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| Single by No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer from the album Rock Steady | |||||
| Released | October 2001 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, reggae | ||||
| Length | 3:26 | ||||
| Label | Interscope | ||||
| Writer(s) | Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Bounty Killer | ||||
| Producer | Philip Steir, Sly & Robbie, No Doubt | ||||
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"Hey Baby" is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, and Bounty Killer for No Doubt's fifth studio album Rock Steady (2001). No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Bounty Killer (born Rodney Basil Price June 12, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall Rock Steady is the fifth album by American rock band No Doubt, released December 11 2001 on Interscope Records (see 2001 in music A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Sly and Robbie are one of Reggae 's most prolific and long lasting production teams No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 " Bathwater " is a Ska punk song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth studio album " Hella Good " is an Electronic rock song written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, and The Neptunes for No Doubt 's fifth Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer Bounty Killer (born Rodney Basil Price June 12, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Rock Steady is the fifth album by American rock band No Doubt, released December 11 2001 on Interscope Records (see 2001 in music The song is heavily influenced by the Jamaican dancehall music present at No Doubt's post-show parties and tour bus lounges of their Return of Saturn tour. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Dancehall is a type of Jamaican Popular music which developed in the late 1970s initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of Reggae Return of Saturn is the fourth album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released by Interscope Records in April 2000 (see 2000 in [1] Its lyrics describe the debauchery with groupies at these parties. A groupie is a person who seeks sexual and/or emotional Intimacy with a Celebrity.
The song received positive reviews from music critics, though the song's dancehall influences had a mixed reception. It was released as the album's lead single in October 2001 (see 2001 in music). A lead single is the first single released by a Musician or a band from a given Album. See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels The single was commercially successful and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry At the 45th Grammy Awards, "Hey Baby" won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The 45th Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2003. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966
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"Hey Baby" was one of the first songs written for Rock Steady. [2] The song began with instrumentals programmed with producer Philip Steir at Toast Studios in San Francisco, California. Philip Steir is a musician remixer composer and music producer The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [1] They experimented with raygun-like electronic effects and sounds that guitarist Tom Dumont compared to Star Wars music. This article is about fictional weapons For other meanings see Raygun (disambiguation. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer The music of Star Wars consists of the scores written for all six Star Wars Films by composer John [3] The lyrics and melodies were recorded at a session at Dumont's home studio in Los Angeles weeks later. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West While the band was working on the album in Kingston, Jamaica during March 2001, producers Sly & Robbie left the percussion and Gwen Stefani's original vocal. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt [1] The band asked about adding a guest appearance on the song, so Sly & Robbie recommended and added a toast from Bounty Killer. Toasting, Chatting, or Deejaying is the act of talking or Chanting over a Rhythm or beat. [4]
Like the song's dancehall style, the lyrics depict the band's post-show parties from touring in support of Return of Saturn. The song details female groupies who attended the parties to hook up with the male band members. Stefani commented that "if you're talented and you're up there, girls want to make out with you. " Bassist Tony Kanal described it as "a very PG version" of the licentiousness that took place while touring. The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U [5] The song also touches on Rock Steady's overall theme of Stefani's impatience in her long-distance relationship with then-boyfriend Gavin Rossdale, as she sits "sipping on chamomile/watching boys and girls and their sex appeal". A long-distance relationship is typically an Intimate relationship that takes place when the partners are separated by a considerable Distance. Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1967) is an English Musician most famous for being the lead Singer and Guitarist [6]
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"Hey Baby" is a ragga song composed in the key of E minor. Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a sub-genre of Dancehall music or Reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists Also see E major, or E-flat minor. E minor (Em Mim is a musical Minor scale based on the note E consisting It is written in common time and moves at a moderate tempo of 90 beats per minute. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats Beats per minute ( BPM) is a unit typically used as either a measure of Tempo in music or a measure of one's Heart rate. [7] The song focuses on programming and lacks live instrumentation. [8] As a result, the band needed four keyboard rigs to recreate the track's sound for live performances,[9] including a Roland AX-1 and an E-mu Proteus 2000. The Roland AX-1 is a Keytar (a shoulder-held clavier keyboard worn like a Guitar) produced by Roland, that does not produce its own sounds but controls E-mu Systems is a Synthesizer maker and pioneer in the manufacture of low-cost digital sampling Music workstations History Founded [10] Stefani's vocal range spans over two octaves in the song, from D3 to E5. [7]
The song opens with an introduction consisting of a sustained measure of electronic effects followed by two lines from the chorus. In Music, the introduction is a passage or section which opens a movement or a separate piece. In Musical notation, a bar or measure is a segment of time defined as a given number of beats of a given duration A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are In each two-measure line during the first half of the verses, Stefani descends the scale while the keyboard plays the off-beats of the first measure and the electric bass opens the line with a two-note bassline. The Off-beat is a musical term commonly applied to rhythms that emphasize the weak beats of a bar The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A bassline (also spelled bass line) is the term used in many styles of Popular music, such as jazz blues funk and electronic Music for the low-pitched During the second half of the verses, Stefani's vocals are overdubbed, and the instrumentation becomes more frequent. Overdubbing (the process of making an overdub, or overdubs is a technique used by Recording studios to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously recorded [11] Each of the two verses is followed by the chorus, where overdubbing is used on Stefani's vocals to produce first inversion and normal form E minor chords. In Music theory, the word inversion has several meanings There are inverted chords, inverted melodies, inverted intervals, and Also see E major, or E-flat minor. E minor (Em Mim is a musical Minor scale based on the note E consisting Bounty Killer then toasts the bridge, and after a brief section sung by Stefani, the song closes by repeating the chorus twice. This article is about a bridge section in a piece of popular or classical music [7]
"Hey Baby" generally received positive reviews from music critics. LAUNCHcast's Lisa Oliver described the song as a mix of spacesynth and ragga that "bursts with Batman punches. Spacesynth, also known as synthdance and spacedance, is a modern U Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created "[12] Colleen Delaney of Stylus Magazine was unimpressed by the lyrics' double entendres and noted that the toast and "deep, booming production save this song from being thin" but that it remained "inane and unengaging". Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 Not to be confused with Puns which employ multiple phrases A double entendre is a Figure of speech similar to the Pun, in [13] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine found the song a return to the band's roots, and that it finds No Doubt "sunnier (and tighter) than ever" as a result. Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians [6] Entertainment Weekly included "Hey Baby" in a list of the band's top five songs. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc [8] About.com ranked the song number three in a list of the top five singles from Stefani's career, with the band and as a solo artist, for her "simultaneously sounding like she understands the hippest of contemporary pop (the Bounty Killer guest rap doesn't hurt) while having the wisdom of an adult several years out of high school. Aboutcom is an online source for original information and advice and is among the top 15 US Websites ( Nielsen Online Spring 2008 "[14] The song was listed at number thirty-eight on the 2002 Pazz & Jop list, a survey of several hundred music critics conducted by Robert Christgau. The Pazz & Jop critics' poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American [15]
The band's endeavor in dancehall music received mixed reviews. All Music Guide reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine viewed the toast as a mistake,[16] and Blender's Rupert Howe found the foray into dancehall misguided, leaving Bounty Killer sounding bored. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973? is senior editor for Allmusic. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" [17] Alex Needham wrote for the NME that the song was a strong example of "white reggae" but that many listeners may not be able to tolerate the genre itself. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been [18] For Entertainment Weekly, David Browne described the chorus as "big, bustling, and irresistible" and its hip hop influence as kicky. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with [19] In the BBC review of The Singles 1992-2003, Ruth Mitchell wrote that the chorus was addictive and chiming and that the song had a "catchy dancehall groove". [20]
"Hey Baby" was chosen as the lead single from Rock Steady to represent the band's more "upbeat and confident" attitude for the album. [1] It was commercially successful in the United States and enticed a younger audience to No Doubt. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [8] The song debuted at number thirty-six on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining on the chart for half a year. [21] In its third week, the song became the band's highest charting single, eventually peaking at number five for two consecutive weeks, later broken when "Underneath It All" reached number three. " Underneath It All " is a rock / Reggae song written by Gwen Stefani and Dave Stewart for No Doubt 's fourth album [21][22] It was successful in the mainstream music market, topping the Top 40 Mainstream and reaching the top ten on the Top 40 Tracks and Adult Top 40. Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (formerly known as Adult Top 40) is a variation on the United States Billboard charts The song had significant crossover success and reached number five on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music Radio format that [22] At the 2003 Grammy Awards, the song won the award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and No Doubt performed a medley of "Underneath It All" and "Hella Good" at the show. " Hella Good " is an Electronic rock song written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, and The Neptunes for No Doubt 's fifth [23]
The song had similar success in Europe, reaching number five on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March 1984 In the United Kingdom, "Hey Baby" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart but was unable to top the chart. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry It reached the top ten in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, and Norway and the top twenty in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation [21]
In Australia, "Hey Baby" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number twenty-eight and peaked four weeks later at number seven. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. [21] It was listed at number thirty-seven on the 2002 end of year chart. [24] On the New Zealand Singles Chart, it reached number two, under Shakira's "Whenever, Wherever", for two non-consecutive weeks. The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ is a non-profit trade association of Record producers, distributors and recording artists in New Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira " Whenever Wherever " is a Latin pop song written by Colombian Singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English Album [21] "Hey Baby" peaked at number three on the United World Chart for three consecutive weeks,[25] remaining on the chart for four months. [26] With recorded sales of 3,247,000 copies, it was listed at number twenty-three on the 2002 countdown. [27]
The song's music video, directed by Dave Meyers, follows the theme of the lyrics. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Dave or David Meyers may refer to Dave Meyers (director - an American music video director David Meyers (basketball - college It shows the band on a tour bus, stopping at a party at Club Poonani. The members separate when three girls approach the male band members. Kanal has his picture taken with several women, paying for it by taking money that drummer Adrian Young earns by hanging from gymnastics rings naked. Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26 1969 Long Beach, California) is the Drummer for the rock band No Doubt. The rings, also known as the still rings in contrast to the Flying rings, is an Artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it Dumont defeats a woman, portrayed by Sonya Eddy, in an endurance drinking game, and Stefani dances, eventually joining Bounty Killer on stage. Drinking games are Games which involve the drinking of Beer or other Alcoholic beverages These games commonly take place at house parties public bars or [28] There are intercut scenes of the band members on a red and black background, a black and white houndstooth background, and standing on top of the phrases "NO DOUBT", "ROCK STEADY", and "HEY BABY" in red and white. Houndstooth or houndstooth check is a duotone Textile pattern characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes
The video was filmed in three days in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Boyle Heights is a district east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles California, USA [29] The scenes were designed to recreate the parties that the band attended while recording Rock Steady in Jamaica. Young's scene was based on an actual event, where he won US$200 on a dare to hang upside down and naked on the rings at a club in New York. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Dumont's scene, filmed at Casa Mexicana, is inspired by a similar scene from the 1981 Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Indiana Jones franchise, based on the Adventures of the eponymous fictional Archaeologist, began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 Adventure film directed by Steven [28]
Young's full frontal on the rings, shown during Bounty Killer's line "The way you rock your hips, you know that it amaze me," was controversial. The scene was mocked by the homophobic dancehall community in Jamaica, where sex between men is illegal. BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps LGBT (Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender rights in Jamaica are dominated by the prohibition of sexual acts between men [30] Bounty Killer's rival Beenie Man stated that "the video portray Bounty as a gay. Anthony Moses Davis (born August 22 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica) better known by his Stage name Beenie Man, is a popular Reggae That is a Jamaican artist, and that can't gwan in a dancehall, no way. " Bounty Killer cancelled his performances with No Doubt because of the incident, stating that "they did not understand because they are from America and they accept gay people … If Jamaica is upset, I ain't going to accept no success that my culture is not proud of. "[31]
The video proved to be successful. It debuted at number ten on MTV's Total Request Live,[32] peaking at number three, and topped VH1's Top 20 Countdown for three weeks. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Top Twenty Countdown is a show on CMT.The show counts down the biggest videos in Country music and is hosted by Lance Smith. [33] The video won the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Pop Video and Best Group Video in 2002. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Pop Video. The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Group Video. [34] In Canada, it reached number eight on MuchMusic's Countdown for two consecutive weeks and remained on the countdown for nine weeks. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia The Much Music Countdown is a ninety-minute Music video program block that airs on Canadian music television station MuchMusic. [21] The video was nominated for Best International Group Video at the 2002 MuchMusic Video Awards but lost to Korn's "Here to Stay". The following is a list of the MuchMusic Video Awards winners for Best International Group Video. The MuchMusic Video Awards (also known as (the MMVA or MMVAs) are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing " Here to Stay " is a Grammy Award -winning song by Korn that appears on the band's fifth studio album Untouchables as an album opener [35]
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