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"Just a Girl" is a song by the American rock band No Doubt. The song was released in 1995 as the album's lead single and helped the band break into mainstream music, peaking at number 23 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Upon release in the UK in 1996 the song only reached number 38.〔http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=24624〕 However, after the massive success of Don't Speak the song was re-released and managed a peak of number 3.〔http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=25356〕 "Just a Girl" was first aired on Californian radio show Ska Parade.〔Layne, Anni. ("The Ska Parade Is Coming To Town" ). ''Rolling Stone''. May 9, 1998. Retrieved April 27, 2007.〕 It was also featured in the movie ''Clueless'' and the opening credits of ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' ==Background and writing== After primary songwriter Eric Stefani left No Doubt in 1994, the rest of the band took on the role of songwriters for the band, which dramatically changed the band's musical style. ''Tragic Kingdom'' was the first album on which the band had written most of the material and singer Gwen Stefani had written the lyrics, and there were claims that the band had "sold out" - dropped their own style to pick up a more popular one in order to make more money. Tom Dumont explained the change of style in an interview with ''Backstage Online'': The song itself is written about Gwen Stefani's exasperation over female stereotypes, portraying women as weak and in need of a man to look after them. This is evident from lyrics such as "Don't you think I know / Exactly where I stand? / This world is forcing me / To hold your hand." She explained her inspiration in an interview for BAM Magazine: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Just a Girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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