? Were talking about the good ol days of dial up song requests and 90s mtv.

@Spiritualchick82

2y↑8

Exactly. I remember coming home from high school, turning MTV on and being Super excited when this video came on. Just totally jazzed, because you had to Wait until they played it.

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@boppob1343

4y↑2.2K

its silly how everyone is like "i wish pop was still like this!!!!", this wasnt pop really. it was just a ska band that got mainstream fame lol

@saritatambayong4002

4y↑157

Ska-ish

@MkeKen67

4y↑136

@@saritatambayong4002 - ska adjacent

@iscream2232

4y↑170

90s pop as a whole took a lot more chances than todays pop music. The style, artistic talent and subject matter in songs hit way harder then. There's a ton of good new music out now too but not the pop. Pop is so plastic, synthetic, autotuned and safe. Its garbage. MTV used to play Marilyn Manson on TRL ffs

@DCProductions77

4y↑72

nah this is pop....pop music wasn't such an insult as it was now. Madonna was pop and she was all over the place. Pop was anything back then not rock, rap, jazz, country or gospel.

@erickmazur807

4y↑24

They were ska as shit on previous albums. Not their first album btw

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@joeshmoe382

2y↑131

It was the 90s- my mom and dad were totally cool and loved good music. I used to steal their cassette tapes and listen to them on a huge boom box and plug head phones in and play this entire album on repeat. Love love love this song and band & always will! Thank you no doubt for contributing such amazing music for the world 💜💜💜

@amylee8969

13w↑1

I used to listen this in the car while being driven to school in elementary school

@mahalokoka

6w↑1

I can still remember driving around Orange County and seeing their posters on streetlights. Wish I had gone to one of those early shows.

@shortstop120

4y↑837

I remember having this playing on the school bus with my "anti skip" portable cd player. Great times.

@billgateskilledmyuncle23

4y↑46

Yep, when you pressed anti skip the music would stop for a second, the cd would speed up like 3x faster, then the music would resume and eat your batteries alive.

@sparky1642

4y↑6

Same

@ashtrash8347

3y↑6

Yesss same

@chrish5459

3y↑12

But then you realized the trade off was the battery symbol flashing cuz it used more power for anti skip

@zisforziggens

3y↑5

Esp bro!

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@dougstephens1979

32w↑52

No Doubt could write huge commercial hits and still really rock. Great BAND.

@AFRSteve

33w↑33

This is another one of those songs that no matter what year it is, I'll always imagine that this came out 5 years ago. Timeless!

@TR-ue7rt

30w

Exactly...it doesn't sound so typical 90's

@blebhan8213

19w

@@TR-ue7rt Ska and reggae span generations.

@apizzagaming7489

3y↑2.4K

Let's see how many people are still listening to this masterpiece in Feb 2021

@DonRobertson82

3y↑57

A lot... but nothing beats actually being back in the 90s and hearing it playing on the car radio

@barfs3147

3y↑11

yes but only because YouTube recommended it and I honestly forgot it existed

@perrilopez5471

3y↑14

MY MOM SHOWED IT TO VE I LOVE IT

@angies.8322

3y↑6

Lol stop following me. Wait. I must be following you! Muahaha! 😜

@karisplath1860

3y↑7

Heard it on the radio today actually

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@darkersideofmagic9892

5y↑523

She was such a treasure in the 90’s!!!

@immabigkidnow1

4y↑25

She always will be.

@erickmazur807

4y↑12

Still is love gwen

@klchmhpe

4y↑5

Still is

@wildwoodandonyx

And the times I held up her poster with one hand...

@Crunchysopa52

3y↑1

she still ain't?

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@jasonjackson4555

2y↑117

This song came out when I was in high school. Back then I couldn’t read those Japanese subtitles in the video. I eventually studied abroad in Tokyo and worked in Osaka for 3 years. Now I’m back in America and can read all of it! My life came full circle!

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape

2y↑13

What do the Japanese subtitles say?

@chrisclary5491

1y↑9

@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape just trust him, in time he will tell us

@xcrazysunshine

1y↑1

Dude, similar. Always have loved No Doubt and now I can read that shit too!

@xcrazysunshine

1y↑8

@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape This is a fun party, I love cake, what is your name, what is this, etc. Nothing important lol

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape

1y↑2

@@xcrazysunshine 楽しいパーティーですし、私もケーキが好きです。訳していただきありがとうございます。

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@mavericvinaleclirycF35V

1y↑76

The bass line and drum in this song just so epic 🤘

@jonah3444

3y↑301

I dedicate this song to my debt collectors

@sarb6027

3y↑9

Lmao hahaha why isn't this comment getting more likes!! Best comment ever

@nicklandable

Stop being poor.

@christopherhollifield5760

3y↑2

Im your 123 like 😳

@mikemichael777

Epic

@terriewatson8828

3y↑3

@@nicklandable stop being a douche canoe.

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@SophisticatedFun78

3y↑358

I love the skinny eyebrows, bare midriff, weird hair cut and jewels on her face.... all the late 90s and early 2000s trends that made my youth ROCK!

@FerGL

3y↑14

cholita of california style

@bw2020

3y↑5

It holds up. Bring it all back

@mikal0457

3y↑10

Mid 90s

@EdwardAndersen

2y↑5

definitely mid-90s

@raynemichelle2996

2y↑3

If you were still dressed like this in the 2000s, you'd get weird looks for sure.

@ericleonkingery9229

46w↑15

The 90's had such great diversity of music it was hard not to have a variety of different CDs to jam to. Looking back it was truly a magical and unique decade. 😢 I miss those innocent days of just cruising and smoking and hanging with friends for hours with no distractions from the real world.

@seangarcia4514

25w↑10

The bass slaps so good.

@moviechic07

9y↑4.7K

I miss Ska Gwen.

@dianeconcha1931

9y↑240

Don't we all.

@DeniseBodinski738675309

9y↑33

+moviechic07 You don't have to miss her, just listen & watch her video's. The stylings of Ska, I am curious, to look up her Early stuff. I thought she did most of her music in Ska!?

@Hot80s

9y↑18

+moviechic07 the real GS

@kevinpotts123

8y↑60

***** She invented Pop Punk? Are you actually being serious? I am pretty sure there was a band formed circa 1986 called Green Day that ushered in a wave of music called Pop Punk which had been started by a band out of Philadelphia called the Dead Milkmen.

@john_codes

8y↑9

+TheCrimper wtf she didn't invent pop punk lol

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@OriasX

4y↑983

Where is that one guy who comments full lyrics when you need him...

@shadowstalker1515

4y↑98

Sorry I’m not home right now. I’m walking into spiderwebs, so leave a message and I’ll call you back 🤪

@jonhoggarth6935

4y↑145

@bhutang

4y↑8

there's 4 matters and not 3
"no matter matter matter matter who calls"

@karlk5801

4y↑8

Full lyrics. Sorry I'm late

@gasmaskdav9155

4y↑4

Orias X at google

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@Captain_Swamp_

8w↑2

All the doors and window open in the house, boombox blasting this on the radio while you cleaned and everything was ok.

@brittanyofhouseblackwood

2y↑6

My father who probably shouldn't have taken me but 1997 Rock Fest at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth...I was 9 years old and I remember this song coming on, 400,000 lost their minds!! It was amazing and something I will never forget!! Thanks Dad!

@myleijanescott8015

5y↑824

my mom made me record me singing the chorus for her voicemail when i was like 7 and didnt change it til like maybe a year ago

@bbwarwick

4y↑34

this was my voicemail for the longest when i got my flipphone. thought i was hot shit

@mea2429

4y↑7

i looked up this video in order to make the chorus my voicemail...

@TiTi-pm4my

4y↑11

That is the cutest thing! Thanks for sharing it.

@GooniesNeverSayDie1980

4y↑10

You’re mom is awesome....🤘

@koolkat-hq5xc

4y↑6

This is the cutest story I've ever heard

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@fiorablade

9y↑106

I just love how people look back on Gwen's history and are like 'what the fuck? Gwen done this sort of badass music? I always thought she was just another pop diva!". It makes me so happy because it's a nice shocker when you introduce "solo Gwen" fans to "No Doubt Gwen". Two completely different people.

@Ratsoupy

9y↑26

What's more, many of those people will be aware of "Don't Speak", but have no idea of the album it came from.

@salmongod9115

1y↑2

It's depressing, honestly. I liked No Doubt Gwen. Can't stand pop divas.

@guywebster8018

1y↑5

Oh she rocked man. She was big in the ska scene back in the day. She just got over saturated and commercialized which equals poppy. In her day she was right there with all the big boys..

@jamespd

1y↑8

Those trumpets in the beginning and throughout the whole song are so reminiscent of 90s music and vibes. Reminds me of something that would be in the intro of a teen rom-con from the time.

@zaimusic_150

29w↑7

I think this song made me fall in love with bass. It’s just so forward in the mix in the best way possible!

@danniebear87

3y↑220

The song that introduced me to No Doubt and I’m so glad. My favorite rock band. Tragic Kingdom was the first album I owned and one of the greatest albums ever. I still rock out to it to this day.

@Yngsatchvai

2y↑12

I was into heavy metal and rock but I had to own this album. It is really a jem. Love Sunday Morning , Excuse Me Mr and Tragic Kingdom .
Its next level

@rogerdavis4565

1y↑7

Tragic kingdom was the first cd album I ever owned as well.

@MmeSuprina1

Same!!!

@brittmg13

5y↑496

@jeremyhd2006

4y↑9

That's amazing that you memorized the lyrics to the entire song. You're awesome

@ahhwe-any7434

4y↑7

How I feel when I'm trying to be "normal" & realize just how unsocial I actually am. "The world's at your finger tips" me: word. I mean, if I gather enough numbers, I'm bound for outcomes, right?! Pshhh. Easy peazy Also me: 😫 Oh. That means I actually hafta talk to ppl & sh. 💡I need more random friends. Friends, from a distance that is. That I barely talk to. & That know sh & sh.

@dylangrayson9190

3y↑18

It’s “screen my phone calls” not scream. Screening your phone calls is when you have to check the caller ID everytime before answering. Screaming is... well,, screaming

@dylangrayson9190

3y↑4

Ah, I take that back it’s just one line that’s a typo, my bad.

@omgko8305

Holy shit!

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@cameron818

47w↑5

This was back when we didn't care about "Brands" and "Types" of Music, we just had Music. And it was Amazing! Cheers to this Classic!

@Ryan-nj5ue

1y↑9

Everyone loved this album back in the day. Kids and adults a like. This album transcends.

@DarkDays4

3y↑299

This song is 26 years old, I remember listening to it for the first time when I was 8. Back when MTV played music

@josephlabonte8502

I call bs im 38 and I remember this song coming out...but only have a few major memories from 8. Def not a song I heard

@NightMarEstaRv714

2y↑1

@@josephlabonte8502 just looked it up turns out this album came out 1995! That was a shocker to me too.

@devinwalker6231

@@josephlabonte8502 that math doesn't add up at all.

@josephlabonte8502

What Im saying is I was 11 when song came out but can't remember shit from when I was 8 especially a song

@scottrussell4537

old

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@dynamicdave2647

3y↑81

My fav no doubt song- i love how this is one of their more true ska influenced songs. I love how the song is fun, catchy, energetic, shifty (the melody changes and shifts a lot m, which i love, bc the song takes you different places). I love the bridge leading up to the chorus the best- “And now I’m stuck in/The web you’re spinning/You’ve got me for your prey”

@charlottestreet3301

13w↑1

No doubt are back together

@ChristinaRicks144

1y↑3

I got to see No Doubt perform live at Hastings (music store) in Spokane back in the 1990’s!! She signed my twin brother’s hand ❤️ Thank you heather (sister) for taking us!!

@alisonparker7656

3y↑68

The definition of GHOSTING in the 90's

@Soupson

9y↑716

I used to play this on Guitar Hero World Tour, that game is my life. <3

@casanova7044

Same

@kingdarrell

Same

@marylandbap7977

9y↑4

Platinum DumDum still playing it

@gowiththeflow9999

9y↑1

Platinum DumDum YESS

@patriciotabilo212

+Platinum DumDum same here, great game

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@andrewshanley2704

2y↑36

I remember when I heard this thefirst time. I had to buy the album. Even metal heads were blown away by how good that album was.

@midasking1485

2y↑4

Thank you Guitar Hero for showing me this amazing band!

@chrisnichols2241

3y↑62

That bass line though. Especially in the outro.

@amylee8969

13w

Gwen had one of the greatest and most unique voices 💕

@rakistangpinoy4745

7y↑509

love this tune. i used to play it every morning in my walkman on the way to high school 20yrs ago. Tragic kingdom is one of my fav album back in 1996-1997. Im getting old but still like No Doubt music. damn the 90s are the best!!! Ska punk brought me here (sublime's santeria)

@undertoes

6y↑4

rakistang pinoy damn you're old

@rakistangpinoy4745

6y↑12

i know. oh well, you''ll get there too. LOL

@carriehoney126

6y↑1

SUBLIME IS NOT SKA

@officialconvictus7820

6y↑4

none of this is real ska, but if you talking about the ska punk, then yes sublime is ska punk. Check out the song Seed from Sublime then tell me I'm wrong

@monsterhobbiesonlinestore

6y↑2

I had the Key tabliture for this and i learned to play it somewhat on my guitar. My first girlfriend and I use to listen to it all the time. She was in Denmark, I was in Canada. Good times!

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@stacytate6865

13w↑2

Oh the memories. Feels like the summer of 96. Still my favorite summer ever.

@LeXc818

25w↑4

Nov 2023. So many memories! I will never let this go!

@thewhatness

10y↑38

One of the most gratifying choruses out there, for sure. I could honestly listen to it all day.

@msanrai

2y↑55

For those of you over 30...wasnt this the coolest shit you ever heard in middle school!?❤

@rudraramnath2083

2y↑4

Hell yea.

@choppinitup511

1y↑1

I remember my older sister playing this as a kid and now as an adult I have a different appreciation for it
It was also on one of the 2K games

@Brogrl

1y↑1

This and that one Offspring album, Bush and The Cranberries

@Brogrl

1y↑1

And Garbage

@xenos_n.

2y↑4

Man, popular music was just like a million times better in the 90's.

@shawneemarie7674

18w↑6

This was my FAVORITE song to play on Guitar Hero 🎸 😂 Good Times!!

@oregonsbragia

8y↑819

You don't hear nearly enough trumpets these days.

@JohnSmith-xt7fz

8y↑14

+Sean Sbragia You do if you're in a brass band.

@oregonsbragia

8y↑4

I wish I were. Haven't played for 20 years.

@skypaul24

8y↑1

you do if you listen to trap XD

@ricothepoolboy1758

8y↑4

*trombones

@skypaul24

8y↑1

Rico The Pool Boy my bad

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@ozzgonzalez7165

4y↑87

Without a doubt this is one of their best songs ever.

@rebecca8525

1y↑15

Not without a doubt, you mean No Doubt! 😅

@Black_Caucus

39w

NO DOUBT

@donf4227

20w

Absolutely

@federicomanuelchuhurra6992

5w↑1

Amazing ska times, best GS ever

@Grimm-Gaming

12w↑2

Dont Speak , may have 1 Billion views but this is still my favorite.

@taniadee14

3y↑71

Truth: you're on a nostalgia binge just like me.

@VincentJGoh

3y↑2

Just listened to Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana and Monster Magnet, so yeah.

@KARS_K

3y↑1

I got here through the hey Google hum your song to search thing after hearing it at Walmart
Safe to say I'm not

@TheSanguinePoet

Yup, sure am.

@johananne2930

3y↑1

I'm always on a nostalgia binge.

@kristennikole5717

Yup

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@denisesatx

5y↑108

I remember seeing this video on MTV for the first time, I fell in love with this song and bought the album. No Doubt were so awesome and I loved the entire album❤

@achilles1373

Same

@nazlliajutais87

6w↑1

Legend always great.

@ThatFanBoyGuy

18w↑1

This chorus and bridge was my voicemail for the longest time lol

@ayanaj7373

3y↑29

Still not over how pretty she looks with the gems under her eyes in this video.

@mariesapphire1589

7y↑120

I bought my first two CDs in 1996 at age 8- Tragic Kingdom... and Spice Girls lol 😁 I still stand by those choices 21 years later!!

@Filminformer1984

5y↑1

Julia Marie I got your back.

@ravenclawmom91c43

5y↑2

I still love The Spice Girls! Ever since I first heard them in 1998-1999

@anandr1385

Can I hang with your friends?

@jeniestra.

Yep, I can totally relate lol.

@NickBoston

When I first got a CD player, it was Tragic Kingdom and Jagged Little Pill.

@sarahmcswan

I miss you his time. 97- 98 carefree days 😜I don't know how it's been so many yrs it's 2022 she still looks amazing sweet and fresh faced. Love all her music.

@tinytanks

3y↑6

2:04 the song is so iconic that you can completely forget it also has one of the best bridges of all time

@keetah85

3y↑57

I was 10 when this was released. I still remember every word to it. They're truly an epic band.

@amylee8969

13w↑1

I was around 6

@pistolduty763

34w

September 2023 and I'm still listening to this masterpiece

@tomvillellajr.7314

40w

2023 and I'm still here. The party is still going from the nineties with me and ND.

@MizzRos1

8y↑605

not that she's not still as awesome but i miss this Gwen and just the old No Doubt in general

@stevenmorris2234

8y↑20

Same. I miss the 90s No Doubt. It was just so damn good.

@davidsalahshor1740

8y↑2

They might come back in the future! A lot of great bands in all types of music, pop, rock, r and b, country typically take breaks and make comebacks after a long dry spell. But either way like a lot of great female pop singers Gwen is a jack of all trades, pop, ska-rock, alternative-rock, her Hollaback song in 2005 was pop with hip-hop feelings! She can do it all. I consider her a mix of Queen Britney Spears and Avril Lavigne who is the all-time queen of pop-punk music which is very close to the ska-rock music that No Doubt perfected in the 90s!

@MizzRos1

David Salahshor You're absolutely right and awesome to hear I really hope they do! Haha that's a great way to describe her! I think that's why even after her style and music went into all these varieties I still continue to be a fan of Gwen 💜 and will always be a fan of No Doubt 😁

@oliviakuhn7254

True ;)

@WildBillHickums

8y↑14

This genre was just plain better than what exists now.

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@Doyamn

9y↑69

still so in love with her 20+ years later. still stunning, still amazing!

@kellyg0307

18w

Remember when we used to record songs on our voicemail. This was my 🎶 Song. Good times that I miss now.

@andromedarising5764

Good memories. Me and my best mate back in the day on an all nighter smashing this album out playing Tomb Raider, Tekken and Pandemonium on PS1

@mattbrown12345

8y↑97

do you guys remember when we were all 7 years old and thought tragic kingdom would be the best album we ever heard. and then we were right!

@RunningToday77

5y↑1

Matt Brown literally thinking the same thing. Best album ever.

@katrenalee1656

It was all downhill from there.

@alohafromthe3033

6y↑8

No Doubt helped us move out of the super intense 90's grunge movement and into upbeat ska/rock/punk. That's what I think the ska and big band phase was all about...we wanted to be happy and dance again.

@andromedastar4900

2y↑2

The beats/melodies were more upbeat, but the lyrics still angry as hell...love it.

@iamdancer

1y↑27

The bass in this song is underrated..it's good

@michaelanderson2886

13w↑2

Saw them on this tour in 96 and they opened with this.

@DouglasSwainPlaylists

9y↑329

I thinks it's little funny some people who just got into her discover her old stuff in the No Doubt days and are quite shocked. Compared to the people who grew up with her knowing that's how she started. Then those people got dissapointed when she went all pop.

@kristiwallace2089

9y↑2

agreed.

@Thelastdan

9y↑3

hmm i was a fan of hers since i was middle school so her pop music isn't all that bad, still good music

@Blade383210

9y↑6

I'm sixteen and I heard her pop music first even back then I really didn't like it then I heard No Doubts first album Tragic Kingdom and I was like why Gwen

@totallylinz420

9y↑11

I discovered her during her pop phase thing but I prefer her ska side and I prefer her band, in fact ever since I heard No Doubt I don't care for her solo songs.

@job1181

9y↑12

Yeah if you compare her No Doubt days to her current pop career, there's no contest as to which is better. If I hear a kid listening to her recent stuff I tell them to go listen to Tragic Kingdom if they want to hear her sing well. It never fails to blow their minds when they pull up an old song on YouTube.

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@troutymctrouttrout3809

4y↑76

These songs are still dope af in 2020

@lindsaydavis529

10w↑1

Warms my little ska heart!!!

@josephwallace8875

5y↑17

I graduated in 77. Was introduced to no doubt in 99. The band is great. But so is gwen, I like her any way she flowed. Band or solo. AWESOME!!!

@christinamarkley3573

8y↑8

Gwen will ALWAYS BE BETTER in No Doubt then by herself.
This era is her best look as well

@DarthDregan

8y↑61

The music of the 90's was good. How I miss it so.

@martinkreps9946

5y↑1

I honestly think 80s and 90s music is 1000 times better than today's music.

@chelseahall578

9y↑147

I used to so desperately want those plaid pants

@kristiannorum8573

6y↑4

Chelsea Hall I still want plaid polyester pants

@imarvg8285

6y↑1

Chelsea Hall I had them..trust me it wasn't a good idea wearing them in texas heat

@matttibbetts2072

6y↑1

I might have them lol

@wednesdaymonroe

Same asf since I was little

@lecoeur1231

5y↑2

ha! I still do

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@michaelcoursey8614

1y↑4

Love the horns ,dog dammit they just make me groove. 52 yo metal head . Getting set free by their music ever since I was 19 yo man . I'm still in love with this band. ❤

@gregeds6159

11w↑1

This song got me into rock music in 1996 when I was 8

@enfieldjohn101

3y↑4

After growing up listening to mostly country music, big band and early 50's rock, I was introduced to ska in college in the early 90's. I still love it. Getting into ska is about as close as I came to 'rebelling' in college. I bought a bunch of ska CDs including this one.
No Doubt was really awesome!

@Veritas-Vincit

3y↑9

Drums are underrated!!

@TJGAMINGSCOTLAND

7w↑1

Brilliant song ❤

@elexustharpe1434

32w

I listened to this today. 9/17/23... It brings back soooo many memories of grade school! I'm 37! So listening to this on kq 105 were the good days!! Oh and I'm African American for the record!!!!!😊

@JSmith2501

9y↑45

Me badly singing the chorus of this song... that used to be my out-going message on my answering machine. LoL

@horskok5070

8y↑1

shut up smith jesus h christ

@fernandezn585

8y↑1

+hors kok Don't use the word Jesus Christ

@Jorgomliable

8y↑2

+Fernandez N Jesus Christ.

@fernandezn585

it's in the commandments

@JSmith2501

+hors kok Clearly is insecure about how attractive my wit makes me to his girl... LoL

@0XBlondie96X0

3y↑23

When that self proclaimed "nice guy" doesn't want to take "no" for an answer.

@staceykersting705

3y↑1

Always!

@acbd6135

100%

@czardeaner7713

I was this douche for 8 months, I've changed. Wish I could apologize though.

@tysoncarver5181

@@czardeaner7713 If you can't, then don't. Your mistakes make you, you. Be better everyday and just live guy. Life is always moving forward, mind as well do the same.

@hoesluvherro

36w↑3

Let's see how many people are still listening to this masterpiece in 2024

@vendelet

2y↑16

This song really hits home in the era of car warranty calls.

@glamcat7948

3y↑15

I'll never forget the first time I heard this song/saw this video. I was about 11 years old, down the Cape, watching MTV with my friend in her cottage. Life-changing. Have loved all things Gwen ever since. 🥰👑

@BostonBlues

1y↑1

love the cape!

@davemorrison723

1y↑1

No doubt my man

@BostonBlues

1y↑2

@@davemorrison723 I think she's just a girl, in the world 🌎

@Humbertorgr

4y↑42

I just started listening to this album for the first time, and it is sooo good. Can't believe it took me so long to pay attention to No Doubt.

@whatever5922

4y↑4

You’re late!

@kevinguimond7711

3y↑6

The entirety of Tragic Kingdom is absolutely amazing

@kissoftruth5777

39w

In the spiderwebs late af. Get comfy

@hennahpng571

2023 still freaking awesome!

@josephthering6035

2y↑4

This still holds up all these years later.

@mshellesea9382

3y↑23

This album is the soundtrack to my middle school days!

@freddiecantdance2043

5y↑8

Who else really like Adrian Young's Energy on Drums.. he is really one of the most underrated Drummers of all time.

@j.b5722

Tony is underrated on bass too

@priscillalopez9221

17w↑1

Tragic kingdom was it for me. Loved it...still do... and always will....but it will be the only thing that N😊o doubt came out with that I respect and adore.