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“New” is a song by the rock band No Doubt, written by Tom Dumont and Gwen Stefani for the Go soundtrack (1999). It was later included on No Doubt’s fourth studio album Return of Saturn (2000). The song is available as a downloadable track for the music video game series Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The song is heavily influenced by New Wave music. In it, guitar pedals and effects are used to distort the sound of Adrian Young’s drums. The song was the first song to be recorded by No Doubt as a four-piece after original percussionist Eric Stefani’s departure in 1995 before promotion for Tragic Kingdom began. Originally the song was intended to be a non-album single, but because of the success of the single in the Modern Rock Tracks, it was later included in their fourth album Return of Saturn. The song did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; it did, however peak at number seven on the Modern Rock Tracks. The single reached number thirty on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band’s…