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No Doubt Profile
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No Doubt is an
American rock band from Anaheim, California,
founded in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their
first album, No Doubt, failed to make waves
due to the popularity of the grunge movement
at the time. The band's diamond-certified
album Tragic Kingdom helped to launch the
ska revival of the 1990s, and "Don't Speak",
the third single from the album, set a
record when it spent sixteen weeks at the
number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100
Airplay chart, later broken by the Goo Goo
Dolls' "Iris".
The group released its next album, Return of
Saturn, four years later, but despite
positive reviews, the album was considered a
commercial failure. Fifteen months later,
the band reappeared with Rock Steady, which
incorporated reggae and dancehall music into
their work. The album was primarily recorded
in Jamaica and featured collaborations with
Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and
Robbie, and Lady Saw. The album produced two
Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby" and
"Underneath It All".
No Doubt released the compilation The
Singles 1992–2003 and box set Boom Box in
2003, both of which contained a cover
version of the Talk Talk synthpop song "It's
My Life". Frontwoman Gwen Stefani launched
her solo career the next year with several
collaborations, including bandmate Tony
Kanal and Neptune Pharrell, while guitarist
Tom Dumont began his side project,
Invincible Overlord.
The band will embark on a national tour
throughout the summer of 2009.
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