History

The Beginning

Without doubt was formed by Eric Stefani (keyboards) around Orange County, California with his friend John Spence (lead vocals) in November 1986. Eric's immature sister, Gwen Stefani, joined the class action that equivalent season when co-vocalist. A trio played their number one gig in Future Month's Eve 1986/1987. A band from either so in began to play little gigs around a Orange County locality. Tony Kanal went to one of these early shows and presently joined a band as a bassist. Around 1987 lead vocalist John Spence committed suicide, allowing Gwen Stefani as lead vocalist. Although a band was hit firm by Spence's demise, it continued in & began to produce the survive as punishment, principally in the band's at home state of California. Inside 1988 and 1989 two new members were added to the band: Tom Dumont (guitar) and Adrian Young (drums). Within 1991 the b& recieved their first large break and were sign to the American record label Interscope Records. There is no Doubt's self-titled first album was released within 1992 and featured the individual "Trapped in a Box". the album was non a profits & There are no Doubt's record label began to lose faith in the band. A recording for their 2nd album, The Beacon Street Collection, was funded by a b& & whilst freed renewed faith in the band from either the record label and gained Without doubt occasionally recently fans. In the fall of 1994 No Doubt would suffer yet a second blow whenever Eric Stefani left a b& because he did non rather a counsel a band was running around and began to pursued an enlivening career on the cartoon TV series The Simpsons.

Mainstream Success

When a exit of Eric Stefani, a band entered the recording studio once more to functiin on their third album. A release of 1995's Tragic Kingdom and the lone "Just a Girl" allowed the class action to achieve mainstream commercial profits. Another only, "Spiderwebs", was also successful, & their third only, "Don't Speak" (1996), which was written about the dissolution of Stefani's and bassist Tony Kanal's romantic relationship, was a number one hit for 21 weeks on the Billboard airplay chart.Tragic Kingdom has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and has been certified 8x platinum in the United States.

Fallowing a few instance inside between albums Without doubt involved their song "New" on the soundtrack to the movie Go in 1999. Around 2000, the band freed Return of Saturn, their highly hoped-for watch as much as Tragic Kingdom. the album featured a darker tone & was supplementary lyrically advanced than Without doubt's former function. A album wwhen non when successful as their last album was & a lead individual "Ex-Girlfriend" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. A band has spoken unsympathetic of the album within other recent interviews for various reasons. Consequently, it keep around excluded several fan-favourite songs around post-2000 concerts like "Home Now", "Comforting Lie", "Dark Blue" & "Artificial Sweetner".

Shaking off a commercial failure of Return of Saturn the band quickly began work in their next album. Extremely influenced by Jamaican Dancehall music and recorded primarily inside Jamaica, No Doubt's 2001 studio album, Rock Steady, produced two hit Grammy award winning singles, "Hey Baby" which featured Bounty Killer and "Underneath It All" which featured the number 1 lady of dancehall, Lady Saw. Two singles managed to email a top 5 around on the Billboard Hot 100. A album too freed "Hella Good" and the stillborn "Running" when singles.

An album featuring completely their singles was freed inside 2003. It involved the cover of the song, "It's My Life" which had originally been a hit for Talk Talk in the 1980s. To be sure likewise freed the Deuce-Video Two-DVD pack placed highborn Boom Box. Rock Steady Live, a DVD of one of a band's Long Beach concerts, was besides been freed.

Inside 2002 lead singer Gwen Stefani began work in her side design which sooner or later evolved into a fullfledged solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., which was released November 23, 2004. Stefani is placed to tour North America starting in October 2005. Stefani has likewise said that she is releasing the watch up to Love. Angel. Music. Baby., with a release date set for the end of 2005 or the beginning of 2006. It may mostly contain tracks already recorded for her number one solo album that did non produce a final cut.

Around early 2005, Tom Dumont released his own solo music task, Invincible Overlord with friend and collaborator, Ted Matson. Their music is downloadable free of charge on the Invincible Overlord website, and is backing higher Matt Costa on his 2005 tour.

Gwen Stefani in 2005 confirmed that a band would re-enter the studio to record an additional album inside January 2006.

Current Members
Gwen Stefani – Vocals Tom Dumont – Guitar Tony Kanal – Bass Adrian Young – Drums Stephen Bradley – Keyboard, horns Gabriel Mc Nair – Keyboard, horns

Former Members
John Spence – Vocals (1986–1987) Eric Stefani – Keyboard (1986–1994)

Discography
Includes international chart peaks & worlwide sales numbers.

Albums
No Doubt (1992)AU #196 (in 1997) Beacon Street Collection (1995) (re-issue in 1997)AU #220 (in 1997) Tragic Kingdom (1995) US #1 (10,000,000), UK #3, AU #3 Return of Saturn (2000) US #2 (1,600,000), UK #31, AU #11 Rock Steady (2001) US #9 (2,800,000), UK #43, May #17, AU #15 The Singles 1992-2003 (2003) US #2 (2,200,000), UK #5, Might #13, AU #15 Boom Box (2003) Everything in Time (2004)

Singles
'From either To be sure: 1992 "Trapped In A Box"

From either A Beacon Street Collection: 1994 "Squeal" (freed simply inside Usa) 1994 "Doghouse" (freed lone inside U.s.a.)

From either Tragical Kingdom:' 1995 "Just a Girl" #1The states, #3 UK (1996 release), #3 AU 1997 "Spiderwebs" #5 US, #16 UK, #46 AU 1997 "Don't Speak" #1 US, #1 UK, #1 CAN, #1 AU 1997 "Excuse Me Mr." 1997 "Happy Now" (freed exclusively around Australia) #132 AU 1997 "Sunday Morning" #50 UK, #21 AU 1998 "Hey You" (freed just around Holland) #52

'From either Go Soundtrack: 1999 "New" #20 UK, #89 AU

From either Link to of Saturn: 2000 "Ex-Girlfriend" #23 UK, #9 AU 2000 "Simple Kind Of Life" #38 The states, #69 UK, #94 AU 2000 "Bathwater" #71 AU

From either Rock Sweetie: 2001 "Hey Baby" (featuring Bounty Killer) #5 US, #2 UK (2002 release), #7 AU 2002 "Hella Good" #13 US, #12 UK, #25 Potty, #8 AU 2002 "Underneath It All" (featuring Lady Saw) #3 US, #18 UK, #35 Might, #28 AU 2003 "Running" #62 US

From either A Singles 1992-2003:' 2003 "It's My Life" #10 US, #20 UK, #22 CAN, #7 AU 2004 "It's My Life" (re-release)/"Bathwater" #17 UK

Miscellaneous
Live In LA (EP) (1995) Hits From Orange County -The Singles Collection (Singapore Boxset 4CDs) (1997)

DVD
1997 Live In The Tragic Kingdom (released First as a VHS & inside 2003 as a DVD) 2003 Rock Steady Live 2003 The Videos 1992-2003

Videography
All the video cd To be sure has ever appeared inside:

1994 Fishbone : "Swim" (Gwen Stefani & Tony Kanal appearance)(Director: ?) 1994 Without doubt: Cornered Around B Pack (Director: Microphone Zykoff) 1995 To be sure: Only The Girl (Director: Mark Kohr) 1996 Without doubt: Spiderwebs (Director: Marcus Nispel) 1996 To be sure: Don't Speak (Director: Sophie Muller) 1996 Without doubt: Excuse Maine Mr. (Director: Sophie Muller) 1996 Without doubt: Sunday Morning (Director Sophie Muller) 1997 To be sure: Hey Smart shoppers! (Director Sophie Muller) (freed merely around Holland) 1997 To be sure: Oi To The Globe (Director: Sophie Muller) 1999 To be sure: Newly (Director: Jake Scott) 2000 Without doubt: Ex-Girlfriend (Director Hype Williams) 2000 Without doubt: Elementary Rather Life (Director:Sophie Muller) 2001 Without doubt: Bathwater (Director: Sophie Muller) 2001 Without doubt: Hey Young child (Director: Dave Meyers) 2002 To be sure: Hella Proficient (Director: Mark Romanek) 2002 To be sure: Underneath It A lot (Director: Sophie Muller) 2003 To be sure: Going (Director: Chris Hatner) 2003 Without doubt: It's Our Life (Director: David LaChapelle) 2004 To be sure: Bathwater (remix)(Director: Sophie Muller) 2004 Shifty : "Slide Along Side" (Tom Dumont appearance)(Director: ?)