Rich Girl (Radio Edit #1)

Produced by Dr. Luke and recorded during sessions for Gwen Stefani's debut solo album 'Love. Angel. Music. Baby.' in 2004, the track features a guest verse from rapper Eve and interpolates the melody of 'If I Were a Rich Man' from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. Released in late 2004 on Interscope Records, 'Rich Girl' was a major commercial success for Stefani in her transition from No Doubt frontwoman to solo artist, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the United Kingdom, where it spent two weeks at the top; the track demonstrated Dr. Luke's emerging ability to craft hip-hop-influenced pop crossover hits. The track remains one of the defining pop singles of 2004–2005 and an early landmark in Dr. Luke's production career, which would go on to shape mainstream pop for the following decade; its interpolation of a classic show-tune melody into a hip-hop-inflected pop context was widely noted as a distinctive compositional move.