What was an unreleased song created by a female artist who left a band and started a solo career in 2004?
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Start a War (song) "Start a War" is an unreleased song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani. Originally intended for inclusion on her then-upcoming and untitled third studio album, the ballad was written by Stefani and Sia Furler, with Arnthor Birgisson as executive producer. The singer expressed gratitude towards Furler for helping her create the composition. The song was initially meant to serve as a bonus track on a CD maxi single for her 2014 single "Baby Don't Lie", although the distribution was scrapped by Interscope and Mad Love Records. After being registered with a UPC, it was then revealed on Universal Music Group's official website that it would be issued as a standalone digital download on November 9, 2015, which was also cancelled.
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Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani ( ; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, actress, and television personality. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album "Tragic Kingdom" (1995) along with various successful singles, including "Just a Girl", "Don't Speak", "Hey Baby", and "It's My Life". During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was met with both critical and commercial success. It spawned three commercially successful singles: "What You Waiting For?", "Rich Girl", and "Hollaback Girl", the latter reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies. In 2006 Stefani released her second studio album "The Sweet Escape". The album produced two successful singles: "Wind It Up" and the album's title track "The Sweet Escape". Her third solo album "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" was released in March 2016 and became her first solo number-one album on the "Billboard" 200.
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Ladyhawke discography The discography of Ladyhawke, a New Zealand electropop singer-songwriter, consists of three studio albums, two extended plays and eight singles. Ladyhawke began her career in 2001 as the guitarist for the hard rock band Two Lane Blacktop. The group disbanded in 2003 and she then joined the pop-rock band Teenager.
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Kiseki (BeForU song) "Ki Se Ki" (stylized as KI・SE・KI) is the first single by Japanese girl group BeForU. The title song was written by Riyu Kosaka and Naoki Maeda. It was released on November 18, 2004 through Konami. This single is the first to include new members Risa Sotohana, Miharu Arisawa and Sayaka Minami, and included new versions of previously released songs "Chikara", "Firefly" and "Graduation" featuring vocals of the members.
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Louise Redknapp Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (née Nurding, born 4 November 1974), professionally known as Louise, is an English singer and media personality. She was a member of Eternal, an R&B girl group which debuted in 1993 with their quadruple-platinum studio album "Always & Forever". In 1995, Redknapp departed the group for a solo career, in which she released the platinum-selling albums "Naked" (1996), "Woman In Me" (1997) and "Elbow Beach" (2000). Redknapp has sold over 15 million records in her home country, the United Kingdom.
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Watcha Gonna Do (Keisha White song) "Watcha Gonna Do" is a song by English pop artist Keisha White, which was released on March 15, 2004
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Hollaback Girl "Hollaback Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Gwen Stefani for her debut solo studio album, "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." (2004). As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record", "Hollaback Girl" is a hip hop song that draws influence from 1980s hip hop and dance music. The song was written by Stefani, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, supposedly as a response to Courtney Love's statement that Stefani was a "cheerleader" in an interview with "Seventeen" magazine. The song was released as the album's third single on March 15, 2005, and was one of the year's most popular songs, peaking inside the top 10 on the majority of the charts it entered. It reached number one in Australia and the United States, where it became the first digital download to sell one million copies.
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Fantasia Barrino Fantasia Monique Taylor (née Barrino; born June 30, 1984), known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series "American Idol" in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe," which debuted at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, "Free Yourself", which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and earned Fantasia three Grammy nominations in 2006.
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Lisa Hannigan discography The discography of Lisa Hannigan includes her collaborations with Damien Rice, her side projects with a number of other musicians and her solo career, which consists of two albums and a single. Hannigan is a multi-instrumentalist who can play electric guitar, bass guitar and drums as well as vocals. She began contributing backing vocals to Rice's band in Dublin in 2001 and toured with him across Europe and North America. Since Rice dismissed her at Munich, Germany in 2007, she has released a debut solo album, titled "Sea Sew", in 2008. "Sea Sew" has been nominated for the Choice Music Prize and led to Lisa Hannigan receiving two nominations at the 2009 Meteor Awards.
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Wild about Nothing Wild About Nothing is debut studio album by Helen Hoffner. It was the culmination of ten years work that started in 1982 when Helen joined the band The Astronauts (Stiff Records) with Simon Burton and David Lief. Subsequently, Simon and Helen formed an all-girl band called The Marines (CBS/Sony Records) with Denny Jones and Sarah Pritchard; Simon wrote and produced the material and they were managed by Colin Lester. After a couple of minor hit singles and tour support for Kylie Minogue in 1989, it was decided that Helen should become a solo artist. For the next 18 months, Helen and Simon worked on putting her solo album together. They signed to Warner Brothers and began recording in April 1992. Produced by Hugh Padgham and Simon Burton, the album featured Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums; Pino Palidino - Bass; Dominic Miller - Guitar; Bob Marlett and Michael Scherchen - Keyboards. The original pressing of the album only had 11 tracks; "Edge of a Dream" (featuring Bryan Adams) was added later on, not having been a part of the original album recording. "Summer of Love", which was a hit in Norway and Finland, has been covered by Faye Wong and numerous other artists. The album sold gold in Finland.
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Celtic Woman Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble conceived and created by David Kavanagh, Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish stage show "Riverdance." In 2004, he recruited five Irish female musicians who had not previously performed together: vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, and shaped them into the first lineup of the group that he named "Celtic Woman", a specialty group. Downes chose a repertoire that ranged from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs.
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Selene Vigil-Wilk Selene Here Vigil (born July 16, 1965) is an American singer and musician. She co-founded grunge band 7 Year Bitch alongside Elizabeth Davis, Valerie Agnew and Stefanie Sargent in 1990; they released three studio albums before disbanding in 1997. In 2000, Vigil formed a gothic band, Cistine. In 2010, Vigil released her debut solo album, "That Was Then".
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Reportage (album) Reportage is the working title of an unfinished album that the British band Duran Duran wrote and recorded as the intended follow-up to their 2004 reunion album "Astronaut". After the 2006 departure of original guitarist Andy Taylor, the band decided to start over with a new batch of songs that became 2007's "Red Carpet Massacre".
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Girlfriend (The Darkness song) "Girlfriend" is a song by British rock band The Darkness, released as the third and final single from their second studio album, "One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back". Released on 22 May 2006, it was the band's last single before their five-year disbandment later that year. The song is written from the perspective of a man who has cheated on his girlfriend with another woman. He tells his now angry girlfriend in the first verse that the other girl meant nothing to him. In the second verse he admits that the relationship is over and his once girlfriend is now his ex. The music video for the song is inspired by the film "Flashdance". The song was a disappointment, only charting at #39 on the UK Singles Chart. This was the band's lowest charting single since 2003 single "Get Your Hands off My Woman".
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Jani Lane Jani Lane (February 1, 1964 – August 11, 2011) was an American recording artist and the lead vocalist, frontman, lyricist and main songwriter for the glam metal band Warrant. From Hollywood, California, the band experienced success from 1989–1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. Lane left Warrant in 2004 and again in 2008 after a brief reunion. Lane also released a solo album "Back Down to One" in 2003 and the album "Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner" with a new group "Saints of the Underground" in 2008.
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Naked Songs (album) Naked Songs is Aya Matsuura's fourth studio album and her first self-cover album. She also has released a DVD of the Recording Sessions of this album (some of the songs featured on the CD are from the DVD and, on CD, have added a Brass Section and Backing Vocals) It contains some unplugged (hence, "Naked") re-recordings of her older material. It was released on November 29, 2006 and has sold 18,961 copies.
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Maki Nomiya Maki Nomiya (野宮 真貴 , Nomiya Maki , born March 12, 1960) is a Japanese singer and musician. She released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band . In 1991, she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five. When the group disbanded in 2001, she embarked on a solo career. She also appears singing solo on the soundtrack of the game "We Love Katamari" and in the 2008 Japanese version of "Just One Second" (Jikan Wo Tomete) by London Elektricity.
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What R U Waiting 4 "What R U Waiting 4" is a pop rock song written by Matthew Gerrard, Bridgit Benenate, Steve Booker for Australian singer-songwriter Tiffani Wood. The single was Wood's debut solo single and marked a musical change for the singer who was generally known for her pop-dance music with girl group Bardot. The single debuted at No. 27 on the ARIA singles chart and was one of the most-played songs on Australian radio in March 2004. The single was Wood's only release during her brief time with Warner Music as a solo artist, departing her contract to forge an independent music career. The single does not feature on her debut album "Bite Your Tongue".
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Fly (Hilary Duff song) "Fly" is a song recorded by American singer Hilary Duff for her 2004 self-titled third studio album. The song was written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, who also produced the song. The song was first released in the United States on August 10, 2004 by Hollywood Records, as the lead single from "Hilary Duff". It was released again by Angel Records on March 13, 2006 in the United Kingdom as the fourth and final single from Duff's first compilation album, "Most Wanted" (2005). It is appeared in "Karaoke Revolution Party".
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Kim Hill (soul musician) Kimberly Allise "Kim" Hill (born August 7, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with the hip hop band Black Eyed Peas. She left the band in 2000 and was later replaced by Fergie in 2002. Hill has since begun performing as a solo artist and acting in films.
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Juicy Music Juicy Music is LISA's debut album, released on April 16, 2003. This is her first solo album after she left M-Flo in the spring of 2002.It debuted at #5 on the weekly albums chart with 19,236 copies sold. The album stayed in the Top 20 the next two weeks and on its fourth week, which accumulated with 42,814 copies sold.
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Hush Hush; Hush Hush "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" is a song by American female group The Pussycat Dolls from their second and final studio album, "Doll Domination" (2008). Written by Nicole Scherzinger, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ina Wroldsen, Dino Fekaris, Frederik Perren and produced by Quiz & LaRossi and Dave Audé for the remixed version, it was released as the album's sixth and final single on May 12, 2009. Lead and background vocals for both versions of the song are performed solely by lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. The release caused controversy as the single was credited as "Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger" which caused tension within the group and rumored that Scherzinger would be going solo.