Return of Saturn

This article is about the No Doubt album. For the astrological phenomenon, see Saturn return.
Return of Saturn
Four adults pose for the camera in a brightly decorated room with deep blue walls. From left to right, there is a pink-haired woman by a telescope, a naked man jumping on the bed, a man with a yellow shirt resting his elbow on the bed, and a man with a white T-shirt and yellow hair lounging on the floor. The science fiction-styled text "No Doubt: Return of Saturn" adorns the top right of the cover.
Studio album by
No Doubt
ReleasedApril 11, 2000 (2000-04-11)
Recorded1998–1999
Studio A&M, Hollywood
Genre
Length60:44
Label
Producer
No Doubt chronology
Tragic Kingdom
(1995) 		Return of Saturn
(2000) 		Rock Steady
(2001)
Singles from Return of Saturn
  1. "New"
    Released: May 31, 1999
  2. "Ex-Girlfriend"
    Released: March 13, 2000
  3. "Simple Kind of Life"
    Released: June 13, 2000
  4. "Bathwater"
    Released: November 14, 2000

Return of Saturn is the fourth studio album by American rock band No Doubt, released on April 11, 2000, by Trauma Records and Interscope Records. It marked the band's first album as a quartet, following the departure of original keyboardist Eric Stefani in 1994. After touring for two and a half years to promote their breakthrough third studio album, Tragic Kingdom (1995), No Doubt wrote several dozen songs for its follow-up and eventually settled on working with producer Glen Ballard. Creating the album became a tumultuous process lasting two years, during which there was dissension among band members and between the band and its label. The album was completed after the band returned to the studio and recorded what became two of its singles.

The album maintains the ska punk and reggae influences of the band's previous work, but with slower, more ballad-like songs. The lyrics to many of the songs describe singer Gwen Stefani's pining for a more domestic life, contrasting that with her commitment to a music career.

Upon its release, Return of Saturn received favorable reviews from music critics, although several of them were divided over its different sound to its predecessor. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 but was unable to measure up to the sales of Tragic Kingdom. The album spawned four singles, only one of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, It was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards.