▁American ▁compos ers ▁Category : M ale ▁film ▁score ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁" Sp ider web s " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁American ▁band ▁No ▁Dou bt ▁for ▁their ▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁T rag ic ▁Kingdom ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁G wen ▁Stef ani ▁and ▁Tony ▁K anal , ▁produced ▁by ▁Matthew ▁W ilder , ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁second ▁single ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁" Sp ider web s " ▁appears ▁on ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁greatest ▁hits ▁album , ▁The ▁Singles ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 2 0 0 3 . ▁Stef ani ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁song ▁after ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁rec ited ▁bad ▁poetry ▁to ▁her . ▁" Sp ider web s " ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁wave ▁and ▁pop ▁punk ▁song ▁with ▁ang sty ▁lyr ics ▁respond ing ▁to ▁Stef ani ' s ▁potential ▁suit ors . ▁ ▁" Sp ider web s " ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁contemporary ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁past ▁critics , ▁who ▁frequently ▁called ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁defining ▁songs ▁for ▁No ▁Dou bt . ▁" Sp ider web s " ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁therefore ▁was ▁in el ig ible ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0