No Doubt is an American rock band formed in Anaheim, California in 1986 that rode ska punk and new wave into one of the biggest rock stories of the late '90s. Tragic Kingdom (1995) — Don't Speak, Just a Girl, Spiderwebs — sold over 16 million copies worldwide and is still the place to start. Browse No Doubt vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
No Doubt formed in Anaheim, California in 1986 by John Spence, Eric Stefani (Gwen's brother), and Gwen Stefani. John Spence died by suicide in December 1987, before the band's first recording. The band continued with Gwen Stefani as lead vocalist. The classic four-member lineup featuring Tom Dumont and Tony Kanal solidified by the early 1990s, with Eric Stefani departing in 1994. Their 1995 album Tragic Kingdom - featuring the international hits Don't Speak, Just a Girl, and Spiderwebs - became one of the most commercially successful rock albums of the late 1990s with over 16 million copies sold worldwide. They have continued releasing material across multiple decades. Gwen Stefani has had parallel solo career since 2004 (Love. Angel. Music. Baby., 2004; The Sweet Escape, 2006; This Is What the Truth Feels Like, 2016) and fashion brand work (L.A.M.B.). The band has continued recording intermittently with their last full studio album being Push and Shove (2012).
No Doubt's sound combines ska punk, pop rock, new wave, alternative rock, reggae rock, and pop punk with Stefani's distinctive vocal delivery, extensive horn arrangements (in their early ska era), and arrangements drawing on classic 1980s ska and new wave alongside contemporary pop and rock influences. Their stylistic exploration across multi-decade catalog has been.
Interscope and Trauma Records pressings of the No Doubt catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand. Multiple anniversary editions of Tragic Kingdom have been released.
Listeners new to No Doubt typically start with Tragic Kingdom (1995) or Rock Steady (2001).
