The song was released as the album's third single in early see in music and was one of the year's most popular songs, peaking inside the top ten on the majority of the charts it entered. It reached number one in Australia and the United States, where it became the first digital download to sell one million copies.
Baby does not. Vineyard, Jennifer. MTV News. Retrieved 9 January Stefani flew to New York City to meet up with Williams, and after finishing two songs within a week, Stefani ended the session early and prepared to return home. A few minutes later, Williams called her back into the studio to write another song. Stefani said, "I was tired. I wanted to go home, but he was like, 'Don't leave yet.
Retrieved 10 January Excited by his material, she decided to write another song with Williams, despite her opinion that the album already contained far too many tracks. To search for inspiration, Stefani and Williams had a lengthy discussion in which Stefani said that she had yet to write a song about her intentions for pursuing a solo career. She remarked how the album was missing an "attitude song", and she recalled a derogatory comment that grunge musician Courtney Love had made about her in an interview with teen magazine "Seventeen".
Stefani responded in the March issue of " NME ": Stefani believed that some of the fans of No Doubt would be upset with her solo effort, commenting, " [They] were probably like, 'Why is she doing this record? She's going to ruin everything'. For the remainder of the evening, Stefani and Williams incorporated this inspiration into the lyrics that eventually became "Hollaback Girl". The two decided that Stefani did not have to have an answer for her intentions and that the choices she made were based on what she felt was wrong or right.
On its creation, Stefani said, "to me, it is the freshest attitude song I've heard in so long. In a satirical, line-by-line analysis of the song's lyrics, " OC Weekly " critic Greg Stacy humorously speculated that "Gwen is apparently the captain of the cheerleader squad; she is the girl who 'hollas' the chants, not one of the girls who simply 'hollas' them back".
Wood, Peter. Retrieved 15 January The main chord pattern of the song alternates between B major and D sharp minor triads.
This stepwise motion between B and A-sharp highlights this chord change. It is in verse-chorus form with a bridge before the fourth and final chorus. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Baby" ]. Drowned in Sound. In part because of its cheerleading motif , it drew comparisons to Toni Basil 's " Mickey " Retrieved 25 January Damas, Jason. I'd quote the lyrics, but they're so bad, I almost feel sorry for her.
A year-old woman singing about pom-pom s and 'talking shit' in high school betrays such a delusional self-image that it's hard not to be taken aback. And on top of that, The Neptunes' beats are clunky and the production is senselessly bombastic. Retrieved 28 June October Retrieved 23 January Kobe" Review" ]. Retrieved 14 January Chart performance The single was officially solicited to radio in North America on 5 April , although the music video had been released two weeks earlier, on 21 March.
Music Square. The song was written by Stefani, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, supposedly as a response to Courtney Love's statement that Stefani was a "cheerleader" in an interview with Seventeen magazine. It reached number one in Australia and the United States, where it became the first digital download to sell one million copies. The single divided pop music critics, with some praising its minimalistic production and others declaring it embarrassing; men's magazine Maxim called it the "Most Annoying Song Ever".
The recording topped the charts in Australia and reached the top ten in several other countries, including Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. A music video representing Stefani as a cheerleader at a California high school was released on March 21, , and was directed by Paul Hunter.
The singer has performed "Hollaback Girl" on numerous occasions, including on all three of her concert tours, and on several televised appearances. Stefani had worked with The Neptunes Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo during the early stages of writing songs, including "Hollaback Girl", for her debut solo album Love. Stefani flew to New York City to meet up with Williams, and after finishing two songs within a week, Stefani ended the session early and prepared to return home.
A few minutes later, Williams called her back into the studio to write another song. Stefani said, "I was tired. I wanted to go home, but he was like, 'Don't leave yet. To search for inspiration, Stefani and Williams had a lengthy discussion in which Stefani said that she had yet to write a song about her intentions for pursuing a solo career. She remarked how the album was missing an "attitude song", and she recalled a derogatory comment that grunge musician Courtney Love had made about her in an interview with Seventeen magazine: "Being famous is just like being in high school.
But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed. So I was, like, 'OK, fuck you.
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