Tragic Kingdom

Tragic Kingdom
Studio album by
No Doubt
ReleasedOctober 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)
RecordedMarch 1993 – October 1995
Studio
  • Total Access (Redondo Beach)
  • The Record Plant (Hollywood)
  • Santa Monica Sound (Santa Monica)
  • NRG (Los Angeles)
  • Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
  • Mars (Burbank)
  • Studio 4 (Santa Monica)
  • Grandmaster (Hollywood)
  • Clear Lake Audio (North Hollywood)
  • Red Zone (Burbank)
  • North Vine (Hollywood)
Genre
Length59:35
Label
ProducerMatthew Wilder
No Doubt chronology
The Beacon Street Collection
(1995) 		Tragic Kingdom
(1995) 		Return of Saturn
(2000)
Singles from Tragic Kingdom
  1. "Just a Girl"
    Released: September 21, 1995
  2. "Spiderwebs"
    Released: November 19, 1995
  3. "Don't Speak"
    Released: April 1996
  4. "Excuse Me Mr."
    Released: August 21, 1996
  5. "Sunday Morning"
    Released: May 27, 1997
  6. "Happy Now?"
    Released: September 23, 1997
  7. "Hey You!"
    Released: February 23, 1998

Tragic Kingdom is the third studio album by American rock band No Doubt, released on October 10, 1995, by Trauma Records and Interscope Records. It was the final album to feature original keyboardist Eric Stefani, who left the band in 1994. The album was produced by Matthew Wilder 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 topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and reached the top five of many international charts.

The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics and became the band's most commercially successful album, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 as well as topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, No Doubt earned nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album. It 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. Tragic Kingdom 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. The album was ranked number 441 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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.