Start a War (song)

After it was registered with a UPC, Universal Music Group announced that it would be issued as a standalone digital download on November 9, 2015, but these plans were also cancelled.

"Baby Don't Lie", Gwen Stefani's first single since 2008's "Early Winter", was released as a digital download on October 20, 2014, in the United States.

The maxi single was registered with a UPC and was reportedly to include two versions of "Baby Don't Lie" along with two previously unreleased tracks - "Start a War" and "Carousel".

The liner notes stated that "Start a War" was written by Stefani and Sia Furler, while Arnthor Birgisson was the sole producer.

[4] In December 2014 Stefani spoke of the song to Spin's Brennan Carley, when she mentioned working with Furler on the record.

Furthermore, Universal Music Group's official website had listed a digital release of "Start a War" to take place on November 9, 2015, and had assigned it a UPC code, as it had for the unreleased maxi single for "Baby Don't Lie".

"[13] Also writing of Stefani's vocals, Julien Goncalves on the French website Purebreak Charts was pleased that the "aerial" song was strong enough to emphasize her voice.

[10] The appearance took place at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, where it was advertised as a promotional event for her upcoming third album.