A "hollaback girl" is one of the lesser cheerleaders who yells in the background. Gwen Stefani is asserting that she is the queen bee on this squad, leading the cheers with the hollaback girls in her service. She was 35 years old when the song was released, but had no trouble playing a high school cheerleader in the video.
Marching band instruments like trombones, saxophones and clarinets were used on this track, which ties in with the cheerleader theme. It's the only #1 hit with a prominent tuba ("The Tears of a Clown" uses a bassoon).
Stefani (from Rolling Stone, June 16, 2005): "I did the whole record, but I knew I didn't have my attitude song - my 'this is my history, f--k you because you can't erase it' song. I knew I wanted a song like that."
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