 During their first day of work , the two wrote a song titled " Fine by You " , which Stefani later described as " a stupid love song , but really good " . Perry remarked that the song " wasn 't right " , and the track was excluded from the album . The session was unproductive , due in part to Stefani 's self @-@ consciousness and writer 's block , and she at one stage broke down in tears in the studio . Stefani has since admitted that writing songs without her band members felt " humiliating and intimidating even if they 're sweet and excited , because you 're drowning in their creativity " . 
