Claim: Gwen Stefani released an album.

`` Wind It Up '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani . Originally written for inclusion on Stefani 's Harajuku Lovers Tour , the song was later recorded for her second solo studio album , The Sweet Escape -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . The track contains an interpolation of The Sound of Music song `` The Lonely Goatherd '' .   `` Wind It Up '' was negatively received by most music critics , who criticized the song 's use of yodeling and found the track to be over_the_top . It was released as the album 's lead single on October 31 , 2006 and reached the top 20 in many music markets . The accompanying music video , which became popular on stations such as Total Request Live , was directed by Sophie Muller and takes influence from The Sound of Music .