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“Underneath It All” by No Doubt
From the album Rock Steady (2001)
“Underneath It All” by No Doubt appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2002 and 2022. It was first released in 2001 on the album Rock Steady. Its best result is #13 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #131 alternative song of 2002 and #7,710 alternative song of all time.
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Gwen Stefani and Dave Stewart knocked out "Underneath It All" in about ten minutes, working from backward string samples while she was in London visiting Gavin Rossdale, and it shows up on No Doubt's 2001 album Rock Steady before going out as its third single in 2002. Tom Dumont credited Stewart's experience with keeping the chords simple, and simple is the charm here.
The band took it to Jamaica, where Sly and Robbie gave it a warm, loping reggae bed, Robbie Shakespeare on bass, and phoned Lady Saw, who wrote and cut her toast right there. Stefani sounds tender and sly over the lilt, and Mark "Spike" Stent mixed it bright. Critics were split, but it became No Doubt's highest-charting single in the US, went top 10 in Canada and New Zealand, and won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 16 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 | 105 |
| 2003 | 15 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 498 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2022 | 546 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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