“As pop songs, the early stuff like Electricity' and Enola Gay' were such inspirations to Gwen and I, especially melodically. They inspired us to try and do our own John Hughes prom-scene movie moment kind of songs.”

British-American musician, songwriter and record producer, born 1970

Tony Kanal is a British-American musician, songwriter and record producer, known for his work with the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. He was born in 1970. He is best known as the bassist and co-writer for No Doubt, and later for Dreamcar. Beyond performing, he has also worked as a producer and songwriter with artists including Pink, Weezer, Elan Atias, and Gwen Stefani on her solo work.