"Don't Speak" is a song by American rock band No Doubt from their third studio album Tragic Kingdom. It was released as the third single from Tragic Kingdom in the United States on April 15, 1996, by Interscope Records. Lead singer Gwen Stefani and her brother Eric Stefani, former No Doubt member, wrote the song originally as a love song. The song went through several rewrites and new versions. Gwen modified it into a breakup song about her bandmate and ex-boyfriend Tony Kanal, shortly after he ended their seven-year relationship. Despite the song's popularity, "Don't Speak" did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, but it did reach number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart for sixteen weeks. Outside the United States, it topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, becoming No Doubt's most successful international single.
| Recorded | 1995 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 4:24 |
| Label | Interscope |
| Writer(s) | Gwen Stefani, Eric Stefani |
| Producer(s) | Matthew Wilder |
About Don't Speak - No Doubt
Third single from the Gwen Stefani-led band No Doubt that was originally written as a love song before being modified to become a breakup song.
Achievement of Don't Speak - No Doubt
The song held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay for sixteen weeks, but never cracked the Billboard Hot 100.
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Latest information about Don't Speak - No Doubt updated on July 28 2021.
