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"'''[[Hollaback Girl]]'''" is a [[pop music|pop]] song written by [[Gwen Stefani]] and [[Pharrell Williams]] for Stefani's debut solo album ''[[Love. Angel. Music. Baby.]]'' As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly [[dance music|dance]] record", the song is strongly influenced by 1980s dance and [[hip hop music]]. Stefani and Williams wrote the song as a confrontational response to a derogatory comment that [[Courtney Love]] made about Stefani in an interview with ''[[Seventeen (magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine. The song was released as the album's third [[single (music)|single]] in early 2005. It was one of the year's most popular songs, reaching the top ten in most singles charts. In the [[United States]], "Hollaback Girl" topped the ''[[ |
"'''[[Hollaback Girl]]'''" is a [[pop music|pop]] song written by [[Gwen Stefani]] and [[Pharrell Williams]] for Stefani's debut solo album ''[[Love. Angel. Music. Baby.]]'' As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly [[dance music|dance]] record", the song is strongly influenced by 1980s dance and [[hip hop music]]. Stefani and Williams wrote the song as a confrontational response to a derogatory comment that [[Courtney Love]] made about Stefani in an interview with ''[[Seventeen (magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine. The song was released as the album's third [[single (music)|single]] in early 2005. It was one of the year's most popular songs, reaching the top ten in most singles charts. In the [[United States]], "Hollaback Girl" topped the ''[[Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] for four weeks and became the first [[digital download]] to sell more than one million copies. The song received numerous award nominations, including [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] and [[Record of the Year]] at the [[48th Grammy Awards]]. Despite its commercial success, it had a polarizing effect on pop music critics, especially criticized for its repeated use of the word ''[[shit]]''. ('''[[Hollaback Girl|more...]]''')</div> |
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Revision as of 21:30, 13 June 2007
"Hollaback Girl" is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams for Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record", the song is strongly influenced by 1980s dance and hip hop music. Stefani and Williams wrote the song as a confrontational response to a derogatory comment that Courtney Love made about Stefani in an interview with Seventeen magazine. The song was released as the album's third single in early 2005. It was one of the year's most popular songs, reaching the top ten in most singles charts. In the United States, "Hollaback Girl" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and became the first digital download to sell more than one million copies. The song received numerous award nominations, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year at the 48th Grammy Awards. Despite its commercial success, it had a polarizing effect on pop music critics, especially criticized for its repeated use of the word shit. (more...)
Recently featured: El Hatillo Municipality – Cougar – Flag of Portugal