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3 2008 greatest hits and hiatus 1 6 2008 2013 first reunion and comeback tour 1 7 2013 2015 second hiatus and disbandment 1 8 2022 present second reunion coachella and future 2 musical style and influences 3 other appearances 4 band hero lawsuit 5 band members toggle band members subsection 5 1 timeline 6 discography 7 tours and concerts 8 awards and nominations 9 references 10 external links toggle the table of contents no doubt 51 languages aragonés العربية azərbaycanca تۆرکجه български català čeština cymraeg dansk deutsch ελληνικά esperanto español eesti euskara فارسی suomi français galego עברית magyar հայերեն bahasa indonesia íslenska italiano 日本語 ქართული 한국어 latviešu македонски bahasa melayu plattdüütsch nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål occitan polski português română русский simple english slovenčina shqip српски srpski svenska ไทย türkçe українська oʻzbekcha ўзбекча tiếng việt 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia american rock band for other uses see no doubt disambiguation no doubt no doubt and its session touring musicians on today in 2009 from left to right tom dumont stephen bradley adrian young gwen stefani tony kanal and gabrial mcnair background information origin anaheim california u s genres ska punk pop rock new wave alternative rock pop punk works no doubt discography years active 1986 2004 2008 2015 2024 present labels interscope atlantic beacon street trauma spinoffs dreamcar members gwen stefani tony kanal tom dumont adrian young past members chris leal jerry mcmahon john spence eric stefani chris webb alan meade tony meade gabriel gonzalez website nodoubt com no doubt is an american rock band formed in anaheim california in 1986 for most of its career the band has consisted of vocalist and founding member gwen stefani guitarist tom dumont bassist tony kanal and drummer adrian young keyboardist eric stefani gwen s brother was also a founding member but quit in 1994 from the mid 1990s trombonist gabrial mcnair and trumpeter stephen bradley have performed with the band as session and touring musicians the band s 1992 eponymous debut album failed to make an impact its ska punk inspired follow up the beacon street collection sold over 100 000 copies in 1995 more than triple the sales of its predecessor their third album tragic kingdom was released later the same year and benefited from the 1990s resurgence of third wave ska going on to achieve diamond certification don t speak the third single from the album set a record when it spent 16 weeks at the number one spot on the billboard hot 100 airplay chart while just a girl co written by stefani was described as the most popular cut on the cd 1 the band s next album return of saturn 2000 did not match the success of their previous album despite its top 40 hit single simple kind of life however the album received critical praise and was nominated for best rock album at the 43rd grammy awards the following year the band returned with the album rock steady 2001 which incorporated reggae and dancehall music the album was primarily recorded in jamaica and featured collaborations with jamaican artists bounty killer sly and robbie and lady saw the album produced two grammy winning singles hey baby and underneath it all hella good was also nominated for a grammy award after a 2004 tour the band members pursued solo projects with stefani releasing two successful solo albums love angel music baby 2004 and the sweet escape 2006 while tom dumont released his own solo music project invincible overlord in 2008 the band resumed working slowly on their sixth and latest effort titled push and shove 2012 and released its lead single settle down the band has sold over 33 million records worldwide the band announced it will reunite in 2026 for a twelve show residency in las vegas 2 history edit 1986 1989 formation early years and line up changes edit in 1986 eric stefani and john spence met at a dairy queen and talked about getting a group together to play music stefani acquired a keyboard and gathered some players together to practice these included himself keyboards his sister gwen stefani backing vocals john spence lead vocals jerry mcmahon guitar chris leal bass chris webb drums gabriel gonzalez trumpet alan meade trumpet and tony meade saxophone they practiced in eric s parents garage 1 tony kanal went to one of the band s early shows and soon joined the band as its bassist after initially rejecting her advances he began dating gwen but they kept their relationship secret for a year feeling that it was an unspoken rule that no one in the band date her 3 paul caseley trombone also joined the band in 1987 eric carpenter saxophone joined the horn section soon after 4 the group performed at an orange high school backyard graduation party on june 6 1987 with two other california ska bands at the party no doubt s set included total hate too much pressure danger paulina gangsters and the song no doubt video clips from the party appeared on vh1 s behind the music in december 1987 spence died by suicide several days before the band was to play a gig at the roxy theatre for record industry employees 3 no doubt disbanded but decided to regroup after several weeks 3 with alan meade taking over vocals 5 when meade left the band gwen replaced him as lead singer 5 and no doubt continued to develop a live following in california 3 in early 1988 tom dumont left rising a heavy metal band of which he was a member with his sister 6 7 stating that local metal bands were into drinking wearing spandex but that he wanted to focus on music 8 he joined no doubt and replaced jerry mcmahon as the band s guitarist adrian young replaced chris webb as their drummer the following year 3 during this time period no doubt played gigs at local colleges fender s grand ballroom the whisky the roxy many shows with the untouchables fishbone and a show with the red hot chili peppers at cal state long beach caseley left no doubt in july 1989 for the us navy band citation needed 1990 1992 self titled debut album edit main article no doubt no doubt album impressed by the presence of stage diving fans at no doubt s concerts and gwen s on stage presence tony ferguson signed the band to a multi album deal with the newly created interscope records in 1990 3 no doubt s self titled debut album was released in 1992 but it featured no radio singles although a video was made for trapped in a box owing to the music world s direct focus on grunge no doubt s album was not supported by the record label and was considered a commercial failure for selling only 30 000 copies 5 the band embarked on a national tour in support of the album though interscope refused to support the tour 9 the band failed to bring the audiences that it had attracted in southern california and often found that no doubt was not even available in the cities where they were playing 3 eric stefani began to withdraw from the group vacillating between being in and out of the band 10 while gonzalez left the band in 1992 1993 1997 reorganization and career breakthrough edit main articles the beacon street collection and tragic kingdom the band began work on its next album the next year but interscope rejected much of its material and the band was paired with producer matthew wilder eric did not like to relinquish creative control to someone outside the band and eventually stopped recording and rehearsing he left no doubt in 1994 to resume an animation career with the cartoon tv series the simpsons 3 kanal then ended his seven year relationship with gwen saying that he needed space 11 unsure of what to do with the band interscope sublicensed the project to trauma records in 1993 12 no doubt released the beacon street collection consisting of outtakes from its previous recording sessions in 1995 on its own label beacon street records mixing 1980s punk rock and some grunge influences into the band s sound the album contains a rawer sound than no doubt 13 and it sold more than three times as many copies as its predecessor 6 later that year trauma records released tragic kingdom much of which dealt with the relationship between tony kanal and gwen stefani 14 the release of 1995 s tragic kingdom and the single just a girl allowed the group to achieve mainstream commercial success no doubt began touring in support of the album late that year and it grew into a 27 month international tour 15 in 1996 the second single spiderwebs was successful and don t speak a ballad written by gwen and eric stefani about gwen and kanal s break up 16 was released as the third single and broke the previous record when it topped the billboard hot 100 airplay for sixteen non consecutive weeks no doubt was nominated for two grammy awards for best new artist and best rock album at the 1997 grammy awards by the end of the year half of the songs on tragic kingdom had been released as singles and the album was certified eight times platinum later they were nominated for two more grammys for song of the year and best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal both for don t speak 13 the recording industry association of america certified the album diamond in february 1999 17 and with worldwide sales of sixteen million 18 through the success of tragic kingdom the band s self titled debut album began again to sell copies and reached total sales of over a quarter of a million copies 6 the album s release fueled a dispute between trauma and interscope records over no doubt s recording contract trauma sued for us 100 million for breach of contract fraud and extortion and sought to have its joint venture agreement ended claiming that interscope had reneged on its contract after the band had become more successful than expected 12 no doubt had previously stated that it had switched to trauma records and that the transition was really great because now we have the attention and the focus of a small indie label 19 the case was settled out of court with a 3 million payment 20 1998 2003 continued touring and new albums edit main articles return of saturn and rock steady album no doubt performing in 2002 the band finished its tour in december 1997 and had several releases during the two year writing process to make its follow up to tragic kingdom 3 live in the tragic kingdom a live long form video of the band s performance at the arrowhead pond of anaheim was released and the beacon street collection was re released while the band was on tour that year the band recorded i throw my toys around with elvis costello for the rugrats movie and it contributed to the clash s tribute album burning london the clash tribute stefani began to make recordings without the band contributing vocals to tracks for the brian setzer orchestra prince fishbone and familyhood nextperience and her boyfriend gavin rossdale s band bush after some time in between albums no doubt included its song new on the soundtrack to the movie go in 1999 new inspired by gwen s budding relationship with rossdale was one of the first songs written after the release of tragic kingdom in 2000 the band released return of saturn its follow up to tragic kingdom the album featured a darker tone and was more lyrically advanced than no doubt s previous work 21 the main lyrical focus of the new record had shifted from gwen stefani s relationship with bassist tony kanal to her new relationship with gavin rossdale 15 return of saturn was critically acclaimed but was not as commercially successful as their previous album and the lead single ex girlfriend failed to chart on the billboard hot 100 in the united states also released as singles from the album were the tracks simple kind of life and bathwater lukewarm sales drastically shortened the tour that followed appearing only in festival settings in l a cincinnati nashville jacksonville and miami on august 10 no doubt went on vh1 storytellers and performed a few of their songs and were joined by friend alain johannes of eleven and former member eric stefani 6 after return of saturn the band returned to recording in january 2001 during this time it contributed a cover version of donna summer s love to love you baby for the zoolander soundtrack and recorded a song with kelis for her album wanderland stefani made high profile appearances on moby s south side and eve s let me blow ya mind these appearances lent no doubt credibility and an opportunity to explore new genres 22 highly influenced by jamaican dancehall music and recorded primarily in jamaica the band s 2001 studio album rock steady produced two hit grammy winning singles hey baby which featured bounty killer and underneath it all which featured the first lady of dancehall lady saw both singles managed to reach the top five on the billboard hot 100 the album also released hella good and running as singles in addition pop star prince co wrote produced and performed on waiting room from rock steady stefani had previously provided vocals for a song on prince s rave un2 the joy fantastic album so far so pleased in november 2002 no doubt made an appearance in the dawson s creek episode spiderwebs 23 no doubt performing in 2002 on november 22 2002 no doubt received the key to the city of anaheim given by the mayor of anaheim tom daly in disneyland during the band s appearance on kroq fm where they performed five songs 24 in january 2003 no doubt performed in the super bowl xxxvii halftime show 2003 2008 greatest hits and hiatus edit the album the singles 1992 2003 a compilation of the band s commercially released singles was released on november 25 2003 it included a cover of the song it s my life which had originally been a hit for synthpop group talk talk in 1984 and earned no doubt a grammy nomination for pop performance by a duo or group with vocal 25 additionally a special 2 cd 2 dvd box set titled boom box was made available which included the cds the singles 1992 2003 and everything in time and the dvds the videos 1992 2003 and live in the tragic kingdom separately rock steady live a dvd of the band performing in long beach from their rock steady tour was released in 2003 as well the next year the band was featured in a re recording of the toots and the maytals classic song monkey man for the grammy award winning true love the band also toured with blink 182 in mid 2004 before embarking on a hiatus lead singer gwen stefani began work on her 1980s inspired new wave and dance pop side project in 2003 which eventually evolved into the full fledged solo album love angel music baby released on november 23 2004 the album reached 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