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| {{Infobox single
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| | Name = Hollaback Girl
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| | Cover = Hollaback Girl.png
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| | Artist = [[Gwen Stefani]]
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| | Album = [[Love. Angel. Music. Baby.]]
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| | Released = {{Start date|2005|3|15}}
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| | Format = {{flatlist|
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| *[[Compact Disc single|CD single]]
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| *[[12-inch single|12" single]]
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| *[[Music download|digital download]]
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| | Recorded = {{plainlist|
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| *2004; [[Right Track Recording]]
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| *<small>([[New York City]], [[New York]])</small>
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| | Genre = {{flatlist|
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| *[[Old-school hip hop]]
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| *[[Dance music|dance]]
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| | Length = {{duration|m=3|s=20}}
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| | Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
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| | Writer = {{flatlist|
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| *Gwen Stefani
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| *[[Pharrell Williams]]
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| *[[Chad Hugo]]
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| | Producer = [[The Neptunes]]
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| | Last single = {{ubl|"[[Rich Girl (Gwen Stefani song)|Rich Girl]]"|(2004)}}
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| | This single = {{ubl|"'''Hollaback Girl'''"|(2005)}}
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| | Next single = {{ubl|"[[Cool (Gwen Stefani song)|Cool]]"|(2005)}}
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| {{Extra music sample |Type=single |filename=Stefani-2004-hollaback-girl.ogg |title="Hollaback Girl"}}
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| "'''Hollaback Girl'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Gwen Stefani]] from her debut solo album, ''[[Love. Angel. Music. Baby.]]'' (2004). As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly [[dance music|dance]] record",<ref>{{cite web |last=Salmon |first=Chris |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/mar/02/popandrock.gwenstefani |title='I just want to make music and babies' |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=March 2, 2007 |accessdate=June 13, 2007}}</ref> the song is influenced by 1980s dance and [[pop music]]. The song was written by Stefani, [[Pharrell Williams]], and [[Chad Hugo]] as a response to [[Courtney Love]]'s statement that Stefani was a "[[cheerleader]]" in an interview with ''[[Seventeen (magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine.
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| The song was released as the album's third [[single (music)|single]] on March 15, 2005, and was one of the year's most popular songs, peaking inside the top ten on the majority of the charts it entered. It reached number one in Australia and the United States, where it became the first [[music download|digital download]] to sell one million copies. "Hollaback Girl" received several award nominations, including [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] at the [[48th Grammy Awards]], yet it divided pop music critics. The CD single bears a "[[Parental Advisory|Parental Advisory: Explicit Content]]" label, although the album does not.
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| ==Writing and inspiration==
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| Stefani had worked with [[The Neptunes]] ([[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Chad Hugo]]) during the early stages of writing ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.''; however, a case of [[writer's block]] resulted in reportedly uninspired collaborations.<ref name="making">{{cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522926/road-grammys-gwen-stefani.jhtml |title=Road To The Grammys: The Making Of Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV Networks]] |date=January 31, 2006 |accessdate=January 9, 2007}}</ref> As the album neared completion, Stefani regained her confidence and booked another session with The Neptunes. Stefani flew to [[New York City]] to meet up with Williams, and after finishing two songs within a week, Stefani ended the session early and prepared to return home. A few minutes later, Williams called her back into the studio to write another song. Stefani said, "I was tired. I wanted to go home, but he was like, 'Don't leave yet.'"<ref name="attitude">{{cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497721/gwen-stefanis-attitude-song.jhtml |title=Gwen Stefani Answers No Doubt Fans With 'Attitude Song' |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV Networks]] |date=March 3, 2005 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> When she returned to the studio, Williams began to play Stefani his first solo album, and she became envious.<ref name="making"/> Excited by his material, she decided to write another song with Williams, despite her opinion that the album already contained far too many tracks.<ref name="attitude"/>
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| To search for inspiration, Stefani and Williams had a lengthy discussion in which Stefani said that she had yet to write a song about her intentions for pursuing a solo career. She remarked how the album was missing an "attitude song", and she recalled a derogatory comment that [[grunge]] musician [[Courtney Love]] had made about her in an interview with [[teen magazine]] ''Seventeen''.
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| {{blockquote|Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Rubenstein |first=Atoosa |title=Courtney Love speaks about Gwen Stefani |journal=[[Seventeen (magazine)|Seventeen]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |date=August 2004 |page=19}}</ref><ref name="NDW">{{cite web |url=http://nodoubtweb.com/disco/hollaback/ |title=Hollaback Girl |publisher=nodoubtweb.com |accessdate=June 15, 2007}}</ref>}}
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| Stefani responded in the March 2005 issue of the ''[[NME]]'':
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| {{blockquote|Y'know someone one time called me a cheerleader, negatively, and I've never been a cheerleader. So I was, like, "OK, fuck you. You want me to be a cheerleader? Well, I will be one then. And I'll rule the whole world, just you watch me."<ref name="NDW"/>}}
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| Stefani believed that some of the fans of [[No Doubt]] would be upset with her solo effort, commenting, "[They] were probably like, 'Why is she doing this record? She's going to ruin everything'."<ref name="making"/> She revealed that she too did not know why she was recording a solo album. For the remainder of the evening, Stefani and Williams incorporated this inspiration into the lyrics that eventually became "Hollaback Girl". The two decided that Stefani did not have to have an answer for her intentions and that the choices she made were based on what she felt was wrong or right.<ref name="making"/> On its creation, Stefani said, "To me, it is the freshest attitude song I've heard in so long." Williams was pleased with the song, commenting, "Gwen is like the girl in high school who just had her own style."<ref name="attitude"/>
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| Because Stefani never disclosed the song title's meaning, reviewers came up with various interpretations. In a satirical, line-by-line analysis of the song's lyrics, ''[[OC Weekly]]'' critic Greg Stacy humorously speculated that "Gwen is apparently the captain of the cheerleader squad; she is the girl who 'hollas' the chants, not one of the girls who simply 'hollas' them back".<ref>{{cite web |last=Stacy |first=Greg |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2005-05-05/music/this-shit-is-bananas/ |title=This Shit Is Bananas |work=[[OC Weekly]] |publisher=[[Village Voice Media]] |date=May 5, 2005 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> The most commonly accepted meaning is that a hollaback girl responds to a confrontation with words but that Stefani would rather take initiative and "step it up". However, the term can be traced to American construction workers of the 1940s used to denigrate females that would positively respond to their "catcalls" or hollers.<ref name="NationalReview">{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Peter |url=http://old.nationalreview.com/comment/wood200508300818.asp|title=B—a—N—a—N—a—S |work=[[National Review]] |date=August 30, 2005 |accessdate=January 15, 2007}}</ref>
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| ==Music and structure==
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| [[Image:Hollabackgirl.PNG|right|thumb|300px|The riff and chord pattern alternating between B major (I) and D♯ minor (iii<math>{}^6_4</math>). {{audio|Hollabackgirl.mid|Play}}]]
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| "Hollaback Girl" is a moderately fast song, with a [[tempo]] of 110 beats per minute, and it is played in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[D# minor]].<ref name="riff">{{cite web |url=http://www.8notes.com/school/riffs/piano/gwen_hollaback_girl.asp |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl – Free Sheet Music Riff |publisher=8notes.com |accessdate=January 15, 2007}}</ref> It combines [[old school hip hop]] with [[dance music]],<ref name="Contact">{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/pages/gwenstefanix28x04x05 |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl – Video Streams |publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]] |date=April 28, 2005 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> and—like the majority of [[pop music]]—is set in [[time signature|common time]]. The main [[chord progression|chord pattern]] of the song alternates between B major and [[D-sharp minor|D{{music|sharp}} minor]] [[triad (music)|triads]].<ref name="riff"/> Most of the harmonic content of the song revolves around a two-chord alternation which music theorists may regard as an L (leading tone) transformation, in which the root of the major chord is lowered by a half-step to form a second inversion minor chord on the third scale degree (see image to right), a slight tonicization of B major, but resolving back to D# minor by having the same A, [[dominant (music)|a perfect fourth down]] from D#. This stepwise motion between B and A{{music|sharp}} highlights this chord change. It is in [[verse-chorus form]] with a [[bridge (music)|bridge]] before the fourth and final [[refrain|chorus]]. The song features sparse instrumentation, primarily a minimal [[beat (music)|beat]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Slomowicz |first=DJ Ron |url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/remixersproducers/a/SuperHoshGurInt_2.htm |title=Superstars #1 Hits Remixed – Hosh Gureli Interview |publisher=[[About.com]]. [[The New York Times Company]] |accessdate=January 15, 2007}}</ref> produced by [[drum machine]].<ref name="Allmusic review">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=loveangelmusicbaby-r715173/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Love.Angel.Music.Baby. – Gwen Stefani – Review |publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=10 January 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Conway |first=Cat |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6600/reviews/12352-gwen-stefani-hollaback-girl |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=June 1, 2005 |accessdate=January 15, 2007}}</ref> A [[guitar]] plays the song's [[riff]], a six-note pattern as Stefani repeats "this my shit" during the chorus, and a [[brass section]] joins during the second chorus.<ref name="NationalReview"/> In part because of its [[cheerleading]] [[motif (music)|motif]], it drew comparisons to [[Toni Basil]]'s 1982 song "[[Mickey (song)|Mickey]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=RJ |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/53197/love-angel-music-baby.html |title=Gwen Stefani – Love. Angel. Music. Baby. |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |publisher=Alpha Media Group |accessdate=January 25, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Huff |first=Quentin B. |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/gwen-stefani-the-sweet-escape/ |title=Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=December 14, 2006 |accessdate=January 25, 2007}}</ref>
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| ==Critical reception==
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| "Hollaback Girl" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. [[Yahoo! Music]]'s Jennifer Nine described it as a "stomping, stripped-back" track,<ref>{{cite web |last=Nine |first=Jennifer |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/041125/33/1xcq5.html |title=Gwen Stefani – Love, Angel, Music, Baby |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]. [[Yahoo!]] |date=November 25, 2004 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> and [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[Allmusic]] noted that it had the "thumping, minimal beats" of The Neptunes.<ref name="Allmusic review"/> Richard Smirke of [[Playlouder]] called it "a trademark Neptunes hip-hop stomp."<ref>{{cite web |last=Smirke |first=Richard |url=http://playlouder.com/review/+loveangelmusicba/ |title=Gwen Stefani: Love. Angel. Music. Baby. |publisher=[[Playlouder]] |date=November 23, 2004 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061023004405/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+loveangelmusicba/ |archivedate=October 23, 2006 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> In his review of ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'', [[Rob Sheffield]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the song a positive review, writing that "Stefani's gum-snapping sass brings out the beast in her beatmasters, especially the Neptunes in 'Hollaback Girl'."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |authorlink=Rob Sheffield |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6626540/love_angel_music_baby |title=Love Angel Music Baby : Gwen Stefani |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |date=December 9, 2004 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014061534/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6626540/love_angel_music_baby |archivedate=October 14, 2007 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' listed it as the eleventh best song of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/68191/100-greatest-songs-2005.html |title=The 100 Greatest Songs of 2005 |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |publisher=Alpha Media Group |date=January 2006 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and the song tied with [[Damian Marley]]'s "[[Welcome to Jamrock (song)|Welcome to Jamrock]]" for number five on the 2005 [[Pazz & Jop]], a survey of several hundred music critics conducted by [[Robert Christgau]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Christgau |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres05.php |title=The 2005 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll |publisher=robertchristgau.com |accessdate=June 13, 2007}}</ref>
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| On the other hand, Jason Damas, in a review for [[PopMatters]], felt that the song sounds "almost exactly like [[Dizzee Rascal]]", and added, "Lyrically, this is where Gwen sinks the lowest here, especially on a breakdown where she repeats, 'This shit is bananas / B-A-N-A-N-A-S!' several times".<ref>{{cite web |last=Damas |first=Jason |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/stefanigwen-love |title=Gwen Stefani: Love.Angel.Music.Baby. |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=November 29, 2004 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> Eric Greenwood of Drawer B called the song "moronic and embarrassingly tuneless. I'd quote the lyrics, but they're so bad, I almost feel sorry for her. A 35-year-old woman singing about [[pom-pon|pom-poms]] and 'talking shit' in high school betrays such a delusional self-image that it's hard not to be taken aback. And on top of that, The Neptunes' beats are clunky and the production is senselessly bombastic."<ref>{{cite web |last=Greenwood |first=Eric |url=http://www.drawerb.com/2005/01/19/gwen-stefani-love-angel-music-baby-interscope/ |title=Gwen Stefani, Love Angel Music Baby (Interscope) |publisher=Drawer B |date=January 19, 2005 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> Nick Sylvester of [[Pitchfork Media]] also criticized the track, referring to it as a "[[Queen (band)|Queen]] pastiche [...] which has about as much club potential as a 13-year old with a milk moustache and his dad's ID".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sylvester |first=Nick |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7789-love-angel-music-baby/ |title=Gwen Stefani: Love Angel Music Baby |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=November 23, 2004 |accessdate=June 28, 2007}}</ref> However, despite this initial review, Pitchfork Media would later place the track at number thirty-five on its list of the Top 50 Singles of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6221-top-50-singles-of-2005/2/ |title=Top 50 Singles of 2005 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=December 30, 2005 |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref> and at number 180 on its list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7686-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-200-101/3/ |title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=August 18, 2009 |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' was unimpressed with the song, and in its October 2005 issue, published a list of the "20 Most Annoying Songs Ever" with "Hollaback Girl" in first place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=6729 |title=The Most Annoying Songs Ever! |work=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |publisher=Alpha Media Group |date=October 2005 |accessdate=January 9, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 2010, Matthew Wilkening of [[AOL Radio]] ranked the song at number sixteen on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, commenting that "[o]ften, Gwen puts a twist on a musical idea [from ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''] and nails it" with "[[Rich Girl (Gwen Stefani song)|Rich Girl]]", while "Hollaback Girl" "[r]eminds us [of] what we hated about high school."<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilkening |first=Matthew |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-five-of-five/ |title=100 Worst Songs Ever |publisher=[[AOL Radio]]. [[AOL]] |date=September 11, 2010 |accessdate=December 25, 2010}}</ref>
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| "Hollaback Girl" was mocked on an episode of the [[cartoon series|animated television series]] ''[[Family Guy]]'' titled "[[Deep Throats]]"; after watching a [[VH1]] special about Stefani, [[Brian Griffin]] states, "I don't know what a Hollaback Girl is. All I know is that I want her dead."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.familyguyquotes.com/themes/pop-culture-quotes-2.html |title=Family Guy Quotes – Pop Culture Quotes |publisher=familyguyquotes.com |accessdate=January 23, 2007}}</ref> The song was mocked again in [[Three Kings (Family Guy)#The Shawshank Redemption|another episode]] of ''Family Guy'', this time in the guise of a parody of the feature film ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]''. In the film, Red (played by [[Morgan Freeman]]), upon hearing the [[Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto|duettino "Sull'aria"]] (from Mozart's ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'') for the first time, states that he has no idea what the women are singing about, but imagines it must be something beautiful. In the parody, [[Cleveland Brown|Cleveland]] (playing the role of Red) hears "Hollaback Girl" and likewise claims to have no idea what Stefani is singing about—even though the lyrics are not in a foreign language (as is the issue in the film). Cleveland imagines it is "a foul, disease-ridden thing, that wears too much makeup to cover up the fact that it's a 47 year-old fish-dog".
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| The beginning of the song was used at the intro music for ''Mai's Blog'', a series of mock-vlog entries by self-centred, mean-spirited Mai, broadcast as a segment of the fourth season of the Israeli satire show ''[[Eretz Nehederet]]''.
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| The song's bridge, in which Stefani exclaims "This shit is bananas" and then proceeds to spell ''bananas'', was later parodied in an episode of the [[clay animation|claymation]] television show ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'', in which Stefani spells out ''bananas'', ''[[broccoli]]'', and ''[[kumquat]]'' during an interview with Tally Wong.<ref>{{cite web |last=Iverson |first=Dan |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/716/716561p1.html |title=Celebrity Deathmatch: ''Shaq v. Kobe'' Review |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=July 5, 2006 |accessdate=January 14, 2007}}</ref>
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| ==Chart performance==
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| [[Image:HollabackGirl.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Stefani performing "Hollaback Girl" on the [[Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005]].]]
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| The single was officially solicited to radio in North America on April 5, 2005, although the music video had been released two weeks earlier, on March 21. "Hollaback Girl" entered the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number eighty-two on the issue dated April 2, 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-04-02/hot-100?order=gainer |title=Hot 100 – Week of April 02, 2005 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=October 21, 2010}}</ref> and within six weeks of its release, it had reached the top of the chart, making it the fastest-rising single to reach the top in 2005; it also became Stefani's first US number one.<ref name="Hot 100">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gwen stefani|chart=all}} |title=Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=October 21, 2010}}</ref> It maintained the number-one position for four weeks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jeckell |first=Barry A. |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62864/hollaback-has-singles-chart-staying-power |title='Hollaback' Has Singles Chart Staying Power |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=May 19, 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref> The single spent thirty-one weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, twenty-nine of which were in the top fifty.<ref name="Hot 100"/> On the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005|2005 year-end chart]], the song was the second most successful single, beaten by [[Mariah Carey]]'s "[[We Belong Together (Mariah Carey song)|We Belong Together]]".<ref name="US_yearend"/>
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| "Hollaback Girl" held the record for most US radio airplays in one week, with 9,582 plays, and maintained this feat for over a year before [[Shakira]] and [[Wyclef Jean]]'s "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" overtook the position.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pietroluongo |first=Silvio |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58231/billboard-bits-bumbershoot-shakira-reggae-sumfest |title=Billboard Bits: Bumbershoot, Shakira, Reggae Sumfest |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=June 5, 2006 |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref> It peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]] for eight weeks,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jeckell |first=Barry A. |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62500/idol-underwood-shoots-straight-to-no-1 |title='Idol' Underwood Shoots Straight To No. 1 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=June 23, 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref> and was a small success in the dance clubs, peaking at number fifteen on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart.<ref name="Allmusic"/> The song was a [[crossover (music)|crossover]] success, and reached number four on the [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Top 40]] and number eight on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart.<ref name="Allmusic"/>
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| The song was noted for having a large number of digital downloads, becoming the first single to sell more digital downloads than CDs.<ref name="RSMillion">{{cite web |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stefani-peas-lead-singles-boom-20060120 |title=Stefani, Peas Lead Singles Boom |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |date=January 19, 2006 |accessdate=January 9, 2007}}</ref> In October 2005, "Hollaback Girl" was the first single to ever sell one million digital downloads and later went on to sell a total of 1.2 million downloads;<ref name="RSMillion"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Welte |first=Jim |url=http://www.mp3.com/stories/1857.html |title=Gwen Stefani single hits digital platinum |publisher=[[MP3.com]] |date=October 4, 2005 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110524180848/http://www.mp3.com/stories/1857.html |archivedate=May 24, 2011 |accessdate=November 12, 2005}}</ref> it was certified 5× platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=3AC0C1C1-A977-6765-C7F4-BD64DF28843A |title=Mimi Delivers in Fourth Quarter |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |date=November 1, 2005 |accessdate=October 6, 2007}}</ref> It was later re-certified [[RIAA certification#Singles|Platinum]], for the same sales, due to the change of the RIAA certification criteria for singles.<ref name="RIAA"/> (The number of sales required to qualify for gold and platinum discs was lower for digital singles prior to August 2006. The thresholds were 100,000 units (gold) and 200,000 units (platinum), reflecting an increase in digital downloads.)<ref>{{cite book |title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2009 |edition=12th |isbn=0-89820-180-2 |page=14 |accessdate=2010-03-04}}</ref> Due to its downloads, it reached number one on both digital sales charts concurrently, and it topped the [[Hot Digital Songs]] year-end chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/hds_titl.jsp |title=2005 Year End Charts – Hot Digital Songs |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=November 26, 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| "Hollaback Girl" was successful in Canada, where the song debuted at number twelve on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]]; however, it fell from there and was unable to reach a higher position.<ref name="T40C"/> It remained in the top fifty for six months.<ref name="T40C"/> However, [[Graham Henderson]], president of the [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]], later argued that based on Canada's population relative to the US, the single should have sold around 120,000 copies and that the comparatively lower sales of 25,000 were a sign that the [[copyright law of Canada|Canadian copyright law]] should be tightened to discourage non-commercial [[peer-to-peer file sharing]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Graham |authorlink=Graham Henderson |url=http://www.cria.ca/news/110506_n.php |title=Protect artists: Reform Canada's copyright laws |work=[[National Post]] |publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] |date=May 11, 2006 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Columnist [[Michael Geist]] disputed the comparison, arguing that the Canadian online music market was still developing.<ref>{{cite web |last=Geist |first=Michael |authorlink=Michael Geist |url=http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1142 |title=Music and the Market |publisher=michaelgeist.ca |date=March 4, 2006 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref>
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| [[Image:HollabackGirl3.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Stefani and the Harajuku Girls performing "Hollaback Girl" on [[The Sweet Escape Tour]].]]
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| In the rest of the world, reaction to "Hollaback Girl" was generally positive, though not as overwhelming as in North America. It was released in Australia on May 23, 2005, debuting at number one,<ref name="auschart"/> and in Europe on June 6, 2005, debuting at number twenty-two and eventually reaching number five on the [[European Hot 100 Singles]].<ref name="eurohot100"/> In the United Kingdom, however, "Hollaback Girl" did not perform as well as Stefani's previous releases. The song's predecessors, "[[What You Waiting For?]]" and "[[Rich Girl (Gwen Stefani song)|Rich Girl]]", had both reached number four, while "Hollaback Girl" debuted at number eight, and stalled at the same position the following week.<ref name="ukchart"/> Although its UK success was limited, it remained in the top forty for an additional eleven weeks and outsold "Rich Girl".<ref name="ukchart"/> The single was largely successful across Europe, reaching the top five in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Ireland, and the top ten in Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.<ref name="ultratop"/>
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| ==Music video==
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| [[File:Hollabckgirl.jpg|left|thumb|Stefani on a [[Chevrolet Impala]] with the album cover art.]] | |
| The [[music video]] was directed by [[Paul Hunter (director)|Paul Hunter]] and filmed in the [[Van Nuys, Los Angeles|Van Nuys]] and [[Reseda, Los Angeles|Reseda]] neighborhoods of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref name="FVHS">{{cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Vivian |url=http://www.fvhs.com/bb2/news/stefani.cfm |title=FVHS Band films with Gwen Stefani |publisher=[[Fountain Valley High School]] |date=March 1, 2005 |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref> The video opens with a scene of Stefani spending time with her [[Harajuku Girls]], when a crowd of students appears. Stefani and the Harajuku Girls then drive down Sherman Way past Magnolia Science Academy to [[Birmingham High School]] in a 1961 [[Chevrolet Impala]], accompanied by the crowd.<ref name="FVHS"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_47788-Chevrolet-Impala-1961.html |title=1961 Chevrolet Impala Convertible |publisher=IMCDb |accessdate=January 15, 2007}}</ref> Stefani and the group cause a commotion when they disrupt a [[American football|football]] game by walking onto the field and when they go to a [[99 Cents Only Stores|99 Cents Only Store]] and throw [[breakfast cereal|cereal]] and other food products down an aisle. Throughout the video, there are intercut sequences of [[choreography|choreographed]] dancing filmed in a [[sound stage]], intended to represent Stefani's [[imagination]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507837/pharrell-was-slated-battle-hollaback.jhtml |title=Pharrell Was Supposed To Battle In Gwen's 'Hollaback': VMAs Behind The Camera |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV Networks]] |date=August 18, 2005 |accessdate=April 29, 2007}}</ref> Stefani and the Harajuku Girls are outfitted in cheerleading uniforms, accompanied by several Californian spirit groups: the Orange Crush All Stars, a [[cheerleading]] squad from [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]; a [[marching band]] from [[Fountain Valley High School]] in [[Fountain Valley, California|Fountain Valley]]; a [[pep flags|pep flag]] team named the [[Carson High School (Los Angeles)|Carson High School]] Flaggies from [[Carson, California|Carson]]; and a drill team from Stephen M. White Middle School in Carson.<ref name="FVHS"/> To visualize the song's bridge, the Harajuku Girls spell the word "bananas" with [[cue card]]s. The video ends with a close-up [[film frame|frame]] of Stefani with her arms in the air.
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| The Chevy Impala convertible from the video includes a painting by artist J. Martin.<ref name="NDW"/> The design includes Stefani as seen on the album cover of ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' with the words "Hollaback Girl" in [[calligraphy]]. Eventually, the car was sold on [[eBay]].<ref name="NDW"/> Pharrell Williams, one of the song's co-producers, makes a [[cameo appearance]]. The complete version of "Hollaback Girl" featured in the music video was released commercially through [[Compact Disc single|CD singles]] and digital downloads, and some include [[remix]]es by [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]] and [[Tony Kanal]].
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| The video debuted on March 21, 2005 and proved successful on video chart programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=37215 |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback girl |publisher=mvdbase.com |accessdate=January 25, 2007}}</ref> It debuted on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]'' on March 31 at number ten and remained on the program for a total of fifty days,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=debuts |title=The TRL Archive – Debuts |publisher=ATRL |accessdate=January 25, 2007}}</ref> becoming what ''Rolling Stone'' called "a staple of MTV's ''TRL''".<ref>{{cite web |last=Gitlin |first=Lauren |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gwenstefani/articles/story/7378077/gwen_bounces_back |title=Gwen Bounces Back |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |date=June 7, 2005 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090522054117/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gwenstefani/articles/story/7378077/gwen_bounces_back |archivedate=May 22, 2009 |accessdate=January 25, 2007}}</ref> The video reached the top of the chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=numberones |title=The TRL Archive – Number Ones |publisher=ATRL |accessdate=January 25, 2007}}</ref> and was retired at number four on June 23, becoming Stefani's first video to retire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=halloffame |title=The TRL Archive – Hall of Fame |publisher=ATRL |accessdate=January 25, 2007}}</ref> It also reached the top of [[MuchMusic]]'s ''[[Countdown (MuchMusic TV series)|Countdown]]'' three months after its debut, and remained there for two weeks.<ref name="T40C"/> [[VH1]] listed the video at number five on its Top 40 Videos of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/top_40_of_2005/series_countdown.jhtml |title=Top 40 of 2005 |publisher=[[VH1]]. [[MTV Networks]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090208153620/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/top_40_of_2005/series_countdown.jhtml |archivedate=February 8, 2009 |accessdate=January 26, 2007}}</ref> and at the [[2005 MTV Video Music Awards]], the video received four nominations,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ford |first=Tracey |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-top-vma-noms-20050725 |title=Green Day Top VMA Noms |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |date=July 25, 2005 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> but only won the award for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508513/green-day-clean-up-at-vmas.jhtml |title=Green Day Clean Up, Kelly Clarkson Gets Wet, 50 Rips Into Fat Joe At VMAs |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV Networks]] |date=August 28, 2005 |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref> Stefani did not attend the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]], prompting rumors that she was protesting her lack of nominations the previous year, her multiple losses to [[Kelly Clarkson]], and her not having been asked to perform.<ref name="eonline">{{cite web |last=Serpe |first=Gina |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/gwen_stefani_gets_all_dolled_up/53242 |title=Gwen Stefani Gets All Dolled Up |publisher=[[E!#E! Online|E! Online]]. [[NBCUniversal]] |date=September 6, 2006 |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref> Stefani denied the rumors, responding, "the only reason I am not attending the MTV Video Music Awards is because I will be recording and spending time with my family."<ref name="eonline"/>
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| ==Track listings==
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| {{Listen|filename=Stefani-2004-hollaback-girl.ogg|title="Hollaback Girl"|description=|format=[[Ogg]]|filename2=HollabackGirlDancehollabackRemix.ogg|title2="Hollaback Girl (Dancehollaback Remix)"|description2=Elan's appearance on the remix includes a verse directed at Courtney Love.|format2=[[Ogg]]}}
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| *'''European CD single'''
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| #"Hollaback Girl" (Album Version) – 3:20
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| #"Hollaback Girl" (Hollatronix Remix by [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]]) – 2:17
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| *'''European CD maxi single'''
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| #"Hollaback Girl" (Album Version) – 3:20
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| #"Hollaback Girl" (Hollatronix Remix by Diplo) – 2:17
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| #"Hollaback Girl" (Instrumental) – 3:20
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| #"Hollaback Girl" (Video) – 3:20
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| *'''US 12" single'''
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| :A1. "Hollaback Girl" (Dancehollaback Remix featuring [[Elan Atias|Elan]]) – 6:53
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| :A2. "Hollaback Girl" (Dancehollaback Remix Clean featuring Elan) – 6:52
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| :A3. "Hollaback Girl" (Dancehollaback Remix Radio featuring Elan) – 4:02
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| :B1. "Hollaback Girl" (Hollatronic Remix) – 2:43
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| :B2. "Hollaback Girl" (Dancehollaback Remix Instrumental) – 6:50
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| :B3. "Hollaback Girl" (Dancehollaback Remix A Capppella) – 6:19
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| ==Remixes==
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| [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]] made a remix for the track after [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] turned down an offer to produce one.<ref>{{cite web |last=Turenne |first=Martin |url=http://www.straight.com/article/m-i-a-wont-be-tied-down |title=M.I.A. won't be tied down |work=[[The Georgia Straight]] |publisher=Vancouver Free Press |date=October 6, 2005 |accessdate=August 5, 2008}}</ref> [[Tony Kanal]], fellow [[No Doubt]] member, produced a remix titled the Dancehollaback Remix. The track features [[reggae]] singer [[Elan Atias]], whose debut album Kanal produced, and appears as a single on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]], on the CD single for "[[Cool (Gwen Stefani song)|Cool]]", and on the bonus CD of the deluxe edition of ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' Stefani later requested to contribute vocals on "I Wanna Yell" from Atias's debut album ''[[Together as One (Elan Atias album)|Together as One]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |last2=Dotiwala |first2=Jasmine |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502383/no-doubt-bassist-keeps-busy-during-band-hiatus.jhtml |title=No Doubt's Tony Kanal Spends Band's Hiatus Producing Reggae LP, Remixing Gwen |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV Networks]] |date=May 16, 2005 |accessdate=January 10, 2007}}</ref> and was featured on his song "Allnighter". [[Gabe Saporta]] of [[Cobra Starship]] also recorded a parody of this song titled "Hollaback Boy".<ref>{{cite web |last=Montgomery |first=James |last2=Hamrogue |first2=Sasha |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537271/cobra-starship-owe-success-talking-snake.jhtml |title=Cobra Starship Owe Success To Talking Snake From The Future |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV Networks]] |date=July 27, 2006 |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| ==Personnel==
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| * Gwen Stefani – lead [[singing|vocals]]
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| * Andrew Coleman – [[audio engineering|engineer]]
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| * Jason Finkel – assistant engineer
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| * [[The Neptunes]] – [[record producer|producers]]
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| * [[Phil Tan]] – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
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| <small>Source:<ref>{{cite album-notes |title=Love. Angel. Music. Baby. |albumlink=Love. Angel. Music. Baby. |artist=Gwen Stefani |year=2004 |format=CD liner notes |publisher=[[Interscope Records]] |publisherid=000346902}}</ref></small>
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| ==Charts==
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| ===Weekly charts===
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| |[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]<ref name="auschart">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |language=German |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Austria]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Singles Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="ultratop">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Singles Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |language=French |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Canadian Singles Chart]]<ref name="T40C">{{cite web |url=http://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=13394&sort=chartid |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollback Girl |publisher=Top40-Charts.com |accessdate=January 23, 2007}}</ref>
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| |[[Tracklisten|Danish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[IFPI Denmark]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Dutch Top 40]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=24&jaar=2005 |title=Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24 – 2005 |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Radio 538]]. top40.nl |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |[[European Hot 100 Singles]]<ref name="eurohot100">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gwen stefani|chart=European Hot 100}} |title=Gwen Stefani Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |[[The Official Finnish Charts|Finnish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|IFPI Finland]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |language=French |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Stefani,Gwen/Hollaback+Girl/single |title=Stefani,Gwen: Hollaback Girl |language=German |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. PhonoNet GmbH |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |[[Mahasz|Hungarian Airplay Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=radios&ev=2005&het=35&submit_=Keres%E9s |title=Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista – 2005. 35. hét |language=Hungarian |publisher=[[Mahasz]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=22 |title=Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 2 June 2005 |publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]. [[Chart-Track]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|Italian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[VG-lista|Norwegian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |work=[[Verdens Gang]] |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Swedish Recording Industry Association]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Hollaback+Girl&cat=s |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=799 |title=Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]. Chart Stats |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=loveangelmusicbaby-r715173/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} |title=Love.Angel.Music.Baby. – Gwen Stefani – Billboard Singles |publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=January 23, 2007}}</ref>
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| |US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>
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| | Platinum<ref name="ARIA">{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| | [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand]]
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| | Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1470&chartKind=S |title=Top 40 Singles – Chart #1470 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] |date=July 25, 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| | Platinum<ref name="RIAA">{{cite certification|region=United States|type=single|artist=Gwen Stefani|title=Hollaback Girl|accessdate=May 30, 2013}}</ref>
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| |[[List of Top 25 singles for 2005 in Australia|Australian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2005 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |-
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| |Austrian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2005&cat=s |title=Jahreshitparade 2005 |language=German |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Austria]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |align="center"|39
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| |-
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| |Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten 2005 |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |align="center"|44
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| |-
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| |Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=s |title=Rapports Annuels 2005 |language=French |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |align="center"|67
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| |-
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| |Dutch Top 40<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2005.html |title=Jaarlijsten 2005 |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Radio 538]]. top40web.nl |accessdate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
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| |-
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| |European Hot 100 Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf |title=Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |-
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| |German Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.viva.tv/charts/viva-single-jahrescharts-2005-2005-254/?start=40 |title=VIVA Single Jahrescharts 2005 |language=German |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. [[Viva (TV station)|Viva]] |date=January 19, 2011 |accessdate=April 9, 2011}}</ref>
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| |[[New Zealand Top 50 Singles of 2005|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp?chartYear=2005&chartKind=S |title=Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2005 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |Swedish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20050001&navi=no |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2005 |language=Swedish |publisher=[[Swedish Recording Industry Association]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |-
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| |Swiss Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2005 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2005 |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |US [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="US_yearend">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/hsititl.jsp |title=2005 Year End Charts – Hot 100 Songs |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=November 26, 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |}
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| ===Decade-end charts===
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| !Chart (2000–09)
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| !Position
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| |-
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| |US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/chart_display.jsp?&f=Hot100+Songs&g=Decade-end+Singles |title=Decade End Charts – Hot 100 Songs |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| |}
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| {{col-end}}
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| ==Release history==
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| !Country
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| !Date
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| !Label
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| !Format
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| |-
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| |Australia
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| |rowspan="2"|March 15, 2005
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| |rowspan="3"|[[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
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| |rowspan="7"|[[Compact Disc single|CD single]], [[music download|digital download]]
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| |-
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| |New Zealand
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| |-
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| |Canada
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| |rowspan="2"|April 5, 2005
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| |-
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| |United States
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| |[[Interscope Records]]
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| |-
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| |Ireland
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| |rowspan="2"|June 21, 2005
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| |rowspan="2"|[[Polydor Records]]
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| |-
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| |United Kingdom
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| |-
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| |Continental Europe
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| |July 2, 2005
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| |Universal Music
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| |}
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| ==See also==
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| * [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005 (U.S.)]]
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| * [[List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2005 (U.S.)]]
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| * [[List of number-one singles of 2005 (Australia)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.gwenstefani.com/default.aspx Gwen Stefani's official website]
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| * [http://www.ocweekly.com/2005-05-05/music/this-shit-is-bananas/ "Hollaback Girl" lyrics]
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| * {{MetroLyrics song|gwen-stefani|hollaback-girl}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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