It was written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont, and produced by Mark "Spike" Stent.

Its music video was pulled a day after being released and received controversy for its cultural appropriation and its stereotypical depiction of First Nations people.

[6] "Looking Hot" is a synth-slathered pop song replete with a dose of ska and reggae flavor,[7] with a pounding arena-rave beat,[8] drenched in 1980s new wave tones.

According to James Montgomery of MTV News, the song "pairs club-ready thump with catwalk-approved strut, with breezy horns, melding their skanking past with their shiny pop present.

"[13] Theon Weber of Spin called it "nearly ridiculous", writing that the song is "a refinement of their late-period hit 'Hey Baby" — synthesize these two urges, the two long ends of the party: Its bobbleheaded opening the melancholy comedown.

[17] The group performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 25, 2012, an episode featuring President Barack Obama as the only guest.

No Doubt released a statement on their website apologizing: "As a multi-racial band, our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures.

The music that inspired us when we started the band, and the community of friends, family, and fans that surrounds us was built upon respect, unity and inclusiveness.

"[25] The American Indian Studies Center of the University of California, Los Angeles – whom No Doubt claimed to have consulted prior to filming the video – released an open letter to No Doubt which noted "perceptions that American Indians are mere historical relics, frozen in time as stereotypically savage, primitive, uniquely-spiritualized and – in the case of Native women – hyper-sexualized objects to be tamed", and said the video "is replete with such highly offensive and destructive images of Native peoples in general and Native women specifically" and that it was "rife with imagery that glorifies aggression against Indian people, and, most disturbingly, denigrates and objectifies Native women through scenes of sexualized violence", but commended the band's decision to remove the video.