Gwen Stefani entered 2021 with a bang.
The singer released a new music video for her song, “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” on Friday. And although the video is new, longtime fans will appreciate the many backward sets sported by the singer – some of which pay homage to Stefani’s most notable looks worn throughout her career.
The video starts with a masked Stefani, 51, doing her hair and makeup in a backstage setting before calling producer Steve Bermani to say she needed “more money” to make the video even better.
The music video continues to offer a nostalgic trip through Stefani’s closet, with the pop icon wearing several of his most iconic looks from previous years.
In scenes throughout the video, in which Stefani interacting with various versions of herself, the singer can be seen dressed in a series of clothes from her No Doubt days. Wearing a white V-neck top, huge blue pants, crystals on his face and mirrors of bright red lipstick from the 1995 video for “Just a Girl”, Stefani looks almost identical to his younger self.
Youtube Gwen Stefani in the visual of the 1995 video clip for “Just a Girl” by No Doubt (left) and the 2021 video clip for “Let Me Reintroduce Myself”
In another scene, Stefani sports blue hair and a shaggy blue bra – a mirror image of what she wore on the red carpet at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
Youtube Gwen Stefani in the 2021 music video for “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” (left), and on the 1998 red carpet at the MTV VMAs
She also brings back a polka dot dress that resembles the one used in the 1996 music video for “Don’t Speak”, this time with fringed boots.
Youtube Gwen Stefani in the 1996 video for “Don’t Speak” (left) and in her 2021 video for “Let Me Reintroduce Myself”
“Let me introduce myself / In case you forgot, no, I’m not a record on your shelf”, Stefani sings in the chorus. “I am still the old original-original self, yes, the old original-original self / So, let me re-, let me reintroduce myself, yes.”
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Before the video’s debut on Friday, Stefani took to Instagram to show a comparison of how she appears in the video and how she appeared in the 1990s, with her take on the “How it started vs. How it going” meme.
Stefani also sang the song live on NBC’s New Year’s Eve on Thursday, using a dazzled and fringed denim set.
“Let Me Reintroduce Myself” is Stefani’s first solo outing since the 2016 album, “This Is What The Truth Feels Like”.
Since then, she has launched a collection of Christmas songs and collaborations, including some with her fiance Blake Shelton. The duo collaborated on “Nobody But You” – which reached the first place in Advertising panelCountry Airplay table of –Shelton’s “Happy Anywhere” and “Go Ahead and Break My Heart” 2016 If I’m honest album. Last holiday, they released the Christmas song “You Make It Feel Like Christmas”
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Shelton, 44, proposed in October, while the couple were on vacation at Oklahoma’s country star ranch, where they are currently building a house.
In a recent appearance in the Bobby Bones show, Shelton shared that he had hidden the ring in his truck for weeks before asking the question.
“The only thing I planned, Bobby, was that I knew I wanted to do this in Oklahoma while all of her children were there,” Shelton told the radio host. “I didn’t want to take it out or do anything private away from the kids. I thought it was important for the kids to be part of that moment, so I did. I kept the ring for a few weeks; maybe 2 and a half weeks.”
The two dated for five years after falling in love on the set of The voice in 2015. An industry source recently told PEOPLE that Stefani has been “floating in the air” since the proposal.