Excuse Me Mr.

Excuse Me Mr.

Infobox Single
Name = Excuse Me Mr.


Artist = No Doubt
from Album = Tragic Kingdom
B-side =
Released = 1996
Format = CD Single
Recorded =
Genre = Ska punk
Punk rock
Post-grunge
Length = 3:04
Label = Interscope
Writer = Gwen Stefani
Tom Dumont
Producer = Matthew Wilder
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Don't Speak"
(1996)
This single = "Excuse Me Mr."
(1996)
Next single = "Happy Now?"
(1997)

"Excuse Me Mr." is the fourth single by rock band No Doubt from the album "Tragic Kingdom". It is also featured on No Doubt's album "The Singles 1992-2003".

The song was originally composed on the acoustic guitar, and two versions were recorded: one with country and folk influence, one with punk rock influence. Producer Matthew Wilder preferred the former, and the other, which the band preferred, was lost in a studio accident. The studio pressed No Doubt to use the folk version on "Tragic Kingdom", but the band refused to record "Spiderwebs", another single from the album, unless it could re-record the punk version of "Excuse Me Mr.""Excuse Me Mr." Montoya, Paris and Lanham, Tom. 2003. "The Singles 1992-2003" (liner notes). Retrieved December 6, 2006.] In 1997, the single reached number seventeen on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks. [ [http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=19895&model.vnuAlbumId=508221 "No Doubt"] . "Billboard". Retrieved January 8, 2007.] The song is a downloadable track for the music video game "".

Music video

The music video was directed by Sophie Muller. It features Gwen Stefani trying to stay in front of the camera as it moves from person to person. A 40-second portion in the middle of the video resembles silent films , with Gwen Stefani tying herself to rail tracks in front of an oncoming train (a la Pearl White) and with Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Adrian Young dressed as hobos.

Chart positions

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