The Singles 1992–2003

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The Singles 1992–2003 is a greatest hits album by American rock band No Doubt, released on November 14, 2003, by Interscope Records. It features 13 of the band's singles from three studio albums—Tragic Kingdom (1995), Return of Saturn (2000), and Rock Steady (2001)—and the single "Trapped in a Box" from their 1992 self-titled debut album. The album also included a cover of Talk Talk's 1984 song "It's My Life", the only new song on the album and which was released as a single. It was released alongside the DVD Rock Steady Live, a video of a concert as part of the band's Rock Steady tour in 2002, and the box set Boom Box, which contained The Singles 1992–2003, Everything in Time, The Videos 1992–2003, and Live in the Tragic Kingdom.

No Doubt went into hiatus in April 2003 after the release of four singles from their fifth studio album, Rock Steady, allowing the four members to spend time with loved ones. This also allowed their lead singer, Gwen Stefani, to work on her solo music side project, under which she has released three albums, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004), The Sweet Escape (2006), and This Is What the Truth Feels Like (2016). The band regrouped in September 2003 to record the lead single for the album, "It's My Life", with producer Nellee Hooper. Additionally, in May 2010, the band regrouped again to start work on their latest record.

The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised the variety of music genres on the album. It reached number two on the US Billboard 200, and has been certified double platinum in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, and platinum in Australia.

Background

No Doubt released their fifth studio album, Rock Steady, in December 2001 and from it released four singles, "Hey Baby", "Hella Good", "Underneath It All", and "Running" between 2001 and 2003. The album was commercially successful, selling three million copies worldwide and being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite certification</ref> In April 2003, No Doubt went into hiatus to take a break to spend time with their families before starting to compile The Singles 1992–2003, which would feature the band's greatest hits from their previous albums.<ref name="band">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The main reason to go into hiatus was that, in early 2003,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> their lead singer Gwen Stefani started work on her 1980s-inspired music side project, under which she released two solo albums—Love. Angel. Music. Baby. on November 23, 2004, and The Sweet Escape on December 5, 2006 (in addition to another solo album in 2016, after a No Doubt reunion album in 2012).

Music

The album was a compilation of 13 commercially released singles by the band from their previous studio albums, Tragic Kingdom, Return of Saturn, and Rock Steady, as well as the independently released single "Trapped in a Box" from No Doubt's self-titled debut studio album, and a brand-new cover version of "It's My Life". However, The Singles did not include "Happy Now?" and "Hey You!", two singles from Tragic Kingdom, neither of which were commercially successful, or "Squeal" and "Doghouse" from The Beacon Street Collection, which were both independently released. "Girls Get the Bass in the Back", a remix of "Hey Baby", and a live acoustic version of "Underneath It All" were included as bonus tracks on international pressings of the album.

Production

Being a greatest hits album and containing only one new song, recording The Singles 1992–2003 took very little time compared with the band's studio albums. Production started in September 2003 with the recording of a cover version of Talk Talk's song "It's My Life", produced by Nellee Hooper.<ref name="band"/> The accompanying music video for the song was filmed by director David LaChapelle at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.<ref name="band"/> Stefani insisted that just because no songwriting was involved in the production of the album did not mean no effort would be needed: the band had to decide which of their songs to include and which to leave out.<ref name="mtv"/> Two months later on November 25, the album was released along with the B-side, rarity, and remix collection Everything in Time and box set Boom Box.

Singles

The only single from The Singles 1992–2003 was a cover of the song "It's My Life", originally released in 1984 by the synth-pop band Talk Talk. Because the band were taking a break while lead singer Stefani recorded her solo debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., they decided to do a cover version to avoid having to write a new song.<ref name="mtv">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The band listened to hundreds of songs and narrowed it down to "It's My Life" and the song "Don't Change", released in 1982 by Australian new wave band INXS.<ref name="liner"/> No Doubt had doubts on recording a cover and contemplated writing new material,<ref name="mtv"/> but decided on "It's My Life" after rehearsing the song with producer Nellee Hooper,<ref name="liner"/> referring to it as a "feel-good" song.<ref name="mtv"/> Stefani stated:

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"It's My Life" later became one of the band's biggest hits, being certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<ref>Template:Cite certification</ref><ref>Template:Cite certification</ref> The song was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 47th Grammy Awards, but lost out to Los Lonely Boys' "Heaven".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Stuart Price (also known as Jacques Lu Cont), the song's programmer, created the Thin White Duke mix of "It's My Life", which won the award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Critical reception

The Singles 1992–2003 received generally positive reviews from music critics. Mike McGuirk of Rhapsody described the album as "a real joy for anyone who has a taste for Gwen Stefani's yearning vocals and her band's uncanny ability to mix ska, teen pop and hip-hop."<ref name="rhapsody">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called the album a "stellar collection", concluding that it is "the kind of compilation that satisfies fans of all stripes and converts skeptics. It's the greatest-hits package that [No Doubt] deserve[s]."<ref name="allmusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Anthony Thornton of NME stated, "Despite being an album packed with as much drama as the band themselves have suffered, it'll be the pop anthems you come back for and fortunately there's enough here to keep even the soap addicts happy."<ref name="nme">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sara McDonnell of musicOMH wrote that the album's music had "sheer diversity" due to the band's "pick 'n mix approach to musical styles". The high points were "Gwen Stefani's lyrics, which deal principally with coming to terms with her own femininity" and "the band's collaborations with various hip producers", such as The Neptunes, Nellee Hooper and Sly and Robbie; and the low points were the album's "hotch-potch feel", "random tracklisting" and the "forays into reggae".<ref name="musicomh">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ruth Mitchell of the BBC Music viewed the album as a typical Christmas album that was "unlikely to stand out from the crowd" and "too long, [getting] tiresome about half way through", although complimenting "Just a Girl", "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All". However, she also expressed disappointment at the placement of "Don't Speak", "the foursome's most glorious pop moment", at the end of the album.<ref name="bbc">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Rolling Stone Album Guide later gave the album four stars out of five.<ref name="RSAlbumGuide">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Commercial performance

The Singles 1992–2003 debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 253,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 21, 2004,<ref name="riaa"/> and had sold 2,474,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="US sales">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In Canada, the album was certified double platinum on June 13, 2005 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), denoting sales of over 200,000 copies.<ref name="cria"/> In Australia, the album was certified gold in 2003<ref>Template:Cite certification</ref> and platinum in 2004<ref name="aria"/> by the Australian Recording Industry Association, signalling sales of over 35,000 and 70,000 units, respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Singles 1992–2003.<ref name="liner">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

No Doubt

• Gwen Stefani – vocals
• Tony Kanal – bass guitar, keyboards Template:Small; programming Template:Small; saxophone Template:Small
• Tom Dumont – guitar, keyboards Template:Small; programming Template:Small
• Adrian Young – drums, percussion
• Eric Stefani – keyboards, piano Template:Small; backing vocals Template:Small

Additional musicians

• Matthew Wilder – additional keyboards Template:Small
• Stuart Price – programming Template:Small
• Gabrial McNair – keyboards Template:Small; horn arrangement Template:Small, piano Template:Small; trombone Template:Small; synthesizer Template:Small; Mellotron Template:Small
• Bounty Killer – vocals Template:Small
• Sly Dunbar – programming Template:Small
• Philip Steir – additional programming Template:Small
• Stephen Bradley – trumpet Template:Small
• Fabien Waltmann – programming Template:Small
• Lady Saw – vocals Template:Small
• Ned Douglas – programming Template:Small
• Robbie Shakespeare – additional melodic bass Template:Small
• Andy Potts – saxophone Template:Small
• Django Stewart – saxophone Template:Small
• Phil Jordan – trumpet Template:Small
• Stephen Perkins – steel drum Template:Small
• Melissa Hasin – cello Template:Small
• Eric Carpenter – saxophone Template:Small
• Don Hammerstedt – trumpet Template:Small
• Alex Henderson – trombone Template:Small

Technical

• Matthew Wilder – production Template:Small
• Phil Kaffel – recording Template:Small
• George Landress – recording Template:Small
• David J. Holman – mixing Template:Small
• Paul Palmer – mixing Template:Small
• Nellee Hooper – production Template:Small
• No Doubt – production Template:Small
• Karl Derfler – recording Template:Small
• Kevin Mills – engineering assistance Template:Small
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing Template:Small; additional production Template:Small
• Sly & Robbie – production Template:Small
• Dan Chase – recording Template:Small
• Philip Steir – additional production Template:Small; remix Template:Small
• Count – additional engineering Template:Small
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• Rory Baker – additional engineering Template:Small
• Toby Whalen – engineering assistance Template:Small
• Tom Dumont – additional recording Template:Small
• Tony Kanal – additional recording Template:Small
• Brian Jobson – executive production Template:Small
• Wayne Jobson – executive production Template:Small
• Wayne Wilkins – mix programming Template:Small
• Paul "P Dub" Watson – mix programming Template:Small
• John Gould – additional mix programming Template:Small
• Matt Fields – mix engineering assistance Template:Small
• David Treahearn – mix engineering assistance Template:Small
• Keith Uddin – mix engineering assistance Template:Small
• Glen Ballard – production Template:Small
• Alain Johannes – recording Template:Small
• Scott Campbell – additional recording Template:Small
• Bryan Carrigan – additional recording Template:Small
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing Template:Small
• Greg Collins – recording Template:Small
• Simon Gogerly – additional engineering Template:Small
• Anthony Kilhoffer – engineering assistance Template:Small
• Ian Rossiter – engineering assistance Template:Small
• Jerry Harrison – production Template:Small
• Sean Beavan – sonic manipulation Template:Small
• Matt Hyde – recording Template:Small
• Dito Godwin – production Template:Small
• Michael Carnevale – recording Template:Small
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• Chuck Reed – post-engineering
• Jared Andersen – post-engineering

Artwork

• Jolie Clemens – art direction, design
• Nicole Frantz – photography, art coordination
• Stephanie Hsu – photography, art coordination
• Cindy Cooper – album packaging coordination
• Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – cover photography
• Paris Montoya – liner notes
• Tom Lanham – liner notes
• Joseph Cultice – photography
• F. Scott Schafer – photography
• David LaChapelle – photography
• Daniel Arsenault – photography
• Sonya Farrell – photography
• Jeffrey Bender – photography
• Chris Cuffaro – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
European Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	5
French Compilation Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	68
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	40

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	94
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	47

Chart (2004)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	77
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	78
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	38
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	40
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	21

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Label	Template:Abbr
Italy	November 14, 2003	Standard	Universal	<ref name="ibs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Australia	November 24, 2003			<ref name="jbhifi">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Japan				<ref name="umusicjp">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States	November 25, 2003		Interscope	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Sweden	November 26, 2003		Universal	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United Kingdom	December 1, 2003		Polydor	<ref name="amazonuk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>