Tragic Kingdom

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Tragic Kingdom
Studio album by No Doubt
Released	October 10, 1995 (U.S.) July 1, 1996 (U.K.)
Recorded	Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, CA, The Recording Plant, Hollywood, CA, Santa Monica Sound, Santa Monica, CA, NRG Studios, North Hollywood, CA, Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA, Mars Recording, Santa Monica, CA, Studio 4, Santa Monica, CA Grandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Clear Lake Audio, North Hollywood, CA, Red Zone Studios, Burbank, CA, North Vine Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Rock, Post-Grunge, Ska Punk
Length	59:24
Label	Trauma, Interscope, Atlantic
Producer	Matthew Wilder
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (C+) link Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone (mixed) link
No Doubt chronology
The Beacon Street Collection (1995) Tragic Kingdom (1995) Return of Saturn (2000)

Tragic Kingdom is the third album by rock 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's name is a pun on Magic Kingdom, a reference to Disneyland, which is located in the band's hometown of Anaheim, California. Anaheim is in Orange County, California, which is named after the fruit, formerly one of the area's primary products. The album cover is a parody of labels that were used on boxes of oranges.

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

Contents 1 Chart performance 2 Track listing 3 Miscellaneous 4 Personnel 4.1 No Doubt 4.2 Additional artists on tour 4.3 Additional personnel 4.4 Former 4.5 Production 5 Charts 6 References

[edit] Chart performance

The album initially performed poorly and did not chart on the U.S. Billboard 200 until January 1996.^[1] After nearly a year on the chart, it reached the top of the Billboard 200 in December 1996 and remained there for eight consecutive weeks.^[1] The album was listed at number two on the 1997 year-end chart, behind the Spice Girls' Spice.^[2] It sold over 11 million copies in the U.S.^[3] and was certified diamond in February 1999.^[4] At the 1997 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Rock Album. Tragic Kingdom was certified platinum in the United Kingdom in November 1997.^[5] In Australia, the album was listed at number six on the 1997 end of year chart^[6] and was certified quadruple platinum in Australia in 1998.^[7] The album is listed at number eighty-nine on the all-time United World Chart.^[8]Altogether, Tragic Kingdom sold 16 million copies worldwide.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Spiderwebs" (Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal) – 4:28
2. "Excuse Me Mr." (G. Stefani, Tom Dumont) – 3:04
3. "Just a Girl" (G. Stefani, Dumont) – 3:29
4. "Happy Now?" (G. Stefani, Dumont, Kanal) – 3:43
5. "Different People" (Eric Stefani, G. Stefani, Kanal) – 4:34
6. "Hey You" (G. Stefani, Kanal) – 3:34
7. "The Climb" (E. Stefani) – 6:37
8. "Sixteen" (G. Stefani, Kanal) – 3:21
9. "Sunday Morning" (Kanal, G. Stefani, E. Stefani) – 4:33
10. "Don't Speak" (E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 4:23
11. "You Can Do It" (G. Stefani, E. Stefani, Dumont, Kanal) – 4:13
12. "World Go 'Round" (Kanal, G. Stefani) – 4:09
13. "End It on This" (G. Stefani, Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani) – 3:45
14. "Tragic Kingdom" (E. Stefani) – 5:31

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Tragic Kingdom mainly reflects on the failed 7-year romance of Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal,^{[citation needed]} so the fact that Tragic Kingdom and Tony Kanal have the same initials may not be a coincidence.

• The red vinyl dress worn by Gwen Stefani on the cover of Tragic Kingdom was stolen from the Fullerton Museum in Fullerton, California. 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.

• Live in the Tragic Kingdom DVD is a recording of a concert filmed in Anaheim in the spring of 1997 and directed by Sophie Muller. The concert was part of the tour promoting their 1995 album.

• At the very end of the album, the saxophone can be heard playing the opening notes of the theme from Star Wars.

• "Don't Speak", "Excuse Me Mr.", & "Sunday Morning" are all featured in a downloadable No Doubt pack for "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 [1], while "Spiderwebs" will feature in Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] No Doubt

• Gwen Stefani – vocals
• Tom Dumont – guitar
• Tony Kanal – bass
• Adrian Young – percussion, drums

[edit] Additional artists on tour

• Phil Jordan – trumpet
• Gabrial McNair – keyboard, trombone
• Stephen Bradley – keyboard, trumpet

[edit] Additional personnel

• Bill Bergman – saxophone
• Aloke Dasgupta – sitar
• Melissa "Missy" Hasin – cello
• Nick Lane – trombone
• Les Lovitt – trumpet
• Stephen Perkins – steel drums
• Greg Smith – baritone saxophone
• Matthew Wilder – keyboard

[edit] 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: David J. Holman, Paul Palmer
• Mixing Studio: Cactus Studio
• Mastering: Robert Vosgien
• Director: Albhy Galuten
• Photography: Dan Arsenault, Shelly Robertson

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers	1
Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	1
U.S. Billboard 200	1
New Zealand Albums Chart	1

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Basham, David. "Got Charts? The Long Road To #1 — And Those Who Rocked It". MTV News. March 14, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
2. ^ "Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
3. ^ Pareles, Jon. "POP REVIEW; Heralded by a Kingdom More Young Than Tragic". The New York Times. April 12, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
4. ^ "Diamond Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
5. ^ "Platinum Awards Content". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
6. ^ "End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
7. ^ "Accreditations - 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
8. ^ "Global Album Chart". Media Traffic. Retrieved April 6, 2007.

Preceded by Razorblade Suitcase by Bush

Billboard 200 number-one album December 21, 1996 - February 14, 1997 February 22 - February 28, 1997

Succeeded by Gridlock'd (soundtrack) by Various artists

v • d • e No Doubt Tom Dumont · Tony Kanal · Gwen Stefani · Adrian Young John Spence · Eric Stefani Touring band: Stephen Bradley · Gabrial McNair Albums No Doubt · The Beacon Street Collection · Tragic Kingdom · Return of Saturn · Rock Steady · No Doubt Sixth Album Compilations The Singles 1992-2003 · Everything in Time · Boom Box DVDs Live in the Tragic Kingdom · Rock Steady Live · The Videos: 1992-2003 Related articles Discography