Just a Girl
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| "Just a Girl" | ||
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| Single by No Doubt | ||
| from the album Tragic Kingdom | ||
| Released | 1995 (North America) | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Genre | Ska punk | |
| Length | 3:26 | |
| Label | Interscope | |
| Writer(s) | Gwen Stefani Tom Dumont |
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| Producer(s) | Matthew Wilder | |
| Certification | — | |
| Chart positions | ||
| No Doubt singles chronology | ||
| "Trapped in a Box" 1992 |
"Just a Girl" 1995 |
"Spiderwebs" 1996 |
"Just a Girl" is the first single from the breakthrough 1995 album, Tragic Kingdom, by No Doubt. The famous opening riff that guitarist Tom Dumont uses was actually taken from an earlier Eric Stefani effort.[1] Matthew Wilder, Tragic Kingdom's producer, was instrumental in teaching the band simplicity in getting a song's idea across.
Gwen Stefani came up with the title.[1] The song itself discusses the paradox of post-feminism. The song is heavily influenced by New Wave music, using synth noise from a Roland Jupiter 8, '80s keyboards and effects, and retro sounds.
The song helped No Doubt's career immensely, peaking #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was also featured in the movie Clueless and the opening credits of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.
[edit] Trivia
- On the "Just a Girl" music video, Gwen's shirt is actually made from boys' underwear.[citation needed]
- Gwen Stefani's sister, Jill appears in the music video.
- At the beginning of the music video, Stefani can be seen leaning over a red beat-up car, and in the back seat of a car driving down the freeway wearing a tank top with colorful lettering that says "Anaheim", her hometown.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Just a Girl". Montoya, Paris and Lanham, Tom. 2003. The Singles 1992-2003 (liner notes). Retrieved December 6, 2006.
