Song · No Doubt
“New” by No Doubt
From the album Return of Saturn (2000)
“New” by No Doubt appears on 11 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1999 and 2007. It was first released in 2000 on the album Return of Saturn. Its best result is #25 on the Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #48 alternative song of 1999, #5,105 alternative song of all time and #364 of the '90s.
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"New" was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont for the soundtrack to Go in 1999 before it turned up on No Doubt's fourth album, Return of Saturn, in 2000, and it's a jolt. Out went the ska-punk bounce; in came jittery new wave, with Dumont's Devo-inspired guitar twitching, Adrian Young's drums run through pedals and effects until they sound half-mechanical, and Gabrial McNair's synths buzzing over the top.
Jerry Harrison, once of Talking Heads, produced it in a single session in January 1999, and Jack Joseph Puig mixed it. It was also the first song the band recorded as a four-piece after keyboardist Eric Stefani left in 1994, which makes its title feel like a statement of intent.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999 | 107 |
| 1999 | 25 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999 | 91 |
| 1999 | 26 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 | 106 |
| 1999 | 83 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 | 100 |
| 1999 | 42 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999 | 99 |
| 1999 | 75 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 | 107 |
| 1999 | 70 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 | 89 |
| 1999 | 25 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 | 104 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 269 | KROQ | KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) | 300 |
| 1999 | 215 | 91X | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) | 500 |
| 2007 | 463 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
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