No Doubt "Tragic Kingdom"

No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom", released on October 10, 1995, was the American rock band's third studio album. It was produced by Matthew Wilder and recorded in 11 studios across the Greater Los Angeles area between March 1993 and October 1995. The album was the last to feature the original keyboardist, Eric Stefani, who departed from the band in 1994. "Tragic Kingdom" featured seven singles, including "Just a Girl" and "Don't Speak", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.

"Tragic Kingdom" was well received by critics and became the band's most commercially successful album, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, No Doubt was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album. The album 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" was instrumental in initiating the ska revival of the 1990s, encouraging record labels to sign more ska bands and bringing them more mainstream attention. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album at number 441 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

To promote the album, No Doubt embarked on a two-and-a-half-year tour designed by Project X. An early 1997 performance at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim was filmed and later released as Live in the Tragic Kingdom on VHS and DVD.

No Doubt released their debut album, No Doubt, in 1992, which had a pop-oriented sound that contrasted with the grunge genre that was popular at the time. Despite the band's desire to be played on KROQ, a Los Angeles radio station, the album only sold 30,000 copies. The band began work on their second album in 1993, but Interscope rejected most of the material and paired the band with producer Matthew Wilder. Keyboardist Eric Stefani did not want to give up creative control to someone outside the band and eventually stopped recording and rehearsing. He encouraged other members of the band to write songs but sometimes felt threatened when they did. Eric became increasingly depressed and stopped attending rehearsals in September 1994, eventually leaving the band to pursue an animation career on The Simpsons. Bassist Tony Kanal ended his seven-year relationship with Gwen Stefani. The band produced their next album, The Beacon Street Collection, independently and released their first two singles, "Squeal" and "Doghouse", under their own record label, Beacon Street Records. Despite limited availability, the album sold 100,000 copies in its release year. No Doubt's independence attracted Interscope's attention and ensured that the label would fund a third album.