Stefani: ‘Hollaback Girl’ Was My ‘Fu** You’ To Courtney Love

Gwen Stefani spoke with Time Off magazine about how her biggest solo hit ‘Hollaback Girl’ was actually a response to Courtney Love, who deemed the No Doubt singer a cheerleader in an interview. “You know someone one time called me a cheerleader, negatively, and I’ve never been a cheerleader,” she explained of the song’s origin. “So I was like, ‘Okay, fu** you! You want me to be a cheerleader? Well, I will be one then. And I’ll rule the whole world, just you watch me’.” Timeoff.com.au has since removed the full article.