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“Spiderwebs” is a ska punk song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for No Doubt’s third studio album Tragic Kingdom. It was released as the album’s second single in 1995. When “Spiderwebs” reached the radio airwaves in the U.S, it began a revival of the ska genre. The song is a combination of ska and pop. With its ubiquitous airplay for months, more ska-flavored singles became prevalent in later years such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ “The Impression That I Get”, Save Ferris’ “Come On Eileen”, and The Specials’ “A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me”.

The song debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and peaked at number 5 after three weeks of its release. The song’s lyrics are about a man who had been calling Gwen at all hours to recite bad poetry to her. Musically, the song uses a drum for the beat and various brass instruments, such as a trombone to build up the crescendos in the chorus.
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  • Tragic Kingdom
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  • The Singles 1992-2003
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  • No Doubt
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  • The Singles Collection
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  • JellyBean1994

    Wonderful.

    17 days ago
  • kramstan

    My favourite No Doubt song- love the ska/ reggae vibe to the song.

    19 days ago
  • kylede2011

    A telephonic invasion!

    last month
  • PurplePostRock

    Love it

    March 2012
  • cosplaykat

    If you like this version of this song you should catch their performance on mtv unplugged.

    March 2012
  • porafael

    woooow

    February 2012
  • JerryZucchini

    i only wish it had more horns.

    December 2011
  • cluelessincali

    God I love this song! : )

    November 2011
  • Olinka_

    ♥♥♥

    October 2011
  • georgiabeans

    Ai, amo? To sempre enroladissima em teias de aranhas sabe? Tipo, muito minha essa song.

    September 2011
  • sivetoblake

    reminds me of when i was younger!!!! good days

    July 2011
  • przemek2010

    it makes me move my head in ska-ndalous ways ;)

    June 2011
  • GiantsOrDwarves

    This came on the radio at my job (washing cars) and i had to stop to skank, it was a bit awkward when the song ended...

    May 2011
  • bananazzanna

    love NO DOUBT

    May 2011
  • hello_life

    This one just doesn't get old for me. [2]

    May 2011
  • bittersweet82

    this brings me back to the 9th grade :)

    April 2011
  • xxcristalena

    tragic kingdom was by far their best album.

    April 2011
  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song <3

    February 2011
  • DravenLee83

    This song will never get old in my eyes...it's one of the first I ever heard from them and it's one of my favorites, along with "Just a Girl"and "Sunday Morning". Long live NO DOUBT!

    February 2011
  • Lexx2503

    This one just doesn't get old for me.

    February 2011
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