Rock Steady (album)

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Rock Steady
Rock Steady cover
Studio album by No Doubt
Released December 11, 2001
Genre Pop, Alternative rock, New wave
Length 49:14
Label Interscope 0694931582
Producer(s) No Doubt, Clevie, Nellee Hooper, Ric Ocasek, William Orbit, Prince, Sly & Robbie, Steely, Philip Steir, Mark "Spike" Stent
Professional reviews
No Doubt chronology
Return of Saturn
(2000)		 Rock Steady
(2001)		 The Singles 1992-2003
(2003)


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Alternate cover for the album
Alternate cover for the album

Rock Steady is the fifth album by ska punk band No Doubt, released in 2001. Unlike the band's previous albums, Rock Steady showed heavy experimentation with reggae and 80s inspired dance music. It would go on to become a commercial comeback for the band, scoring the hits "Hey Baby", "Hella Good" and "Underneath it All" as well as surpassing sales of their previous offering, 2000's Return of Saturn. On the album, the band worked with several collaborators, ranging from The Neptunes ("Hella Good" and "In My Head") to Prince ("Waiting Room"). The album was nominated for the "Best Pop Vocal Album" at the 2003 Grammy Awards.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 316 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents

[edit] Critical and commerical reception

The album received a generally positive review from critics. Rolling Stone called it "impressive to hear No Doubt summon the musical imagination to transcend the formula that used to imprison them",[1] and Stephen Erlewine of All Music Guide referred to it as "a good, hooky, stylish mainstream pop record".[2] The album sold approximately five million copies worldwide.[citation needed] The album spent seventy-six non-consecutive weeks inside the Billboard 200.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:27
  2. "Hella Good" (Chad Hugo, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Pharrel Williams) – 4:03
  3. "Hey Baby" [featuring Bounty Killer] (Tom Dumont, Kanal, Prince, Stefani) – 3:27
  4. "Making Out" (Dumont, Kanal, Stefani) – 4:15
  5. "Underneath It All" [featuring Lady Saw] (Stefani, Stewart) – 5:02
  6. "Detective" (Dumont, Kanal, Stefani) – 2:54
  7. "Don't Let Me Down" (Dumont, Kanal, Stefani) – 4:08
  8. "Start the Fire" (Dumont, Kanal, Stefani) – 4:12
  9. "Running" (Kanal, Stefani) – 4:02
  10. "In My Head" (Dumont, Kanal, Stefani) – 3:25
  11. "Platinum Blonde Life" (Dumont, Kanal, Stefani) – 3:28
  12. "Waiting Room" (Prince, Dumont, Kanal, Stefani) – 4:27
  13. "Rock Steady" (Kanal, Stefani) – 5:24

[edit] Personnel

No Doubt

Additional personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: No Doubt, Clevie, Nellee Hooper, Ric Ocasek, William Orbit, Prince, Sly & Robbie, Steely, Philip Steir, Mark "Spike" Stent
  • Executive producers: Brian Jobson, Wayne Jobson
  • Engineers: Rory Baker, Hans Buff, Daniel Chase, Greg Collins, Count, Karl Derfler, Tom Dumont, Simon Gogerly, Alain Johannes, Tony Kanal, Tkae Mendez
  • Assistant engineers: Jeff Kanan, Anthony Kilhoffer, Steve Mandel, Ian Rossiter, Juan Pablo Velasco, Jennifer Young
  • Mixing: Matt Fields, Mark "Spike" Stent, David Treahearn, Keith Uddin
  • Mixing programmers: John Gould, Wayne Wilkins
  • Mastering: Brian Gardner
  • A&R: Mark Williams
  • Programming: Ned Douglas, Tom Dumont, Sly Dunbar, Tony Kanal, Sean Spuehler, Gwen Stefani, Philip Steir
  • Art conception: Gwen Stefani
  • Design: Jolie Clemens
  • Layout design: Jolie Clemens
  • Photography: Shawn Mortenson, Frank Ockenfels
  • Package coordinators: Cindy Cooper, Ekaterina Kenney

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2001 The Billboard 200 9
2002 Top Internet Albums 7

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Hey Baby" Adult Top 40 10
2001 "Hey Baby" The Billboard Hot 100 5
2001 "Hey Baby" Top 40 Mainstream 1
2001 "Hey Baby" Top 40 Tracks 2
2002 "Hey Baby" Rhythmic Top 40 5
2002 "Hella Good" Adult Top 40 9
2002 "Hella Good" Canadian Singles Chart 26
2002 "Hella Good" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
2002 "Hella Good" Rhythmic Top 40 29
2002 "Hella Good" The Billboard Hot 100 13
2002 "Hella Good" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 3
2002 "Hella Good" Top 40 Mainstream 3
2002 "Hella Good" Top 40 Tracks 9
2002 "Underneath It All" Adult Top 40 2
2002 "Underneath It All" Latin Pop Airplay 36
2002 "Underneath It All" Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 23
2002 "Underneath It All" Rhythmic Top 40 38
2002 "Underneath It All" The Billboard Hot 100 3
2002 "Underneath It All" Top 40 Mainstream 1
2002 "Underneath It All" Top 40 Tracks 2
2002 "Underneath It All" Canadian Singles Chart 36
2003 "Underneath It All" Adult Contemporary 27
2004 "Underneath It All" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1
2003 "Running" Adult Top 40 20
2003 "Running" The Billboard Hot 100 62
2003 "Running" Top 40 Mainstream 20
2003 "Running" Top 40 Tracks 28

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
2003 "Hey Baby" Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2004 "Underneath It All" Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scheffield, Rob. "Rock Steady: Review". Rolling Stone. January 17, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rock Steady > Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved January 14, 2007.
No Doubt
Tom Dumont - Tony Kanal - Gwen Stefani - Adrian Young
Touring band: Stephen Bradley - Gabrial McNair
Former members: John Spence - Eric Stefani
Discography
Albums: No Doubt - The Beacon Street Collection - Tragic Kingdom - Return of Saturn - Rock Steady
Compilations: The Singles 1992-2003 - Everything in Time - Boom Box
DVDs: Live in the Tragic Kingdom - Rock Steady Live - The Videos: 1992-2003
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