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Return of Saturn by No Doubt
Return of Saturn is an album by No Doubt, released in 2000. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 57 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Ex-Girlfriend”, on 26 lists with a best position of #12.
Return of Saturn, No Doubt's fourth album, came out on Interscope and Trauma in 2000, the long-awaited follow-up to Tragic Kingdom and the band's first as a four-piece after keyboardist Eric Stefani's exit in 1994. Gwen Stefani sings, Tom Dumont plays guitar, Tony Kanal bass and Adrian Young drums, and getting it made took two bruising years of arguments inside the band and with the label.
The ska-punk bounce and reggae lilt are still there, but the tempos slow and the songs lean toward ballads, and Gwen's lyrics wrestle with a longing for a settled home life against the pull of the stage. "Ex-Girlfriend" snaps, "Bathwater" swings with a vintage sway and "Simple Kind of Life" aches. Critics mostly liked it, though some missed the old sound; it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album, but never matched its predecessor's sales.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Return of Saturn on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ex-Girlfriend | 26 | #12 | – | 2000–2014 | |
| 2 | Bathwater | 10 | #5 | – | 2000–2014 | |
| 3 | New | 11 | #25 | – | 1999–2007 | |
| 4 | Simple Kind of Life | 10 | #29 | – | 2000–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.