Spiderwebs
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| Single by No Doubt from the album Tragic Kingdom |
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| Released | Early 1996 (North America) | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Genre | Ska punk, Post-Grunge | ||||
| Length | 4:27 (Album Version) 3:50 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Interscope | ||||
| Writer(s) | Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal | ||||
| Producer | Matthew Wilder, No Doubt | ||||
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"Spiderwebs" is a ska punk song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for No Doubt's third studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995). It was released as the album's second single in 1996 (see 1996 in music). 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". On the cover it features Spider-Man.
Initially, the song debuted number 10 on the Billboard charts 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.[1] 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.
The song had been confirmed to appear in the game Guitar Hero: On Tour.
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[edit] Music video
Two different music videos were produced for "Spiderwebs". In the first version, the music video showed clips of the band playing. MTV thought that the exploding telephones were inappropriate for younger viewers so they added more footage of the band. These included lead singer Gwen Stefani walking around being covered in "spiderwebs" made of strings sprayed out of aerosol cans and Gwen being tangled in various telephone chords. In the second version, the music video featured the band playing in a Japanese restaurant entertaining the patrons. As the band plays, various Japanese-language sentences are displayed on the screen.
The subtitles during in the Japanese music video during the wedding reception scene translate to: "Excellent party", "I really like cake a lot", "What is your name", "This is excellent champagne", "What is this? Crazy kids", "It's making me sick".
[edit] Track listing
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"Spiderwebs" (1996) The fusion of ska with rock led to a third wave of ska. The song's lyrics discuss a phone stalker. - Problems playing the files? See media help.
- Australian single
- "Spiderwebs" – 4:28
- "Spiderwebs" (live) – 4:05
- "Sailin' On" – 3:37
- "Just a Girl" (video)
- British single 1
- "Spiderwebs" – 4:28
- "The Climb" (live) 7:56
- "Doghouse" – 4:30
- "Spiderwebs" (video) – 4:08
- British single 2
- "Spiderwebs" – 4:28
- "D.J.'s" (live) – 4:06
- "Let's Get Back" – 4:14
- "Excuse Me Mr." (video) – 3:37
- Promotional US CD Single
- "Spiderwebs" (Radio Edit) – 3:50
- "Spiderwebs" (Album Version) – 4:28
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1996)[2] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 18 |
| Chart (1996)[3] | Peak position |
| Swedish Top 60 | 23 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 30 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Spiderwebs". Montoya, Paris and Lanham, Tom. 2003. The Singles 1992-2003 (liner notes). Retrieved December 5, 2006.
- ^ "Tragic Kingdom". All Music Guide. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
- ^ "No Doubt - Spiderwebs (Song)". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
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