NEW (SONG)

"'New'" was the first single released from the No Doubt album ''Return of Saturn''. The song was written for the soundtrack to the movie ''Go''. The song discusses lead singer Gwen Stefani's early relationship with Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale, whom she later married in 2002.
The song is heavily influenced by New Wave music. In it, guitar pedals and effects are used to distort the sound of Adrian Young's drums.^[1]

Contents

Chart performance

Music video

Charts

Track listing

References

Chart performance

The song did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; it did, however peak at number seven on the Modern Rock Tracks.^[2] The single reached #30 in the United Kingdom, making it No Doubt's fourth British Top 40 single.

Music video

In the song's music video, each band member plays a character going to a rave with Tony Kanal wearing a sherwani.^[3] The video won the award for the Most Stylish Video at the 1999 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards.

Charts

Chart	Peak
Australian Singles Chart	89
UK Singles Chart	30
U.S. ''Billboard'' Modern Rock	7

Track listing

;American 12" vinyl single
# "New" (No Doubt club mix) – 6:18
# "New" (New & Approved extended edit) – 6:20
;Australian CD maxi single
# "New" (New & Approved remix) – 4:15
# "New" (New & Approved extended remix) – 5:41
# "New" (No Doubt club mix) – 6:19
;British CD single
# "New" (edit) - 4:15
# "New" (Doubt club mix) - 6:18
# "New" (New & Approved remix) - 5:40

References

1. "New". Montoya, Paris and Lanham, Tom. 2003. ''The Singles 1992-2003'' (liner notes). Retrieved December 6, 2006.
2. "No Doubt". ''Billboard''. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
3. "No Doubt Cruises Rave Scene For New Video". MTV News. January 28, 1999. Retrieved December 24, 2006.