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No Doubt is a Third Wave Ska band from Anaheim , California , United States . The group was founded in 1986, and the Ska - Pop sound of its 1992 debut album failed to make waves due to the popularity of the Grunge movement at the time. The band's Diamond-certified album '' Tragic Kingdom '' helped to launch the ska revival of the 1990s, and " Don't Speak ", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at the number one spot on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 Airplay chart, later broken by the Goo Goo Dolls ' " Iris ". The group released its next album, '' Return Of Saturn '', four years later with a dominant New Wave sound, but despite positive reviews, the album was considered a commercial failure. Fifteen months later, the band reappeared with '' Rock Steady '', which incorporated Reggae and Dancehall music into their work. 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 ". No Doubt released the compilation ''''. November 18 , 2005 . Retrieved April 14 , 2007 . HISTORY Beginnings (1986-1995) ''. February 26 , 1998 . Retrieved August 24 , 2007 . Eric, who had taught himself songs by 2 Tone band Madness on the piano, played keyboards for the band, and Spence was the lead vocalist with Gwen, who Eric had previously used to test out ideas for vocals, as a co-vocalist. The trio recruited several more members within the month and had an unsteady line-up for several years. It played small gigs around the Orange County area, with Spence's on-stage antics carrying its performances. Tony Kanal went to one of these 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 nobody date her. In December 1987, Spence committed Suicide several days before the band was to play a gig at The Roxy Theatre for Record Industry employees. No Doubt disbanded but decided to regroup after several weeks with Alan Meade taking over vocals. When Meade left the band, Gwen replaced him as lead singer, while No Doubt continued to develop a live following in California. In 1988, Tom Dumont replaced Jerry McMahon as the band's guitarist, adding a Heavy Metal influence to its sound, and Adrian Young replaced Chris Webb as the drummer the following year. Impressed by the presence of . Retrieved December 23 , 2006 . The band failed to bring the audiences that it had attracted in Orange County, and it often found that ''No Doubt'' was not available in the cities where it was playing. 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 . April 8 , 1996 . Retrieved December 23 , 2006 . Mainstream success (1995-2004) The release of 1995's ''. Retrieved August 24 , 2007 . The band's self-titled began selling copies again off of the success of ''Tragic Kingdom'' and reached total sales of over a quarter of a million copies. The album's release fueled a dispute between Trauma and Interscope Records, over No Doubt's recording contract. Trauma sued for ''. November 10 , 1997 . Retrieved December 30 , 2006 . 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''. ''''. Stefani began to make recordings without the band, contributing vocals to tracks for The Brian Setzer Orchestra , ( The Artist Formerly Known As Prince ), Fishbone & 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 ''. May 12 , 2000 . Retrieved December 30 , 2006 . 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. ''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 ". After ''Return of Saturn'', the band returned to recording in January 2001. During this time, it contributed a cover version of . Retrieved December 30 , 2006 . 2003 was a big year of releases for No Doubt. The album '''' 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 & The Maytals classic Ska song " Monkey Man ". The band also toured with Blink-182 in mid 2004, before embarking on a hiatus. Hiatus (2004-present) Lead singer . October 3 , 2005 . Retrieved January 3 , 2006 . Stefani launched her first solo arena tour in October 2005 , which coincided with the news of her Pregnancy (with her son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, born on May 26 , 2006 ). In early 2005, . December 22 , 2006 . Retrieved January 3 , 2007 . On ''. December 12 , 2006 . Retrieved December 31 , 2006 . MEMBERS Current
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