Don't speak
| Don't speak | |
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| No doubt | |
| publication | April 15, 1996 (US) November 8, 1996 (DE) |
| length | 4:23 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) |
Gwen Stefani , Eric Stefani |
| Producer (s) | Matthew Wilder |
| album | Tragic Kingdom |
Don't Speak ( English for “ say nothing ”) is a song by the US rock band No Doubt . The song is the third single from their third studio album Tragic Kingdom and was released on April 15, 1996 in the United States for radio. The single was released in German-speaking countries on November 8, 1996.
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Don't Speak is a rock ballad about the pain of separation at the end of a love affair. In it, the lyrical self looks back in mourning at the past relationship and says that it doesn't even want to know the reasons for the separation because it hurts too much. According to singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani , the song is about the end of her relationship with band member Tony Kanal, who split from her in 1994 after seven years.
“You and me, we used to be together
Every day together, always
I really feel that I'm losin 'my best friend
I can't believe this could be the end
[…]
Don't speak, I know just what you 're sayin'
So please stop explainin '
Don't tell me' cause it hurts ”
production
Don't Speak was produced by the American musician and record producer Matthew Wilder . The lyrics were written by Gwen Stefani and her brother and ex-band member Eric Stefani .
Music video
In the To Do not Speak twisted music video that led British director Sophie Muller directed. The video has over 730 million views on YouTube (as of April 2020).
At the beginning, band member Tony Kanal picks a maggot-infested orange from a tree. Much of the video shows the band playing the song on a stage at Mack Sennett Studios in Silver Lake with no audience. There are also performance scenes with an audience. Other scenes deal with a photo shoot of the group in which Gwen Stefani is the focus, while the other three band members are only marginal figures. At the end of the video, the opening scene is played backwards and Tony Kanal hangs the orange back on the tree.
At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards , the video won the Best Group Video category .
single
Cover design
The upper part of the single cover shows Gwen Stefani in the outfit of the music video, with an orange in her hand. Next to it are the words Don't Speak in turquoise and No Doubt in yellow. In the lower part you can see the three male band members Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young. The background is kept dark.
Track list
- Don't Speak (Album Version) - 4:23
- Don't Speak (Alternative Version) - 4:23
- Hey You (Acoustic Version) - 3:25
- Greener Pastures - 5:05
Chart successes
Don't Speak entered the German charts at number 70 on December 16, 1996, and five weeks later reached the best position at number 2, which it held for six weeks. In total, the song stayed in the top 100 for 25 weeks, including 14 weeks in the top 10. In the 1997 German annual charts, the single was 6th. Don't Speak reached the top of the charts in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, the song was not released as a commercial single and therefore could not place on the Billboard Hot 100 , but reached the top of the Hot 100 airplay chart for 16 weeks.
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Sales figures and awards
Don't Speak was awarded a platinum record in 1997 for more than 500,000 sales in Germany . In the UK, the single went double-platinum for over 1.2 million units sold in 2018.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
platinum
|
50,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
platinum
|
500,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
 gold
|
250,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
|
gold
|
50,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
20,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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gold
|
15,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
50,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × platinum
|
1,200,000 |
| All in all |
5 × gold 9 × platinum |
2,325,000 |
At the Grammy Awards in 1998 was Do not Speak in the category Song of the Year nomination, but lost Sunny Came Home by Shawn Colvin .
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ No Doubt - Don't Speak - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ No Doubt - Don't Speak. youtube.com, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ^ No Doubt - Don't Speak - single cover. amazon.com, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ No Doubt - Don't Speak. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 1997. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ No Doubt - Don't Speak. hitparade.ch, accessed on April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d 1997 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ No Doubt - Don't Speak. bpi.co.uk, accessed April 12, 2020 .
