Spiderwebs (song)

"Spiderwebs"

Promo CD single
Single by No Doubt
from the album Tragic Kingdom
B-side
  • "Sailin' On"
  • "The Climb (Live)"
  • "D.J.'s (Live)"
  • "Let's Get Back"
  • "Dog House"
  • "Oi To The World"
Released November 19, 1995 (United States)
Format CD
Recorded 1993
Genre
Length 4:27
Label Interscope
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
No Doubt singles chronology
"Just a Girl"
(1995)		 "Spiderwebs"
(1995)		 "Don't Speak"
(1996)

"Spiderwebs" is a song by the American rock band No Doubt. It was released as the album's second single in 1995 (see 1995 in music).

The song debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart 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.

Music video

The band tangled in a spiderweb made of telephones.

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 cords. 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 displayed 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".

Cover versions

Massachusetts pop punk band Four Year Strong covered the song on their '90s cover-album Explains It All in 2009.

Appearances in video games

The song is featured as a playable song in both Guitar Hero: On Tour and Guitar Hero World Tour. It is also a downloadable song for the Rock Band and SingStar series, and Rocksmith 2014.[2] The song also appears on the soundtrack of NBA 2K15, which had its soundtrack selected by Stefani's frequent collaborator Pharrell Williams.

Track listing

Australian single
  1. "Spiderwebs" (LP version) – 4:27
  2. "Spiderwebs" (live from KROQ) – 4:05
  3. "Sailin' On" (from MOM: Music for Our Mother Ocean) – 3:37
  4. "Just a Girl" (video - enhanced version)
British single 1
  1. "Spiderwebs" (LP version) – 4:27
  2. "The Climb" (live) 7:56
  3. "Doghouse" – 4:30
  4. "Spiderwebs" (video) – 4:08
British single 2
  1. "Spiderwebs" (LP version) – 4:27
  2. "D.J.'s" (live) – 4:06
  3. "Let's Get Back" (LP version) – 4:14
  4. "Excuse Me Mr." (video) – 3:37
Promotional US CD Single
  1. "Spiderwebs" (Radio Edit) – 3:50
  2. "Spiderwebs" (Album Version) – 4:27
Swedish single
  1. "Spiderwebs" (LP version) – 4:27
  2. "Sailin' On" (from MOM: Music for Our Mother Ocean) – 3:37
Spanish single
  1. "Spiderwebs" (LP version) – 4:27
  2. "The Climb" (live) 7:56
  3. "Doghouse" – 4:30
  4. "Oi to the World" - 2:42
  5. "Spiderwebs" (video) – 4:08

Official versions

Chart performance

Chart (1996-97)[3][4] Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[5] 11
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[6] 8
Netherlands Top 100 85
New Zealand Singles Chart 30
Swedish Top 60 23
UK Singles Chart 16
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 11
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 5
US Billboard Adult Top 40 29

References

  1. ↑ "Spiderwebs". Montoya, Paris and Lanham, Tom. 2003. The Singles 1992-2003 (liner notes). Retrieved December 5, 2006.
  2. ↑ Nina Scherer (2010-01-25). "This Week On The SingStore (28 January 2010)". PlayStation.Blog. Europe. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Tragic Kingdom". Allmusic. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
  4. ↑ "No Doubt - Spiderwebs (Song)". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 15, November 25, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  6. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 24, July 29, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

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