Tragic Kingdom

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Tragic Kingdom
Tragic Kingdom cover
Studio album by No Doubt
Released October 10, 1995
Recorded 1994-1995
Genre Ska Punk
Length 59:24
Label Trauma/Interscope/Atlantic
Producer(s) Matthew Wilder
Professional reviews
No Doubt chronology
The Beacon Street Collection
(1995)		 Tragic Kingdom
(1995)		 Return of Saturn
(2000)


Tragic Kingdom is the third album by ska punk band No Doubt. It was released by Trauma Records in 1995 (see 1995 in music). Tragic Kingdom helped to initiate the ska revival of the 1990s, and it became one of the best-selling albums of the decade. The album topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for nine weeks and the Canadian albums chart for eight weeks. It was certified diamond in the US for shipping over 10 million copies and was nominated for the Best Rock Album at the 1997 Grammy Awards.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 441 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Spiderwebs" – 4:28
  2. "Excuse Me Mr." (Dumont, Stefani) – 3:04
  3. "Just a Girl" (Dumont, Stefani) – 3:29
  4. "Happy Now?" – 3:43
  5. "Different People" – 4:34
  6. "Hey You" (Kanal, Stefani) – 3:34
  7. "The Climb" – 6:37
  8. "Sixteen" – 3:21
  9. "Sunday Morning" – 4:33
  10. "Don't Speak" (E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 4:23
  11. "You Can Do It" – 4:13
  12. "World Go 'Round" – 4:09
  13. "End It on This" – 3:45
  14. "Tragic Kingdom" – 5:31
Notes
Tragic Kingdom is a common slang term in the Anaheim area (North Orange County, CA) for Disneyland (a.k.a. the Magic Kingdom), and the Matterhorn Bobsleds disembark spiel (voice of Jack Wagner, "The Voice of Disneyland") are the intro of the song. More specifically, the song may refer to the deterioration of Disneyland during the 90s. The "king" described in the song, for example, cries icicles -- a reference to the urban legend that Walt Disney was cryonically frozen. Michael Eisner is also referenced because of the changes and negative image he brought to the company. The tragedy refers to the deaths and injuries that were allegedly covered up to keep the Disneyland image unblemished. Urban legend says that no one has ever "officially" died while in the park. A reference is also made to the Main Street Electrical Parade.

[edit] Miscellanea

  • Tragic Kingdom, which sold over 15 million copies worldwide, mainly reflects on the failed 7-year romance of Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal. The dedicated CD features top hits such as "Don't Speak", "Just a Girl" and "Spiderwebs".
  • The red vinyl dress worn on the cover of Tragic Kingdom was stolen from the Orange County, California museum. The dress was on a mannequin behind a plastic glass wall, and disappeared on January 11, 2005 from "The Orange Groove: Orange County's Rock n' Roll History", an exhibit dedicated to the history of rock music in Orange County.
  • Tragic Kingdom spent ninety consecutive weeks inside the Billboard 200.
  • At the very end of the album, the saxophone can be heard playing the opening notes of the theme from Star Wars.

[edit] Personnel

No Doubt

Additional artists on tour

Additional personnel

Former

  • John Spence – co-lead vocals (1986–1987)
  • Eric Stefani – keyboard (1986–1995)
  • Jerry McMahon - guitar (1986 – 1988)
  • Chris Webb - drums (1986 – 1989)
  • Chris Leal - bass (1986 – 1987)
  • Alan Meade - trumpet or co-lead vocals (1986 – 1988)
  • Tony Meade - saxophone (1986 – 1988)
  • Paul Caseley - trombone (1987 – 1990)
  • Eric Carpenter - saxophone (1988 – 1994)
  • Don Hammerstedt - trumpet (1990 – 1992)
  • Alex Henderson - trombone (1991 – 1993)
  • Gabriel Gonzalez II - trumpet (1986 - 1990)

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Matthew Wilder
  • Engineers: Ray Blair, Matt Hyde, Phil Kaffel, George Landress, Johnny Potoker
  • Mixing: Paul Palmer
  • Mastering: Robert Vosgien
  • Director: Albhy Galuten
  • Photography: Dan Arsenault, Shelly Robertson

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Billboard Heatseekers 1
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Billboard 200 1
Top Canadian Albums 1


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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