Tragic Kingdom
by
No Doubt
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studio album
First released:
Oct 10 1995

Overview Edit

Tragic Kingdom is the third studio album by the American third wave ska band No Doubt. It was released on October 10, 1995, on Trauma Records, a division of Interscope Records. The album was produced by Matthew Wilder, mixed by Paul Palmer, and recorded in 11 studios in the Greater Los Angeles Area between March 1993 and October 1995. Between 1995 and 1998, seven singles were released from it, including "Just a Girl", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart; and "Don't Speak", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and peaked in the top five of many international charts.

The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At the 39th Grammy Awards, No Doubt earned nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album. The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide; and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States and Canada, platinum in the United Kingdom, and triple platinum in Australia. It helped to initiate the ska revival of the 1990s, persuading record labels to sign more ska bands and helping them to attract more mainstream attention.

No Doubt embarked on a tour to promote the album. It was designed by Project X and lasted two and a half years. An early 1997 performance at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim was filmed and released as Live in the Tragic Kingdom on VHS and later DVD.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
92580
Release dates:
  • Oct 10 1995 in United States

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5 stars A 90's Must-Have
This album album became a phenomenon in the mid-90's which was a weird time for pop music. Grunge was pretty much dead, Gangsta rap was huge and teen pop was beginning to bubble up to the front of the line. Somewhere amongst all of this, No Doubt and their album "Tragic Kingdom" became one of the decade's biggest hits. One listen says why.

This album was truly unique and sounded much different than anything that was on the radio at the time. "Don't Speak" is the pop hit it's most remembered for.…
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Written by Aaron
3 stars This Is Pretty Good, But Tracks At the End Drag It Down
I like this album, even thoguh it's really old (almost 10 years)

1. Spiderwebs- Really good way to start the album, really energetic. 9/10

2. Excuse Me Mr. Not as good as previous song, but still pretty good. 8/10

3. Just A Girl- First single, and I can understand why! It's so good! 10/10

4. Happy Now- Not too good, but stil ok! 7/10

5. Different People- Favorite song! It's not even as fast as the others, it's jsut really good. 10/10

6.Hey You- Um, this song is very interesting. 8/10

7. The Clim…
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Written by Mary

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. arranger

    1. David J. Holman [Mixed By]
    2. Paul Palmer [mixing]

  2. composer

    1. Eric Stefani [Composer, Keyboards, Piano]
    2. Gwen Stefani [composer, vocals]
    3. Tony Kanal [composer, bass]

  3. design

    1. Daniel Arsenault [Photography]
    2. Shelly Robertson [Photography]

  4. engineer

    1. George Landress [Recorded By (tracks: 3, 6, 7)]
    2. Johnny Potoker [Recorded By (tracks: 11 to 13)]
    4. Phil Kaffel [Recorded By (tracks: 3 to 10, 14)]
    5. Ray Blair [Recorded By (tracks: 5)]
    6. Robert Vosgien [mastering]

  1. performer

    1. Adrian Young [Drums, Percussion]
    2. Aloke Dasgupta [Sitar]
    3. Bill Bergman [saxophone]
    4. Gabrial McNair [Percussion, Trombone]
    5. Gerard Boisse [Saxophone]
    6. Greg Smith [Sax (Baritone)]
    7. Les Lovitt [trumpet]
    8. Matthew Wilder [Keyboards [Additional] "Just A Girl"]
    10. Nick Lane [Trombone]
    11. Phil Jordan [Trumpet]
    12. Stephen Perkins [Steel Drums "Spiderwebs"]
    13. Tom Dumont [Guitar]

  2. producer

Other versions Edit

Tragic Kingdom 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Interscope Records
catalog number: 92580
release dates: Oct 10 1995
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  • The album is named after the nickname Dumont's 7th grade teacher had for Disneyland, which is in Anaheim, California, where the band members grew up.
  • Album was recorded in 11 studios in the Greater Los Angeles Area between March 1993 and October 1995.

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