I read an article where Gwen stated the video was not planned to be this. Camera on, playback started rolling and the lyrics hit her. And the camera stayed on. No redo or second take. Such raw emotions full of truths. Anyone whose heart has been crushed knows exactly what her eyes are saying.
She also had her hard time during this. She had it for years. I wish people Know. Articles are everywhere you can search~ this video is art, but what deeper is her psychology here that make this art although it's sad reality. I'm not even her fans but I did research.
I think this video is pure art. One scene, one setting, one lighting .. and letting her body language speak for itself. And not to mention she looks great!
This is so real. I don't understand the comments of people who could say anything bad about this video. I guess you robots are so used to seeing fake shit, you don't know what raw emotion looks like anymore. I love this video a lot. It takes a lot of courage to be this vulnerable in front of the whole world. Love to you Gwen!
this is 'raw emotion' for 20 year old getting past a break up with her 1st 'long term' real love. this not raw emotion for a 46 year old with at least 3 kids and a decade or more marriage (to a so called grown-man) under her belt. Gwen needs to evolve & improve her music. this is not even on par with her 'no doubt' spiderwebs, or, don't speak. the world needs good/quality music, Gwen needs to step up & provide it. If any upper 20, or 30 yr old or 40 year old represented the emotional ethos of this particular song, i wld ask, Are u emotionally stunted?? Pls don't mistake Gwen's devolution, for evolution. Love Gwen, cuz a mature non 20 yr old fan knows she just can do waaayy better.
+Jennifer H. When you're done judging someone else dealing with heartbreak...as a non 20 something ,what would you do as an artist in the public eye, with 3 kids who's husband just cheated on you with the nanny while dealing with the media???? How would you keep it real? As much as I appreciate you feeling that Gwen can do way better...and asking if she's emotionally stunted...is a bit harsh? A broken heart is a broken heart. There's no comparison having your heart broken for the first time to the breakdown of your 1st marriage (involving children) due to infidelity amidst the public eye. Who are you to compare anyone's heartbreak to anyone else's? It's different for everyone and just as painful with different circumstances, baggage and loads of interpretive cheesy ballads. And what confusing the most is the Kim K reference. It's like comparing a fine organic herbal tea to a chemically processed soft drink...wtf???? With that said, i'm thinking you've never had your heart broken or you are just a robot!!!!!
no Roxanne, i am not judging Gwen for having a broken heart, but for the "quality' of the music she produced w this song- she is a professional, experienced & her music shld be held to that standard. she's not some friend who lives down the street who's in their first year of song writing. so yes, i hold Gwen to a caliber & woefully admit when she does not fufill it. this is her professional career, she's not a first year rookie.
You can see her emotions in her face very well. She chokes up singing back the lyrics. I think it's a perfect expression of telling him he is an idiot & wtf were you thinking. We love you Gwen :,(
Minus the filler I love gwen but I can tell there would be more frown lines this song hurts her and I know the expression would be more obvious in a respectful way ❤
In order to understand this song or video you have to experience this horror. Don't be so quick to judge. That's SHALLOW!!! The song, the lyrics, the video is absolutely genius... I have experienced every inch of this song... Gwen...respect...respect...respect. You nailed it! And now the new life ahead is pure bliss...
+Spay Argyris in order to understand..... i dont fucking care about understanding this fucking song. What is up with you gushy people. stop fucking crying about that shit. he cheated on you. who fucking cares. sob to your friends. this song sucks. its generic and sounds like the rest of the fucking songs popular with you sheep these days. gwens songs were better a decade ago. now they are trash.
+tsukemaru1 Well, that's your problem right there isn't it? If your mind is closed to 'understanding', that's surely going to be a barrier to any kind of enjoyment, because to me, you sound like a right miserable git. :p I'm left wondering -- did affirming your 'elitist' status in your own mind make you feel any less miserable?
She is gorgeous, so talented and the mother of his 3 children. To have your third baby and find out he has been sleeping with the Nanny would be devastating. So glad she found love again with Blake. .
Gabriella Cabral I literally know what that feels like. One of the worst type of a significant other to get over. I hope you find everlasting happiness. Stay strong. It take lots and lots of courage to even just talk about it or share openly what you went through. It’s a huge deal. You should be very proud of yourself. You helped me a lot just by reading your comment. Thank you.
Exactly. That's why she barely sang in the song it's like she's showing what the faces she's making in her brain. While the song is talking about the divorce.
If you notice closely, her facial expressions are exactly what the words are saying. She's singing to Gavin without actually saying the words. So powerful and incredible artistry.
I have avoided this song for the longest time because I thought it would just break my heart. And now I realize that it's very empowering. Thank you Gwen.
It is hard to watch someone I have grown up watching/listening to her music take such a heartbreaking hit with love lost due to betrayal. My heart breaks for her and her children. Also for women/men who also are or have gone through a loved ones betrayal. The video is so powerful and emotional. I at times have tears running down my face listening/watching this video.
i love this video. i look nothing like Gwen, but it's like looking at my reflection. i'm going through the repercussions of a breakup now, and sometimes i do that thing Dane Cook was talking about where you just stare at the mirror and cry and look at your facial expressions and think this was what my ex lover used to stare at for hours on end. and you're just staring at yourself hoping he/she will end up beside you but they wont. and sometimes you're able to be strong and pull off a brave face, but sometimes you succumb and feel like you're breaking down. knowing that these are real emotions. breakups feel horrible but at least by sharing her pain she's letting us know that we're not alone.
+Faizal Ali Bravo, Faizal. I commend your post. Facing up to hurt and pain, rejection and loss, is scary stuff, so much so that many of us wall off all or part of our feelings and emotions as a coping mechanism. If your walls are up (and you may not even be aware they are), I very much doubt you'll ever fully "get" either this song and/or the video (hence, all the superficial comments, all the false bravado, more often than not manifest in the form of snide or crass humor). When Gwen sings: "Nobody taught you how to love" (a key line in the song, and not coincidentally, one of two moments in the video where she actually mouths the lyrics), this is in line with the concept of tabula rasa. My own notion is that we are all born with a certain innate capacity to love, but certain experiences, e.g. growing up in a broken home or perhaps failed relationships later in life (in my case, probably a combo of both), can cause us to lose part of that capacity. In my twenties, I had great difficulty committing to relationships and it took me the longest time, a lot of collateral damage at the expense of others, and blessedly, the infinite patience of a truly beautiful soul (that of my soul mate) to realize I had set up all these walls and that I hid behind a mask of stoicism to bury some very deep-seated personal insecurities and a very real fear of failure. The breakthrough began with becoming self-aware, and with that I was able to begin chipping away, bit by bit, at those walls and slowly rediscover (or rather re-learn) the capacity to truly love. I greatly admire Gwen and others like yourself for the openness and willingness to be vulnerable and authentic. Others may scoff at the notion, but to be self-aware, in touch and in-tune with that part of ourselves which makes us truly human (some call this the human psyche, others the soul, whatever the semantics may be) makes us beautiful beyond the superficial. And in Gwen's case, it enables and empowers her to make beautiful art and music. p.s. - I've always thought that this video was conceptual in nature, in that the "mirror" in the footage is the camera -- by extension making us or Gwen, or both ways, the mirror.
Thank you for the response, Echoustic. In my case my walls were built up before I met my ex. She tore them down, and I was truly able to love for the first time and have it reciprocated. Problem was that I loved her too much and didn't love myself enough to think I deserved her, which is why I broke things off and regret it a year later now that she's found someone new. From your post, it seems like you've gone through your fair share of challenges, and I'm glad you've found someone to share your love. It gives me hope that one day I will too. Thank you for sharing.
Listen to the words of the song, and those are the emotions she is portraying regardless of how awkward it looks. It's how you would act, when you are trying to get over someone, or if you hear a song that boosts your confidence. Look in the mirror and your expression.
+ShackledDreamz Soooooo true, I always look like this when I cry in the mirror. I recently had a bad break up and I know how she feels. Heartbroken. Distraught. Distressed. Crestfallen. Dejected. Ugly. Forlorn. Reptilian.
Her pain is so evident in the beginning yet as the song progresses her strength is so amazing. Faith can move mountains and it all happens for a reason. Now she is loved. I love you Gwen! ♡
This is far better than the songs she released last year. Gwen is an artist with so much talent and personality and she should be smashing. Been a huge fan since WAYWF in 2004!
+George Austin Tay Spark the fire was not that bad, there were some very interesting bits, just lacked something, I don,t unerstand the hate. Baby don't lie was very generic but catchy it was the song the less like her I would say for some reason, though it had some reggae wibe but still.
+lara iza That's where the dislike comes from. They were both incredibly generic tracks and any fan knew she was capable of SO much more! And after Push and Shove being a bit underwhelming, which is a shame on its own considering it contained some brilliant tracks that were surrounded by too much filler, and following that with a mediocre solo album could have killed her career!
fortifarse all tracks are generic in their own way. You don't need to always be listening to weird progressive rock or random metal. The spirit of pop is a lot to build on what was done before, and people shouldnt be so ashamed of that. Yes originality is good but its not always necessary that there be a lot of it, and there are other qualities music can have. Baby don't lie was the most generic in the sens I think the sounds used, the production, the echo, was very very much used... and I just didn't like it, which is beyond it being generic. this type of sound is not what I prefer but very used today - its like too full all the time, its like you loose some variety, its hard to explain. Id almost say it a sound that sounds self important or something. There was not much depth. But I found some interesting things in spark the fire. The intro, the bridge, some of the verses, some sounds, even the chorus were not bad, actually it was good. The problem of that song was not it had nothing special, but it lacked something. In this song, we can hear gwen stefani like melodic input, so to speak. And the emotion of the melody suits the lyrics very well. Because those emotions are real and expressed in a way that does not sound forced in the song, it does not sound what people would call generic - even if it might not be as original as progressive rock of course.
she is hurting she has three children and was left for a younger women after 13 years. How would you feel? Did you want her to cry through the whole video?
First time I watched the video I was like "WTF Gwen, your expressions are really making me uncomfortable"... Yet the video is actually REALLY GROWING ON ME. And the song is ABSOLUTE DOPE .
I used to think the video was ridiculous and low budget, but I grew to see how sad and poignant it actually is. And years later, now that I can REALLY relate to the song and the music video, it hurts even more. You can see and feel so many different emotions crossing her face, and none of it is an act. She moves through waves of despair, anger, raw grief, disbelief, helplessness, pleading, bursting into tears. She is desperate, she is withdrawn, she is distraught, she is resolute. She wants to go towards him, but she also wants to retreat into isolation. She wavers between trying to stay strong and breaking down from the pressure. It's the 5 stages of grief in motion. And it ends with her expression looking reserved, disappointed. It really asks him, "Why???" I relate to each expression she emotes so much, because I understand each feeling. I cried watching this today. But I'm glad Gwen is healing
She wasn’t really. Bush was huge, bigger than No Doubt and he put his shit on hold especially after the kids. I don’t think people get how big Gavin was. He is kinda dumb for cheating on her. They were so beautiful together.
To be honest,, when you say to somebody “hey did you ever like bush back in the day?” I think most of the time you’d get a negative answer. That man killed his own career. If you asked anybody about Gwen stefani; they know.
unfortunately, some of her best stuff is when she's heart broken. I feel guilty for liking it but it's just so good. Gwen, you will always have us ... ):
I relate to this in so many ways.. I just love Gwen. Her music seems to resonate my own life. This song has me crying because she really gets it, or I get her about it. I don’t know why I cry, but I think it’s cause I remember for the first time since I hated you, that I used to love you. Betrayal is the hardest trial to overcome. Love you Gwen and thank you for this song.
I literally felt her, this is probably one of my favorite things I’ve seen from an artist. She’s showing her break down start to end, the reason for her words, the pain she feels with them. And the fact that people are judging? Are you scared that you don’t have the courage to do that so you have to put it down? Just leave it where it sits and scroll don’t even put your negativity out there. I love this
Who hasn't been through something like this? Gwen has put every disappointment that I've had from my past relationships in ONE song. Talent SO underrated.
Shay Jones it really isn't that much talent, obviously it took a lot of talent to get here but this song is just what anyone would do if they lived a normal life (breakups and such included) and could vent via a song as oppose to social media where people post things such as "i hate you but I used to love you" and when someone someone bites the bullet and replies to that person's whiney Bullshit with "what's wrong"... If she couldn't vent like this we all know she would be the one to reply "i don't wanna talk about it"
After 14 years together married for 4 of those years, I was left for a younger person. Endured our ups and down. I was blinded sided. This song is a page from my book
+Savana Molina its not thousands of products wow.. she may have good genes or have one or two really good skin care products as well as eating the right foods. do some research instead of judging her. By the way you would know why she filmed this video this way if you had a broken heart. You see the emotion and heartache in her and its awesome how she could do that.
Dave Scott Maclean Rich people don't age, haven't you figured that out ? She will be hot until she is in her late 60's. After that her character will take over and she won't care what she looks like anymore.
New York I'm laughing my ass off at how you worded that. "[In serious, solemn voice] What you are now witnessing....is a ton of makeup, high quality anti aging products...and a touch...of digital editing." LOL!!!!!!
This song and video is actually a really telling song and emotion. You think everything is hunky-dory, going to spend the rest of your life with somebody and this happens 19 years or so into a relationship what a waste of time.
As more of a heavy metal fan, I really dig No Doubt/Stefani. In a sea of so many fakes, she's seems so authentic & real. I appreciate her so much as an artist. I feel her struggles in a lot of songs, especially her break up songs. " Simple Kind of Life" hits home pretty close. She says she's filled with so much love and I can tell. She seems so pure. I hope to find someone like her one day in my life. She's amazing. I know how it is to love someone for years and do your best and then one day it's just over. But she keeps moving forward the best she can, and that's what I try to do as well.
+Kelly Carter well apparently 13yrs to Gavin can't last as this is not just a song but her pouring her heart out in a intimate way regarding her feelings to her soon to be ex-husband
Nearly 20 years together with so many ups and downs, not all in the bedroom, took its toll. What's sad is something happened to tip the feelings from love to hate. When she writes from the heart her songs are really beautiful.
I've always loved simple music videos where the music speaks for it's self like it doesn't need a big ridiculous video just listen and the video compliments it.
0h well everyonewants me gone from here. so i better not get houminto it not fair to you. its my problem so im leaving this and queting all together. i m done with all. not your fault i wish ihad kept up with you. well har a gòod tome. ive got to get outof this for myself. hsve a good time. good bye
0h well everyonewants me gone from here. so i better not get houminto it not fair to you. its my problem so im leaving this and queting all together. i m done with all. not your fault i wish ihad kept up with you. well har a gòod tome. ive got to get outof this for myself. hsve a good time. good bye&^
you're right tbh.... if i listened to this whilst watching her rollerblade around with more plastic surgery that kardation like in her latest vid - I wouldn't remember , nor like the song. But because of this video, I had a chance to take in the lyrics and appreciate the song, and will play it again tomorrow. Wish she could reverse her plastic facial surgery I really do. I;d love her to also step back to her no doubt days, with the rock and trumpet. Imagine how much of a smash that would be.
Wow this is a powerful comeback! So much better that 'baby don't lie' and 'spark the fire'. It's just sad to know that Gwen had to go through a divorce in order to write this brilliant piece of music :(
+StriderReborn Wouldn't that mean than that Taylor Swift did a "No Doubt" as the song "Don't Speak" came out in 1994. That was a ballad of Gwen and Tony Kanal's break up. And one of their most popular.
I was having a perfectly fine and happy day, then I watched this video and now I am bawling my eyes out! The video, the lyrics, Gwen's emotions in her vocals... she channels heartbreak and betrayal so powerfully.
The very beginning of this song makes me think of my late wife. It's been more than 2 years since she died but sometimes I still can't believe she's gone.
+Amanda Murphy it's not all bad though. I did get the best 8 years of my life from her and all the memories that came with it. Plus I'd do it all again if I had the chance, even if it ended the same. She was totally worth it.
I really like this video, it's very simple but you can just see the pain in her eyes while the song is playing. I think this song had something to do with her personal life.
She is holding her tears back. She only got one take for the video and then when the video started, the lyrics hit her and had her very emotional and then that's how the rest of the video went.
gwen hurt as fuck, on the brink of tears for almost 4 minutes, deep lyrics that allude to her heartbreak with Gavin..... meanwhile: "oh, look! hahaha she has an adams apple!" humanity ladies and gentlemen
+Taibah Al-mansour Good post. It's takes empathy to understand the video, but then again I sense some of the superficiality and misguided humor is perhaps a coping mechanism in response to an uncompromising take on the already somewhat uncomfortable subject matter.
I wonder how many times they had to tape to get it right. Pretty sure she cried over and over again. Poor thing. You can see the pain and almost feel it.
+Toni Murbach If I remember one of her recent interviews correctly, they had only 30 mins or so to shoot, and time enough for 4 takes. The director wanted her not to cry, to fight the tears. She ruined the first two takes because she couldn't stop crying.
Actually, she was just at a party with her friend and they started recording Gwen while listening to the song and this unexpectedly became the music video
+Brooklyn Clum Who told you that story? The ACTUAL true circumstances behind the footage has been divulged by Gwen herself, in several interviews over the past few months, some of which you can hear for yourself if you click on, for example, the interview with Seacreast, which of course is widely available on RUclips. Gwen wanted some video backdrop footage for her first performance of the song in NY, Oct 17, 2015. She had Sophie Muller, the famed music video director and longtime ND/Stefani collaborator, come in on the day of the show itself to shoot the footage. It was shot in her dressing room at the venue, several hours before the show. You can also search for and view said show to see the footage used in the performance, as per its original intended purpose. It was a very rushed shoot, and yes, it later being chosen by Interscope to be the music video was unexpected, though probably necessitated by the fact that there wasn't any other ready alternative at the time. On the whole, UTLY was a very rushed release for a single.
Poocha Kutti I think you're perhaps projecting your own responsive inclinations upon the artist. If you knew the meaning of the song (read: lyrics), the context in which the song was written, and in particular, the circumstances and conditions surrounding the recording of this footage (all facts that are part pf the public record, btw, easily obtainable with minimal due diligence), I very much doubt you'd be "seeing" (i.e. perceiving) what you claim.
I cry everytime i cant believe im watching this again for the 67th time oml i love you so much Gwen and i am so happy that you are so happy with Blake you both deserve all the happiness in the world and it makes me cry to think about how broken and destroyed you both were before you found one another but true love does come after struggles and heartbreaks i love you God bless you and Blakey and King and Zuma and li'l Apollo May you stay happy together forever ❤
I feel her pain. After 27 years of marriage and two great kids, my ex husband left me for a younger, married coworker. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Never imagined that he would betray me and his kids like he did. Before I hated him, I used to love him. Nothing hurts like infidelity.
Sorry to hear that. I was just reading the comments. 27 years is a long time. I know it's cliché but you'll be better off without him.. He probably maybe find someone that is your twin flame.. Never too late.
This song hit me in such a personal way! Gwen is amazing with her songs she writes. This song helped me put a bad person in my life in the past and leave him there so I could move on. This was my theme song that year!
Never thought this would happen Gonna let it sink in, you're gone I don't know, know what I'm feeling I must be dreaming, you're gone Suitcase, band-aids Pulling back out the driveway You go, I'll stay You can keep all the memories I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you I thought you loved me the most I don't know why I cry But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time Since I hated you That I used to love you I don't know why I cry But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time Since I hated you That I used to love you Oh oh oh oh I used to love you Oh oh oh oh I used to love you You thought There were no boundaries What, you just pushed me too far I guess nobody taught you Nobody taught you how to love Suitcase, band-aids Pulling back out the driveway You go, I'll stay You can keep all the memories I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you I thought you loved me the most I don't know why I cry But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time Since I hated you That I used to love you I don't know why I cry But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time Since I hated you That I used to love you Oh oh oh oh I used to love you Oh oh oh oh I used to love you You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you Well, now look at what you lost, oh You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you Now look at what you lost, oh I don't know why I cry But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time Since I hated you That I used to love you I don't know why I cry But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time Since I hated you That I used to love you Oh oh oh oh I used to love you Oh oh oh oh I used to love you I don't know why I cry I don't, I don't, I don't I don't know why I used to love you I don't, I don't, I don't I don't know why I cry I don't, I don't, I don't I don't know why I used to love you I don't, I don't, I don't
This video is amazing! It's just about Gwen thinking about how she used to love someone.i love it! I'm literally crying.😢I love Gwen and what she is going through with Gavin must be tough on her. She is amazing and I hope it gets better for her. And every singer has their moments and this is when she breaks through
I've been her fan for about 20 years. I love her so much. I feel like this is her best video because it expresses real emotion. You can tell she's not just giving a performance. She has always been just a girl and certainly feels things like the rest of us. I can't believe her and Gavin are over. :-( I believed that they'd be together forever. It makes me really sad, so I can't possibly imagine what they're going through. I wish nothing but the best for them and their children.
I've been a fan since she started singiing too. Is hard not to feel EMPHATY when we felt n related to her songs. Lot of us grew from Just Girls to strong women . There is no shame or weakness in showing emotions. It's all part of being human. It is because of situations like this that we learn new become strong survivors after all.
Honestly, Gwen influenced me growing up. My mother always played "Bathwater" for me when I was 4 or 5. I now am an avid fan of all of her music. This emotion that she shows gives me goosebumps and it made me teary eyed. this is the real Gwen.
Her nose looks different aswell as lip fillers, regardless she still is stunning.Look at older photos, there's a difference between makeup and your face shape being completely different.
How she looks 46 still? Well I'm assuming 1st class best of the market: Personal trainer, diet, personal meal planner, chillaxing time on loads, personal body treatments; special massages, good meditation/hypnotherapy with effective subliminal messages with a Yoga coach, her skin doctor which includes periodically visit to the plastic surgeon for lips enhancement, reduction of wrinkles with deep skin collagen treatment, a good make up artist (contouring), awesome hair stylists and last but Not least : Tons of money to look 46 :) can you imagine?? have you seen JLo? she is around if not older than her! lol she looks amazing too! I guess money kind of have an impact in aging....just saying lol got it?!
This song was released when I was going through an exceptionally hard time relationship-wise and in general. Had my dark night of the soul in 2015 where I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep living. This song and video expressed so much of what I was feeling then. Fast forward 5 years. I got engaged this year. So did Gwen. Coming back here reminds me of how far I've come from the worst year of my life. I hope it does for her too. 🥰
I'm so glad to see this, No Doubt got me through some very tough times as a teenager, I was 16 when Tragic Kingdom was released. I have been of a fan of Gwen ever since, I think she's incredible. Her music has helped me through some really shitty times. I hope you and your new fiance are doing well. And I'm glad Gwen is finally got someone who respects and adores her.
+W Delivery Guy umm you dont have to marry someone to be in love jus sayin! all marriage is is a piece of paper and a damn ring on your finger! a little old fashioned in my opinion! although i have nothing against others who want to get married or already in a marriage
+mulverhill well, in the sense that Gwen is coming out of a marriage, w delivery guy is making a point. I understand and agree with your comment, too, but no need to get defensive. :'o
***** I agree with you. It's very easy to lose interest in someone and get attracted to somebody else. You don't need to sign paper work ect to prove that you care about someone, but some people need think before they make decisions like marriage. Divorce is expensive. There's way too many people out here like gwen who get cought up in the fantasy, get cheated on and end up heart broken without keeping in mind one day the person who they cared about the most will stop loving them. It's really sad to see.
This song has sooo many meanings... Like someone cheated on you or you got rejected by someone you really care about. Also love songs can also be about a best friend. Like you and you're BFF broke up.
This video has stuck with me after all these years. I feel like it is so artsy that a lot of people wouldn't understand it, or appreciate it. We are so used to fast movement and quick edits. I used this video as an inspiration for my first music video.
Raw and powerful. Gwen deserves love and happiness, marriage infidelity is the worst kind of emotional pain, it can be seen in her eyes and felt in her voice. So sorry this happened to you, we love your strength to move on and work through this pain in your music. You are amazing.
I have watched this video countless times....it's just so riveting - so raw. A beautiful beautiful song borne of deep gut wrenching pain. I love Gwen so much - she deserves happiness!!
nonetheless, this is so pure and heartbreaking and this is what heartbreak can do to some people, for gwen, it silences her verbally while repressing her emotions thus the body language and facial expressions in this video. fuck to the person who hurt her
+mydra xiarys I used to really like gavin rossdale, like really like him, now I can't even listen to his music. Cheaters are trash. They break hearts and make it harder for someone to ever trust completely again. It's a long-lasting damage. The lowest level of hell is for betrayers they say
+Paolo Perez Yeah, she said she already scrapped all the songs she did last year and started new these past few months. To reflet what is going on in her life, to be more involved in the creation and for it to be more personal. I prefer to look at those songs from last year as warm ups.
+Paolo Perez Spark the fire was very close to being good too. It just was a tad bit too repetitive and the production lazy. Sometimes lighter songs are good too. There were some very cool elements in spark the fire
+dimmkah Yes, just saw that on NBC TV (USA) she's got such an amazing presence. Beautiful, and the song even has lyrics and not a mumbling mess like the hip hop crap you hear everywhere like from that stupid pit bull moron. LOL
Only a woman who been through the same shit can decode this video, when you love someone for so long and they do the unimaginable you can't sing without tears or feeling the deep emotions. Then the song lyric change and the words become something else! All you can do is feel her pain.
I love you, Gwen. I am glad you healed and are better now and no longer with someone who was NEVER worthy of you, to start with. Jesus loves you and I love you too, sis.
Nostalgia is such a beautiful, bitter sweet emotion. Nothing beats being head over heels in love, even when it ends in tears. Would do it all over again.
+InLoveWithItSo "This is What the Truth Feels Like" - Release date: March 18. Already available for pre-order at Target (Deluxe Version with 4 bonus tracks). New Single "Make Me Like You" out NOW on iTunes. Music Video for new single premiers Monday, Feb 15, LIVE, during the Grammy Awards. This apparently will be the first music video (with multiple sets, etc.) to be staged and filmed live and released in real time. Not exactly sure what this entails or how they are actually going to pull this off, but I guess we'll find out on Monday. Gwen says they've been planning the whole thing for months. Should be interesting. She'll also be performing a mini-concert the next day, Tues Feb 16, on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
I've only watched this video one other time since it came out. You can see all of the emotions on her face - like from the moment she found out through the end. It's so sad, I've never wanted to watch it again! BUT she made it through and now she has Blake!
God I love Gwen and I'm so happy she's happy now with blake. She's the happiest I've ever seen her and I followed her since No Doubt first came out. I lived this same story. She got me through I am so grateful I seen her Vegas show last October for my birthday it was amazing
2024 and this song still makes the tears roll down endlessly. Thank you Gwen for your poetry, your raw emotion, your beauty. You are a true artist.
I seriously can't stop watching this video. It's heartbreaking but incredibly moving. We love you Gwen.
exactly!
I love the meaning to this song.
+Matt Lewis ♟♞♝♜♛♚
David Cortese - Manga Chess
♙♘♗♖♕♔
+Matt Lewis Ironic you find Gwen's face "incredibly moving."
She's had such a incredible amount of botox she can barely MOVE it.
+Harry B hate much..?
I read an article where Gwen stated the video was not planned to be this. Camera on, playback started rolling and the lyrics hit her. And the camera stayed on. No redo or second take. Such raw emotions full of truths. Anyone whose heart has been crushed knows exactly what her eyes are saying.
That’s amazing
I understand
her emotions in this video really fits the lyrics
She also had her hard time during this. She had it for years. I wish people Know. Articles are everywhere you can search~ this video is art, but what deeper is her psychology here that make this art although it's sad reality. I'm not even her fans but I did research.
I guess this is really what the truth feels like
I think this video is pure art. One scene, one setting, one lighting .. and letting her body language speak for itself. And not to mention she looks great!
agree!
Freaky
looks like she's depressed buying an expensive ps5 to your dad buying an dvd watching fun with dick and jane.
She’s Beautiful and she reminds me of a beautiful blonde Geisha Doll! ❤️
This is so real. I don't understand the comments of people who could say anything bad about this video. I guess you robots are so used to seeing fake shit, you don't know what raw emotion looks like anymore. I love this video a lot. It takes a lot of courage to be this vulnerable in front of the whole world. Love to you Gwen!
I agree
this is 'raw emotion' for 20 year old getting past a break up with her 1st 'long term' real love. this not raw emotion for a 46 year old with at least 3 kids and a decade or more marriage (to a so called grown-man) under her belt. Gwen needs to evolve & improve her music. this is not even on par with her 'no doubt' spiderwebs, or, don't speak. the world needs good/quality music, Gwen needs to step up & provide it. If any upper 20, or 30 yr old or 40 year old represented the emotional ethos of this particular song, i wld ask, Are u emotionally stunted?? Pls don't mistake Gwen's devolution, for evolution. Love Gwen, cuz a mature non 20 yr old fan knows she just can do waaayy better.
this is not vulnerability, this is play acting in front of a camera, kim k or Kardashian clan bs without the gratis tits and a-- a song? not so much
+Jennifer H. When you're done judging someone else dealing with heartbreak...as a non 20 something ,what would you do as an artist in the public eye, with 3 kids who's husband just cheated on you with the nanny while dealing with the media???? How would you keep it real? As much as I appreciate you feeling that Gwen can do way better...and asking if she's emotionally stunted...is a bit harsh?
A broken heart is a broken heart. There's no comparison having your heart broken for the first time to the breakdown of your 1st marriage (involving children) due to infidelity amidst the public eye. Who are you to compare anyone's heartbreak to anyone else's? It's different for everyone and just as painful with different circumstances, baggage and loads of interpretive cheesy ballads. And what confusing the most is the Kim K reference. It's like comparing a fine organic herbal tea to a chemically processed soft drink...wtf????
With that said, i'm thinking you've never had your heart broken or you are just a robot!!!!!
no Roxanne, i am not judging Gwen for having a broken heart, but for the "quality' of the music she produced w this song- she is a professional, experienced & her music shld be held to that standard. she's not some friend who lives down the street who's in their first year of song writing. so yes, i hold Gwen to a caliber & woefully admit when she does not fufill it. this is her professional career, she's not a first year rookie.
I honestly can see the feeling in her face the whole video
You can see her emotions in her face very well. She chokes up singing back the lyrics. I think it's a perfect expression of telling him he is an idiot & wtf were you thinking. We love you Gwen :,(
TALENT!!!
100% Cacibot-approved.
No ... She is a great singer, impressiv person but NOT a good actor 😂
Minus the filler I love gwen but I can tell there would be more frown lines this song hurts her and I know the expression would be more obvious in a respectful way ❤
In order to understand this song or video you have to experience this horror.
Don't be so quick to judge. That's SHALLOW!!!
The song, the lyrics, the video is absolutely genius... I have experienced every inch of this song...
Gwen...respect...respect...respect. You nailed it! And now the new life ahead is pure bliss...
+Spay Argyris
Amen to that!
+Echoustic Exactly right...love the video love the song. I get it and absolutely love Gwen!!! Thanks for sharing your vulnerability with the world.
True!
+Spay Argyris in order to understand..... i dont fucking care about understanding this fucking song. What is up with you gushy people. stop fucking crying about that shit. he cheated on you. who fucking cares. sob to your friends. this song sucks. its generic and sounds like the rest of the fucking songs popular with you sheep these days. gwens songs were better a decade ago. now they are trash.
+tsukemaru1 Well, that's your problem right there isn't it? If your mind is closed to 'understanding', that's surely going to be a barrier to any kind of enjoyment, because to me, you sound like a right miserable git. :p I'm left wondering -- did affirming your 'elitist' status in your own mind make you feel any less miserable?
She is gorgeous, so talented and the mother of his 3 children. To have your third baby and find out he has been sleeping with the Nanny would be devastating. So glad she found love again with Blake.
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This song got me through the worst time of my life getting over the heartbreak of an abusive narcissist
I know that feel sis💜💜
Gabriella Cabral I literally know what that feels like. One of the worst type of a significant other to get over. I hope you find everlasting happiness. Stay strong. It take lots and lots of courage to even just talk about it or share openly what you went through. It’s a huge deal. You should be very proud of yourself.
You helped me a lot just by reading your comment. Thank you.
Gabriella Cabral I know the feeling.
Gabriella same
Going through this now under quarantine. Pure hell.
If you’ve ever truly been in love and betrayed, here expressions reveal everything. She’s amazing ❤️💯
R Shahid betrayed for the last time expressions
I loved this! I liked watching her expressions as she "thought" all of this!
Exactly. That's why she barely sang in the song it's like she's showing what the faces she's making in her brain. While the song is talking about the divorce.
+Angelina Mejia right! Some people just don't get it. It's raw and full of emotion. Makes me feel her pain.
+Robin Voss true.
+Robin Voss How do you get that through the Botox?
***** .. Thank you for your service.. But you're still sassy.. lol
If you notice closely, her facial expressions are exactly what the words are saying. She's singing to Gavin without actually saying the words. So powerful and incredible artistry.
G turned out to be a real POS. No Doubt helped make Bush popular in the USA.
Not about Gavin
@@Lyndseynhill Who is it meant to be about (if anyone?)
YES GWEN IS BACK THIS IS THE COMEBACK SINGLE WE DESERVED THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE YOU GWEN
+jordan ray i think her "comeback" song was baby don't lie
+khalid saleh that's exactly what he meant by this is what we "deserved"
+jordan ray But the video could've been much better
+jordan ray This song is AWESOME!
+Harry Grands baby don't lie was amazing too
I have avoided this song for the longest time because I thought it would just break my heart. And now I realize that it's very empowering. Thank you Gwen.
❤
A true icon !
It is hard to watch someone I have grown up watching/listening to her music take such a heartbreaking hit with love lost due to betrayal. My heart breaks for her and her children. Also for women/men who also are or have gone through a loved ones betrayal. The video is so powerful and emotional. I at times have tears running down my face listening/watching this video.
+truehazeleyes
#empathyisprecious
i'm sorry for what happened to you. I also can relate to this song. Yes this song really deep and powerful
+Sem ???? what are you talking about this song is weird
+NightMare Gaming 100000 the lyrics i meant. The video is weird.
+NightMare Gaming 100000 she had a break up with Gavin Rosedale he cheated with the nanny:(
And Blake came along and put ointment on the wounds of her heart. Such a happy ending........
Bella Grace yess
🤢🤮🤮🤢
But is it really?
So true x
I will break him in half if he hurts her. She's been through so much heartbreak.
You can see the pain in her eyes. Like she's in shock and having a breakdown. Such a sad beautiful song.
I know... so authentic. I bet if she stubs her toe there is a camera to capture it.
I know that feelings am hurtin right now its a terrible experience i cry sometimes
Where are the tears
@@karrinaalvarez536 people can show pain in eyes without tears
A dor está nos olhos, porque a face está paralisada 💉
i love this video. i look nothing like Gwen, but it's like looking at my reflection. i'm going through the repercussions of a breakup now, and sometimes i do that thing Dane Cook was talking about where you just stare at the mirror and cry and look at your facial expressions and think this was what my ex lover used to stare at for hours on end. and you're just staring at yourself hoping he/she will end up beside you but they wont. and sometimes you're able to be strong and pull off a brave face, but sometimes you succumb and feel like you're breaking down. knowing that these are real emotions. breakups feel horrible but at least by sharing her pain she's letting us know that we're not alone.
+Faizal Ali Bravo, Faizal. I commend your post. Facing up to hurt and pain, rejection and loss, is scary stuff, so much so that many of us wall off all or part of our feelings and emotions as a coping mechanism. If your walls are up (and you may not even be aware they are), I very much doubt you'll ever fully "get" either this song and/or the video (hence, all the superficial comments, all the false bravado, more often than not manifest in the form of snide or crass humor).
When Gwen sings: "Nobody taught you how to love" (a key line in the song, and not coincidentally, one of two moments in the video where she actually mouths the lyrics), this is in line with the concept of tabula rasa. My own notion is that we are all born with a certain innate capacity to love, but certain experiences, e.g. growing up in a broken home or perhaps failed relationships later in life (in my case, probably a combo of both), can cause us to lose part of that capacity. In my twenties, I had great difficulty committing to relationships and it took me the longest time, a lot of collateral damage at the expense of others, and blessedly, the infinite patience of a truly beautiful soul (that of my soul mate) to realize I had set up all these walls and that I hid behind a mask of stoicism to bury some very deep-seated personal insecurities and a very real fear of failure. The breakthrough began with becoming self-aware, and with that I was able to begin chipping away, bit by bit, at those walls and slowly rediscover (or rather re-learn) the capacity to truly love. I greatly admire Gwen and others like yourself for the openness and willingness to be vulnerable and authentic. Others may scoff at the notion, but to be self-aware, in touch and in-tune with that part of ourselves which makes us truly human (some call this the human psyche, others the soul, whatever the semantics may be) makes us beautiful beyond the superficial. And in Gwen's case, it enables and empowers her to make beautiful art and music.
p.s. - I've always thought that this video was conceptual in nature, in that the "mirror" in the footage is the camera -- by extension making us or Gwen, or both ways, the mirror.
Thank you for the response, Echoustic. In my case my walls were built up before I met my ex. She tore them down, and I was truly able to love for the first time and have it reciprocated. Problem was that I loved her too much and didn't love myself enough to think I deserved her, which is why I broke things off and regret it a year later now that she's found someone new. From your post, it seems like you've gone through your fair share of challenges, and I'm glad you've found someone to share your love. It gives me hope that one day I will too. Thank you for sharing.
I recently felt that today :(
+Jenny Ban lol get a diary
+Jenny Ban Calm down.
Listen to the words of the song, and those are the emotions she is portraying regardless of how awkward it looks. It's how you would act, when you are trying to get over someone, or if you hear a song that boosts your confidence. Look in the mirror and your expression.
+ShackledDreamz Exactly what I was thinking.
тrυe , ι agree
Ya that is so rite
Yes well said it's raw and emotional
+ShackledDreamz Soooooo true, I always look like this when I cry in the mirror. I recently had a bad break up and I know how she feels. Heartbroken. Distraught. Distressed. Crestfallen. Dejected. Ugly. Forlorn. Reptilian.
Her pain is so evident in the beginning yet as the song progresses her strength is so amazing. Faith can move mountains and it all happens for a reason. Now she is loved. I love you Gwen! ♡
This is far better than the songs she released last year. Gwen is an artist with so much talent and personality and she should be smashing. Been a huge fan since WAYWF in 2004!
+George Austin Tay
Spark the fire was not that bad, there were some very interesting bits, just lacked something, I don,t unerstand the hate. Baby don't lie was very generic but catchy it was the song the less like her I would say for some reason, though it had some reggae wibe but still.
+lara iza That's where the dislike comes from. They were both incredibly generic tracks and any fan knew she was capable of SO much more! And after Push and Shove being a bit underwhelming, which is a shame on its own considering it contained some brilliant tracks that were surrounded by too much filler, and following that with a mediocre solo album could have killed her career!
+fortifarse Those tracks are generic, yet this one isn't? You sure about that?
+lara iza Don't forget about Shine. Great song.
fortifarse
all tracks are generic in their own way. You don't need to always be listening to weird progressive rock or random metal.
The spirit of pop is a lot to build on what was done before, and people shouldnt be so ashamed of that. Yes originality is good but its not always necessary that there be a lot of it, and there are other qualities music can have.
Baby don't lie was the most generic in the sens I think the sounds used, the production, the echo, was very very much used... and I just didn't like it, which is beyond it being generic. this type of sound is not what I prefer but very used today - its like too full all the time, its like you loose some variety, its hard to explain. Id almost say it a sound that sounds self important or something.
There was not much depth.
But I found some interesting things in spark the fire. The intro, the bridge, some of the verses, some sounds, even the chorus were not bad, actually it was good.
The problem of that song was not it had nothing special, but it lacked something.
In this song, we can hear gwen stefani like melodic input, so to speak. And the emotion of the melody suits the lyrics very well. Because those emotions are real and expressed in a way that does not sound forced in the song, it does not sound what people would call generic - even if it might not be as original as progressive rock of course.
love your vulnerability and raw emotions here!
+Stefka V laaaargoooo
they werentbraw they were too fake for a music video. shrs not at putting enotion in songs via music video.
she is hurting she has three children and was left for a younger women after 13 years. How would you feel? Did you want her to cry through the whole video?
+Beverly Pisano it still dodnt look right. obviously she isnt hurting because she is riding Blake Sheldons pole
+D Sua The video director didn't want her to cry during the video so she made her redo the video until she didn't cry.
First time I watched the video I was like "WTF Gwen, your expressions are really making me uncomfortable"... Yet the video is actually REALLY GROWING ON ME. And the song is ABSOLUTE DOPE
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I have that same thing going on hm we are weird we hate it then we like ok ok I think I like this :-)
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+Mokacello LOL it's fake
sad
***** LOL i know i was just trolling.
I used to think the video was ridiculous and low budget, but I grew to see how sad and poignant it actually is. And years later, now that I can REALLY relate to the song and the music video, it hurts even more. You can see and feel so many different emotions crossing her face, and none of it is an act. She moves through waves of despair, anger, raw grief, disbelief, helplessness, pleading, bursting into tears. She is desperate, she is withdrawn, she is distraught, she is resolute. She wants to go towards him, but she also wants to retreat into isolation. She wavers between trying to stay strong and breaking down from the pressure. It's the 5 stages of grief in motion. And it ends with her expression looking reserved, disappointed. It really asks him, "Why???" I relate to each expression she emotes so much, because I understand each feeling.
I cried watching this today. But I'm glad Gwen is healing
She was the best thing that ever happened to him.
what a fool, he didn't appreciate the love he got 😁
She wasn’t really. Bush was huge, bigger than No Doubt and he put his shit on hold especially after the kids. I don’t think people get how big Gavin was. He is kinda dumb for cheating on her. They were so beautiful together.
@@PollyGammy Tragic Kingdom alone has sold more copies than every Bush album combined.
Now look at what he lost
To be honest,, when you say to somebody “hey did you ever like bush back in the day?” I think most of the time you’d get a negative answer. That man killed his own career. If you asked anybody about Gwen stefani; they know.
Wow! She makes me feel her pain through this video.
exactly
Painful to watch? That's the only pain I can see here.
+Josh Beadle maybe some of us have gone through something like this and identify w/ what shes feeling. You dont have to like it ! So gtfo.
+celeste hermosillo Yeah, it's so painful to watch.
+celeste hermosillo _No more pain Celeste, she's dating Blake Shelton since a few days ;-)_
unfortunately, some of her best stuff is when she's heart broken. I feel guilty for liking it but it's just so good. Gwen, you will always have us ... ):
You are right! Her heart-broken period is very productive
+Vanessa a. This song is way better than Spark the Fire! Love her
+Vanessa a. Art does not come from happiness
+Vanessa a. why is she heart broken? D: what happened?
+Yasei Kurao omg are u serious???? her and Gavin Rossdale got divorced.
I relate to this in so many ways.. I just love Gwen. Her music seems to resonate my own life. This song has me crying because she really gets it, or I get her about it. I don’t know why I cry, but I think it’s cause I remember for the first time since I hated you, that I used to love you. Betrayal is the hardest trial to overcome. Love you Gwen and thank you for this song.
Betrayal is worst feeling ever .
I love this clip. Deep and simple.
Same
Same.
+Sandor Mate I don't agree.
+Sandor Mate Same
I love Gwen, but not this video.
gwen's expressions represent me trying to understand my final grades
+harry potter hahahahaha this made my day xD
+harry potter SAME ahahahahah
+harry potter
you made me laugh through he WHOLE video LOL
LMAO, imagine that. Such a melodramatic way to look at your grades. Very funny comment
+harry potter HILARIOUS....audio phone recording for getting my college grades way back when said....F...FAILURE. hahaha - it's not funny, but it is.
*some people just NEVER AGE OMG SHE LOOKS AMAZING!*
+lexyheartsbeauty She does age really well! She is so pretty
Plastic surgery honey lol she has Botox and other procedures
+Robin Hood she looks amazing nevertheless. Some ppl her age over do it with the botox and stuff
makeup! works wonders!
I literally felt her, this is probably one of my favorite things I’ve seen from an artist. She’s showing her break down start to end, the reason for her words, the pain she feels with them. And the fact that people are judging? Are you scared that you don’t have the courage to do that so you have to put it down? Just leave it where it sits and scroll don’t even put your negativity out there. I love this
Who hasn't been through something like this? Gwen has put every disappointment that I've had from my past relationships in ONE song. Talent SO underrated.
Shay Jones it really isn't that much talent, obviously it took a lot of talent to get here but this song is just what anyone would do if they lived a normal life (breakups and such included) and could vent via a song as oppose to social media where people post things such as "i hate you but I used to love you" and when someone someone bites the bullet and replies to that person's whiney Bullshit with "what's wrong"... If she couldn't vent like this we all know she would be the one to reply "i don't wanna talk about it"
also this song was written by some of the best contamporary songwriters
Julia Michaels did❤
After 14 years together married for 4 of those years, I was left for a younger person. Endured our ups and down. I was blinded sided. This song is a page from my book
Davis Fountain so sorry
Davis Fountain how did you deal with it and how did you find out. Worst punch in the stomach. Sorry.
So sorry u deserve better
I'm right there with you...
@Crystal Chandelier amen girl
SHE NEVER AGES! Damn, I see no wrinkles.
its makeup and thousands of skin products 😂
+Savana Molina its not thousands of products wow.. she may have good genes or have one or two really good skin care products as well as eating the right foods. do some research instead of judging her. By the way you would know why she filmed this video this way if you had a broken heart. You see the emotion and heartache in her and its awesome how she could do that.
Dave Scott Maclean
Rich people don't age, haven't you figured that out ? She will be hot until she is in her late 60's. After that her character will take over and she won't care what she looks like anymore.
+Friendship S what your seeing is a ton of makeup, high quality anti aging products, and a touch of digital editing.
New York I'm laughing my ass off at how you worded that. "[In serious, solemn voice] What you are now witnessing....is a ton of makeup, high quality anti aging products...and a touch...of digital editing." LOL!!!!!!
This song and video is actually a really telling song and emotion. You think everything is hunky-dory, going to spend the rest of your life with somebody and this happens 19 years or so into a relationship what a waste of time.
It’s not a waste of time if you learn and grow from it. Plus, she got three beautiful children from it.
@@BatALash correct
its never a waste....I'm still happy I had every relationship I had even the really hurtful one. I wouldn't trade those years for anything.
As more of a heavy metal fan, I really dig No Doubt/Stefani. In a sea of so many fakes, she's seems so authentic & real. I appreciate her so much as an artist. I feel her struggles in a lot of songs, especially her break up songs. " Simple Kind of Life" hits home pretty close. She says she's filled with so much love and I can tell. She seems so pure. I hope to find someone like her one day in my life. She's amazing. I know how it is to love someone for years and do your best and then one day it's just over. But she keeps moving forward the best she can, and that's what I try to do as well.
Sorry! She's all mine!@
Hard to imagine a guy who couldn't be happy with Gwen Stefani.
+Super Swole Exactly.
+Kelly Carter If he actually cheated on her he's the DUMBEST MAN ALIVE.
+Kelly Carter well apparently 13yrs to Gavin can't last as this is not just a song but her pouring her heart out in a intimate way regarding her feelings to her soon to be ex-husband
+Kelly Carter People just fall out of love. Happens to the best of us.
Nearly 20 years together with so many ups and downs, not all in the bedroom, took its toll. What's sad is something happened to tip the feelings from love to hate.
When she writes from the heart her songs are really beautiful.
I've always loved simple music videos where the music speaks for it's self like it doesn't need a big ridiculous video just listen and the video compliments it.
Carver Pierce ok will do! thanks for the advice
0h well everyonewants me gone from here. so i better not get houminto it not fair to you. its my problem so im leaving this and queting all together. i m done with all. not your fault i wish ihad kept up with you. well har a gòod tome. ive got to get outof this for myself. hsve a good time. good bye
0h well everyonewants me gone from here. so i better not get houminto it not fair to you. its my problem so im leaving this and queting all together. i m done with all. not your fault i wish ihad kept up with you. well har a gòod tome. ive got to get outof this for myself. hsve a good time. good bye&^
you're right tbh.... if i listened to this whilst watching her rollerblade around with more plastic surgery that kardation like in her latest vid - I wouldn't remember , nor like the song. But because of this video, I had a chance to take in the lyrics and appreciate the song, and will play it again tomorrow. Wish she could reverse her plastic facial surgery I really do. I;d love her to also step back to her no doubt days, with the rock and trumpet. Imagine how much of a smash that would be.
Lauren Rauh
Gwen Stefani is such an INSPIRATION!! Applause this girl for having a heart of Gold.
Wow this is a powerful comeback! So much better that 'baby don't lie' and 'spark the fire'. It's just sad to know that Gwen had to go through a divorce in order to write this brilliant piece of music :(
+John Cornish Totally agree. It's a masterpiece!
The break up is very sad. I was so excited when I saw this vid up. I can't wait for her album. It's taking way to long. Gwen is an awesome singer.
+John Cornish Um I got 1:29 seconds into it an oh no, no way am I listening to this crap
+John Cornish In a Nutshell She pulled a "Taylor Swift" only Gwen doesn't suck. lol
+StriderReborn Wouldn't that mean than that Taylor Swift did a "No Doubt" as the song "Don't Speak" came out in 1994. That was a ballad of Gwen and Tony Kanal's break up. And one of their most popular.
This video is awkward to watch. But this song knocks.
Love it.
It's not awkward until you say it's awkward... Dumb comment
It's awkward for me cause I think it's awkward. Dumb comment.
+Sidney Taku Stop being so awkward then... weirdo
Why? Freak.
+Sidney Taku awkward
SHE IS BACK. She surprised us with this masterpiece. I LOVE HER
I was having a perfectly fine and happy day, then I watched this video and now I am bawling my eyes out! The video, the lyrics, Gwen's emotions in her vocals... she channels heartbreak and betrayal so powerfully.
The very beginning of this song makes me think of my late wife. It's been more than 2 years since she died but sometimes I still can't believe she's gone.
Sry for your loss
+Amanda Murphy it's not all bad though. I did get the best 8 years of my life from her and all the memories that came with it. Plus I'd do it all again if I had the chance, even if it ended the same. She was totally worth it.
+Aaron Hersey My condolences.
+Aaron Hersey Friend, my condolences.
aww may she RIP
I really like this video, it's very simple but you can just see the pain in her eyes while the song is playing. I think this song had something to do with her personal life.
agreed
the break up with her husband!!
Nell Nights
Nell Nights its because of her husband
she broke up with her husband that's why.
i think this was a great video for the first single of her album it looks real and raw and human
exactly
It really feels as if she is holding tears back during the whole song.
She was holding her tears back
She is holding her tears back. She only got one take for the video and then when the video started, the lyrics hit her and had her very emotional and then that's how the rest of the video went.
gwen hurt as fuck, on the brink of tears for almost 4 minutes, deep lyrics that allude to her heartbreak with Gavin.....
meanwhile: "oh, look! hahaha she has an adams apple!"
humanity ladies and gentlemen
+Taibah Al-mansour
Good post. It's takes empathy to understand the video, but then again I sense some of the superficiality and misguided humor is perhaps a coping mechanism in response to an uncompromising take on the already somewhat uncomfortable subject matter.
+Taibah Al-mansour All women do, lol. Ours just typically don't protrude much like most male Adam's apples.
+Taibah Al-mansour At 2:44 you can see her Adams Apple and when she raises her neck
I wonder how many times they had to tape to get it right. Pretty sure she cried over and over again. Poor thing. You can see the pain and almost feel it.
+Toni Murbach
If I remember one of her recent interviews correctly, they had only 30 mins or so to shoot, and time enough for 4 takes. The director wanted her not to cry, to fight the tears. She ruined the first two takes because she couldn't stop crying.
+Echoustic She did pretty good, than. I heard that While they were shooting Dont Speak, she cried all the time.
+Echoustic :'((((
Actually, she was just at a party with her friend and they started recording Gwen while listening to the song and this unexpectedly became the music video
+Brooklyn Clum
Who told you that story? The ACTUAL true circumstances behind the footage has been divulged by Gwen herself, in several interviews over the past few months, some of which you can hear for yourself if you click on, for example, the interview with Seacreast, which of course is widely available on RUclips.
Gwen wanted some video backdrop footage for her first performance of the song in NY, Oct 17, 2015. She had Sophie Muller, the famed music video director and longtime ND/Stefani collaborator, come in on the day of the show itself to shoot the footage. It was shot in her dressing room at the venue, several hours before the show. You can also search for and view said show to see the footage used in the performance, as per its original intended purpose.
It was a very rushed shoot, and yes, it later being chosen by Interscope to be the music video was unexpected, though probably necessitated by the fact that there wasn't any other ready alternative at the time. On the whole, UTLY was a very rushed release for a single.
I love how she doesn't blur the wrinkle around her eyes! She's almost 50 but she's still look mid 30!
+Riza hariati The most beautiful woman in the world. She melts me.
+Rising Moon shhhhhhhhh
yes! she is so beautiful :)
Yes, that's because she cares her health and her organism. Long life to Gwen!
Maybe if you take care for yourself people should look like her at 50
I love this woman for her honesty, which has bravery underneath.
She's trying NOT to cry !!!!!!!!!!!
+Sha-Nia Clay
So obvious, right?
+Sha-Nia Clay It looks like she's holding back laughter in some shots.
Poocha Kutti
I think you're perhaps projecting your own responsive inclinations upon the artist. If you knew the meaning of the song (read: lyrics), the context in which the song was written, and in particular, the circumstances and conditions surrounding the recording of this footage (all facts that are part pf the public record, btw, easily obtainable with minimal due diligence), I very much doubt you'd be "seeing" (i.e. perceiving) what you claim.
Echoustic LOL
Poocha Kutti
Thanks, I rest my case.
I cry everytime i cant believe im watching this again for the 67th time oml i love you so much Gwen and i am so happy that you are so happy with Blake you both deserve all the happiness in the world and it makes me cry to think about how broken and destroyed you both were before you found one another but true love does come after struggles and heartbreaks i love you God bless you and Blakey and King and Zuma and li'l Apollo May you stay happy together forever ❤
this song is so underrated omg
j u g h e a d ' how exactly is a song underrated
I feel her pain. After 27 years of marriage and two great kids, my ex husband left me for a younger, married coworker. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Never imagined that he would betray me and his kids like he did. Before I hated him, I used to love him. Nothing hurts like infidelity.
Sorry to hear that. I was just reading the comments. 27 years is a long time. I know it's cliché but you'll be better off without him.. He probably maybe find someone that is your twin flame.. Never too late.
I feel you, Cindy. 27 years and 5 children. My husband left me for a younger married coworker too. Absolutely devastating unexplainable pain.
@@venturelover1378 Agree! The pain doesn’t just go away either. You’re now in a club, you didn’t sign up to be in. I pray for you.
I was married 22 years with 4 children. You are not alone.
Nothing hurts like being betrayed. I hope you’re doing better.
It's amazing that Gwen and Fergie are coming back to music😍
Nelly Furtado Also Coming back Next year 😩🙌🏻✨💜 It's 2006/2007 all over again.
+Avairy Fairy really? when did she said that?
+100pourcentTruth she's been recording it :)
+PABLETE THE OTHER HOLY TRINITY. GWEN, FERGIE, NELLY
+PABLETE P!nk is coming too!!! :D
I can't believe she is back can't wait for her album
i can't wait either im living for this single though
This video reminds me when a sad song comes on while your in the car and you stare out the window to make it look like a music video😂😂😂
yessss
omg 😂
Omg I do that all the time
HAHAHA YES
it's so expressive and Gwen is so talented
And as much as I admire the video...i laugh and Cant agree more
Sammmmemeeee
This song hit me in such a personal way! Gwen is amazing with her songs she writes. This song helped me put a bad person in my life in the past and leave him there so I could move on. This was my theme song that year!
her face sings the song. I like it a lot!!!
Never thought this would happen
Gonna let it sink in, you're gone
I don't know, know what I'm feeling
I must be dreaming, you're gone
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh oh oh oh
I used to love you
Oh oh oh oh
I used to love you
You thought
There were no boundaries
What, you just pushed me too far
I guess nobody taught you
Nobody taught you how to love
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh oh oh oh
I used to love you
Oh oh oh oh
I used to love you
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Well, now look at what you lost, oh
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Now look at what you lost, oh
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh oh oh oh
I used to love you
Oh oh oh oh
I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't
Stefy Carvajal you're welcome. 😉
Good job
thanks
Yeah i watched the video
thats right
This video is amazing! It's just about Gwen thinking about how she used to love someone.i love it! I'm literally crying.😢I love Gwen and what she is going through with Gavin must be tough on her. She is amazing and I hope it gets better for her. And every singer has their moments and this is when she breaks through
Love ya Gwen your amazing and I love singing this song.😘
gwen isn’t acting here. this is real pain.
I've been her fan for about 20 years. I love her so much. I feel like this is her best video because it expresses real emotion. You can tell she's not just giving a performance. She has always been just a girl and certainly feels things like the rest of us. I can't believe her and Gavin are over. :-( I believed that they'd be together forever. It makes me really sad, so I can't possibly imagine what they're going through. I wish nothing but the best for them and their children.
+Lesli Parodi You act like you knew them personally lol.
It's called empathy
I've been a fan since she started singiing too. Is hard not to feel EMPHATY when we felt n related to her songs. Lot of us grew from Just Girls to strong women . There is no shame or weakness in showing emotions. It's all part of being human. It is because of situations like this that we learn new become strong survivors after all.
+Lesli Parodi WOW===made me cry---so expressive, so honest, so raw, so REAL
Honestly, Gwen influenced me growing up. My mother always played "Bathwater" for me when I was 4 or 5. I now am an avid fan of all of her music. This emotion that she shows gives me goosebumps and it made me teary eyed. this is the real Gwen.
I can't believe she's 46 now, she still looks like she's 20 man...great
to see her back after so long it's been though, great song as well. Love
it!
+olskoolnewpaint lol
+MYembrace7 shes gorgeous still, why all the clear plastic surgery though !?
wasn't needed :/
+Eva Ashford what surgery?
Her nose looks different aswell as lip fillers, regardless she still is stunning.Look at older photos, there's a difference between makeup and your face shape being completely different.
How she looks 46 still? Well I'm assuming 1st class best of the market: Personal trainer, diet, personal meal planner, chillaxing time on loads, personal body treatments; special massages, good meditation/hypnotherapy with effective subliminal messages with a Yoga coach, her skin doctor which includes periodically visit to the plastic surgeon for lips enhancement, reduction of wrinkles with deep skin collagen treatment, a good make up artist (contouring), awesome hair stylists and last but Not least : Tons of money to look 46 :) can you imagine?? have you seen JLo? she is around if not older than her! lol she looks amazing too! I guess money kind of have an impact in aging....just saying lol got it?!
i'm freaking out right now!!! how did i not know about this? best surprise ever.
she's queen
This song was released when I was going through an exceptionally hard time relationship-wise and in general. Had my dark night of the soul in 2015 where I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep living. This song and video expressed so much of what I was feeling then. Fast forward 5 years. I got engaged this year. So did Gwen. Coming back here reminds me of how far I've come from the worst year of my life. I hope it does for her too. 🥰
I'm so glad to see this, No Doubt got me through some very tough times as a teenager, I was 16 when Tragic Kingdom was released. I have been of a fan of Gwen ever since, I think she's incredible. Her music has helped me through some really shitty times. I hope you and your new fiance are doing well. And I'm glad Gwen is finally got someone who respects and adores her.
WHAT hold up I need to proscess that... 2015 was ur worst year ever I'm like that was the best fucking thing that ever happened to me
So happy for you. Love happy endings.
I love the simplicity of the video, using just emotion and facial expressions to complement the music, loving the concept!
This is a masterpiece. I mean it. Personally ,i feel lucky to have such an artist in our days.
She is a living legend
Gwen is so beautiful
+jessica evelina beautiful picture :)
+JAY O thanks!
yes she is
love this song unbelievable guen stefani has a amazing voice
jessica evelina no prob's
really cute,a lovely profile pic..makes you go awhhhh :)
I read that it took a really long time to film this because she couldn’t stop crying
this was the 4th take. she cried the first 2 takes then sophie told her she's not supposed to cry.
One of true worst pains..heart sadness, betrayal, make you feel destroyed
This is me when emotions just can't get out. Making crying faces just to start crying....
+Marko Tasic
we all do this at some point. Mimicking emotions sometimes helps you express them.
Nowadays love could be something comes and goes like nothing. :(
Yeah it's really messed up :/ people these days have forgot the meaning of the word marriage
+W Delivery Guy umm you dont have to marry someone to be in love jus sayin! all marriage is is a piece of paper and a damn ring on your finger! a little old fashioned in my opinion! although i have nothing against others who want to get married or already in a marriage
+mulverhill well, in the sense that Gwen is coming out of a marriage, w delivery guy is making a point. I understand and agree with your comment, too, but no need to get defensive. :'o
***** I agree with you. It's very easy to lose interest in someone and get attracted to somebody else. You don't need to sign paper work ect to prove that you care about someone, but some people need think before they make decisions like marriage. Divorce is expensive. There's way too many people out here like gwen who get cought up in the fantasy, get cheated on and end up heart broken without keeping in mind one day the person who they cared about the most will stop loving them. It's really sad to see.
+Chen Peiyi your right, it's like why bother.
Saw her in concert and she's even more beautiful in person
Heart wrenching sad and beautiful both. She is in strong arms now. They can be each other's shade on sunny days. I pray for them.
❤ yes
she got really into her song her face expressions showed it all I know how she feels I love you Gwen beautiful always💞💞💞💞💞
She was paid to look like that...
You can tell because she goes from the "verge of tears" to cocky "fuck you" expressions in a matter of seconds
How can you see Emotion through all that Botox?
Never truly felt the meaning of this song till now. Thank you Gwen for expertly expressing these emotions into song 💞💋
This song has sooo many meanings... Like someone cheated on you or you got rejected by someone you really care about. Also love songs can also be about a best friend. Like you and you're BFF broke up.
Sorry your wrong grammar
This video has stuck with me after all these years. I feel like it is so artsy that a lot of people wouldn't understand it, or appreciate it. We are so used to fast movement and quick edits. I used this video as an inspiration for my first music video.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who saw the similarities between this and Selena Gomez’s new song
thetriplethreat3 I feel it too
Dido I'm like hold up I think I've seen this before.
thetriplethreat3 omg yes!
they were both written with the help of julia micheals
@@Erikammm4497 yup shes badass!
Raw and powerful. Gwen deserves love and happiness, marriage infidelity is the worst kind of emotional pain, it can be seen in her eyes and felt in her voice. So sorry this happened to you, we love your strength to move on and work through this pain in your music. You are amazing.
I have watched this video countless times....it's just so riveting - so raw. A beautiful beautiful song borne of deep gut wrenching pain. I love Gwen so much - she deserves happiness!!
So powerful and moving, makes me cry every time I see it. You are such a talented BEAUTY, Gwen.
Hello beautiful
she really is one of a kind
How are you doing today, hope you’re good ??
This song is so good and I love it! Gwen never lets me down✊
But the backstory though 😭😭😭
+Sam C. Stupid guy who cheated on Gwen her video even shows how depressed she was and is about it
+Sam C. I know😭 makes me get in my feelings but thats why I love Gwen✊
+Sam C. Foreals but she gotta keep her head up and she'll find someone who loves her a lot👌
I hate Gwen
I think she is so pretty!!
One of the most beautiful women in the world 😍
nonetheless, this is so pure and heartbreaking and this is what heartbreak can do to some people, for gwen, it silences her verbally while repressing her emotions thus the body language and facial expressions in this video. fuck to the person who hurt her
really just fuck you gavin you cheating trash
i assure i wont do that. :~) but yep, pretty much there's a resemblance between his and ben's situation. it's with their former nanny mindy something
oh, it's mindy mann, hahaha i googled it for you !! :-)
+mydra xiarys I didn't do anything though...
+mydra xiarys I used to really like gavin rossdale, like really like him, now I can't even listen to his music. Cheaters are trash. They break hearts and make it harder for someone to ever trust completely again. It's a long-lasting damage. The lowest level of hell is for betrayers they say
Lyrics:
Never thought this would happen
I let it sink in, you're gone
I don't know, know what I'm feeling
I must be dreaming, you're gone
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Are you gone?
There were no boundaries
What, you just pushed me too far
I guess nobody taught you
Nobody taught you how to love
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Oh, now look at what you lost, oh
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Now look at what you lost, oh
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Jonathan Rotem / Teal Douville / Gwen Stefani / Justin Tranter / Julia Michaels
Used to Love You lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Inc
Pp
This. This should be the kind of direction Gwen should be heading. Not that "Spark The Fire."
This. This makes me uncomfortable
+Paolo Perez Yeah, she said she already scrapped all the songs she did last year and started new these past few months. To reflet what is going on in her life, to be more involved in the creation and for it to be more personal. I prefer to look at those songs from last year as warm ups.
hater
+Paolo Perez So you prefer to cry and suffer than have fun and dance. There's enough room for both! Spark The Fire is so cool. This is just fine.
+Paolo Perez
Spark the fire was very close to being good too. It just was a tad bit too repetitive and the production lazy.
Sometimes lighter songs are good too.
There were some very cool elements in spark the fire
I just watched her perform this live at Time Square. It was awesome.
+dimmkah Yes, just saw that on NBC TV (USA) she's got such an amazing presence. Beautiful, and the song even has lyrics and not a mumbling mess
like the hip hop crap you hear everywhere like from that stupid pit bull moron. LOL
She couldn't be any more beautiful...
You like all that Botox that prevents her from showing emotion?
Hannah Couture it looks like a bird shit in her hair. Everything else is good.
ik right
roccotherabbit /\ That's not an Adam's apple you moron. Open up an anatomy book sometime.
Your Character Is Flawed Your name fits perfectly.
Only a woman who been through the same shit can decode this video, when you love someone for so long and they do the unimaginable you can't sing without tears or feeling the deep emotions. Then the song lyric change and the words become something else! All you can do is feel her pain.
110% truth.
Same as a gay man
@@cjturner370 same as a straight man
I love this song. 😍😍😍😍😍😍 In the video it looks like she's trying her best to hold back her tears.
+Ayana Evans
You got it! Thanks! It's amazing to me how so many people can't see or feel that...
+Echoustic Yes. You can tell she wants to break down so she continues to sing. All people have to do is listen to the lyrics.
I love you, Gwen. I am glad you healed and are better now and no longer with someone who was NEVER worthy of you, to start with. Jesus loves you and I love you too, sis.
Look at all the sad little people hatin on Gwen.
+amber cooper Jealousy :D
+Turner Bradley bush is the band of hes ex-boyfriend, they were together from 2002 to 2015. I think he inspired this songs. I don't really know
+amber cooper I just miss No Doubt :(
Yes, many of these little RUclips viewers are full of hate and negativity. Craving attention obviously.
+Jack Clarke Amen to that.
Nostalgia is such a beautiful, bitter sweet emotion. Nothing beats being head over heels in love, even when it ends in tears. Would do it all over again.
simply true
I love Gwen and even this video but i want new album now!
+InLoveWithItSo
"This is What the Truth Feels Like" - Release date: March 18. Already available for pre-order at Target (Deluxe Version with 4 bonus tracks). New Single "Make Me Like You" out NOW on iTunes. Music Video for new single premiers Monday, Feb 15, LIVE, during the Grammy Awards. This apparently will be the first music video (with multiple sets, etc.) to be staged and filmed live and released in real time. Not exactly sure what this entails or how they are actually going to pull this off, but I guess we'll find out on Monday. Gwen says they've been planning the whole thing for months. Should be interesting. She'll also be performing a mini-concert the next day, Tues Feb 16, on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
"Even In This Video" Whats That Supposed To Mean?
I've only watched this video one other time since it came out. You can see all of the emotions on her face - like from the moment she found out through the end. It's so sad, I've never wanted to watch it again! BUT she made it through and now she has Blake!
dear gavin ross,
*song*
sincerely,
gwen stefani
Haha yep :)
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+ShepherdsWrench or more like... Dear Gavin, F*CK YOU!! Sincerely, Gwen
+Marcel D. Robinson lol exactly! his loss
yeah LOL
God I love Gwen and I'm so happy she's happy now with blake. She's the happiest I've ever seen her and I followed her since No Doubt first came out. I lived this same story. She got me through I am so grateful I seen her Vegas show last October for my birthday it was amazing