Wind It Up (Gwen Stefani song)

"Wind It Up" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani. It was released on October 31, 2006 as the lead single from Stefani's second studio album The Sweet Escape. The song contains a sample from "The Lonely Goatherd" which was originally from The Sound of Music.

Background and writing
In July 2005, Stefani began writing and recording material with Pharrell Williams in Miami, Florida for her album.

Reviews
Many music critics did not like the yodeling that was featured in the song.

Stefani later said about the song:

Track listings
 UK, German, and Australian CD single
 "Wind It Up" (Main Mix) – 3:11
 "Wind It Up" (Original Neptunes Mix) – 3:08
 German CD maxi single
 "Wind It Up" (Main Mix) – 3:11
 "Wind It Up" (Original Neptunes Mix) – 3:08
 "Wind It Up" (Instrumental Mix) – 3:02
 "Wind It Up" (video) – 3:11
 UK 12" single
A1. "Wind It Up" (Main Mix) – 3:11
A2. "Wind It Up" (Original Neptunes Mix) – 3:08
B1. "Wind It Up" (Instrumental Main Mix) – 3:11
B2. "Wind It Up" (Instrumental Neptunes Mix) – 3:10

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Sweet Escape.

 Gwen Stefani – lead vocals, songwriting
 Pete Davis – additional keyboards, additional mix programming
 Alex Dromgoole – assistant engineering
 David Emery – assistant engineering
 Ron Fair – orchestra production
 Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering

 Brian Garten – recording
 Hart Gunther – assistant engineering
 The Neptunes – production
 Mark "Spike" Stent – additional production, mixing
 Talent Bootcamp Kids – additional vocals
 Pharrell Williams – songwriting

Charts

Weekly charts
 Chart (2006–07) Peakposition Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 5 Germany (Official German Charts) 21 Greece (IFPI Greece) 26 Romania (Romanian Top 100) 12 US Pop 100 (Billboard) 7

Year-end charts
 Chart (2006) Position Australia (ARIA) 67 Australia Urban (ARIA) 27 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 145

 Chart (2007) Position Australia (ARIA) 83 Australia Urban (ARIA) 29 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 56 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 38 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 52 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 70 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 81 US Billboard Hot 100 83 US Pop 100 (Billboard) 67

References

Category:2006 songs
Category:Gwen Stefani songs
Category:Hip hop songs
Category:R&B songs