";s:4:"text";s:3313:"The project’s third single, “Hollaback Girl,” became her first No. The song was written by Stefani, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, supposedly as a response to … I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. This in itself is not necessarily a negative thing, however to become a "hollaback girl" is something to be avoided. Background and writing. The song was released on March 15, 2005. "Hollaback Girl" is the third single off American singer Gwen Stefani's first solo studio album Love. Courtney Love made fun of Stefani in a Seventeen magazine interview. Music. 1 hit as a solo act. Courtney Love and Gwen Stefani are not friends. "Hollaback Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her debut solo studio album, Love. When one hollas back, one responds to a verbal insult with their own reciprocal verbal insult. In order to fully understand what a "hollaback girl" is, one must first understand what it means to "hollaback." She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed." Remembering Courtney Love’s comments gave Gwen the inspiration to write ‘Hollaback Girl’ and the rest was music history as the song became a massive hit (or an incredibly annoying earworm depending on who you ask).. When one hollas back, one responds to a verbal insult with their own reciprocal verbal insult. As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record", [1] "Hollaback Girl" is a hip hop song that draws influence from 1980s hip hop and dance music. In order to fully understand what a "hollaback girl" is, one must first understand what it means to "hollaback." However, I realized after watching the video that I was wrong. Music. (2004). But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. “Hollaback Girl” was released as the third single from Gwen Stefani’s album Love.Angel. Gwen's hit song 'Hollaback Girl' came about after Courtney Love slammed her as a 'cheerleader' in a magazine interview. Stefani hit back fast by releasing the Hollaback Girl single. A "hollaback girl" is a girl who responds only with these verbal insults, without ever actually … Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo produced this track and wrote the song … Stefani got the idea for the cheerleader theme when she recalled a comment Courtney Love said about her in an issue of Seventeen magazine: "Being famous is just like being in high school. Music. Baby. Baby. While writing the song, Stefani and Pharrell Williams discussed about writing a song on her intentions for pursuing a solo career. First a flashback of my own. Angel. When talking about ‘Hollaback Girl’ at the time it was released as a single back in 2005, Gwen responded to Courtney’s comments, saying: “Y’know someone one time called me … I think in my early high school … Angel. Stefani then said that the album was missing an "attitude song", and she remembered a negative … She called her a cheerleader. As the story goes, Love called Stefani a “cheerleader” in Seventeen, and Stefani hit back with the release of Hollaback Girl, said to be inspired by Love. This in itself is not necessarily a negative thing, however to become a "hollaback girl" is something to be avoided. I had always thought that this song meant that Stefani was sarcastically claiming that she was not a cheerleader.