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| artist = [[Cage the Elephant]]
| artist = [[Cage the Elephant]]
| album = [[Tell Me I'm Pretty]]
| album = [[Tell Me I'm Pretty]]
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| recorded = Spring 2015 at Easy Eye Sound, [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
| recorded = Spring 2015 at Easy Eye Sound, [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Psychedelic folk|Dream-folk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tell-me-im-pretty-202790/|title=Cage the Elephant 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' Album Review|first1=Jon|last1=Dolan|date=December 22, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>|[[psychedelic pop]]<ref>{{cite web|last= Rolling Stone Staff |title= 50 Best Songs of 2015 |website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |date= December 3, 2015 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2015-144910/titus-andronicus-dimed-out-2-39988/|quote= The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach helps the Kentucky garage-rock crew stir up some exquisitely sweet, red-eyed psych-pop...|accessdate= November 4, 2022}}</ref>}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Psychedelic folk|Dream-folk]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tell-me-im-pretty-202790/ |title=Cage the Elephant 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' Album Review|first1=Jon|last1=Dolan|date=December 22, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>|[[psychedelic pop]]<ref>{{cite web |date= December 3, 2015 |author= Rolling Stone Staff |title= 50 Best Songs of 2015 |website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2015-144910/titus-andronicus-dimed-out-2-39988/ |quote= The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach helps the Kentucky garage-rock crew stir up some exquisitely sweet, red-eyed psych-pop...|access-date= November 4, 2022}}</ref>}}
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| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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"'''Trouble'''" is a song by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Cage the Elephant]], released as the second single from the band's fourth studio album ''[[Tell Me I'm Pretty]]'' on April 26, 2016. Produced and co-written by [[Dan Auerbach]] of [[the Black Keys]], it topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Alternative Songs]] chart in the United States, becoming the band's seventh overall chart-topper.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7487644/cage-the-elephant-kaleo-collect-new-airplay-chart-no-1s| title=Cage the Elephant & Kaleo Collect New Airplay Chart No. 1s| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=August 25, 2016|access-date=August 31, 2016 | author=Rutherford, Kevin}}</ref>
"'''Trouble'''" is a song by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Cage the Elephant]], released as the second single from the band's fourth studio album ''[[Tell Me I'm Pretty]]'' on April 26, 2016. Produced and co-written by [[Dan Auerbach]] of [[the Black Keys]], it topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Alternative Songs]] chart in the United States, becoming the band's seventh overall chart-topper.<ref name="chart1" />


==Background==
==Background==
Lead singer Matt Shultz said the song is "about honesty and adversity and struggle".<ref name="songfacts" />
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Matt Shultz explained to [[ABC Radio (United States)|ABC Radio]] that the song was inspired by a conversation he had with someone close to him. "We were both presenting ourselves as being very honest in the conversation. And I felt there were several places where I was holding back, or kind of curating the idea of what I wanted projected pretty heavily as inside the conversation. So I was curious at what level they were doing the same."


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Shultz explained to [[ABC Radio (United States)|ABC Radio]] that the song was inspired by a conversation he had with someone close to him. "We were both presenting ourselves as being very honest in the conversation. And I felt there were several places where I was holding back, or kind of curating the idea of what I wanted projected pretty heavily as inside the conversation. So I was curious at what level they were doing the same."<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web |date=2015 |author=|title=Trouble by Cage the Elephant |url=https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=39963 |website=[[Songfacts.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125044006/https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=39963 |archive-date=2016-11-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
"So the song's kinda just about honesty and adversity and struggle and stuff like that," Shultz added.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=39963 "Trouble" by Cage The Elephant] - ''SongFacts''</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The official music video for "Trouble" was released on April 21, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/64960-cage-the-elephant-share-trouble-video-watch/|title=Cage the Elephant Share "Trouble" Video: Watch|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=April 21, 2016 |access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref> The video combines the story of a [[Western (genre)|western]]-style duel and its delusional results with shots of the band performing in the desert. It was filmed at the [[Joshua Tree National Park]] and it also marks Shultz' directorial debut.<ref>[https://cagetheelephant.com/2016/04/21/trouble-music-video/ Trouble: Music Video] - Cage the Elephant Official Site (accessed November 24, 2016)</ref>
The official music video for "Trouble" was released on April 21, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/64960-cage-the-elephant-share-trouble-video-watch/|title=Cage the Elephant Share "Trouble" Video: Watch|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=April 21, 2016 |access-date=August 31, 2016 }}</ref> The video combines the story of a [[Western (genre)|western]]-style duel and its delusional results with shots of the band performing in the desert. It was filmed at the [[Joshua Tree National Park]] and it also marks Shultz' directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Trouble: Music Video |url=https://www.cagetheelephant.com/2016/04/21/trouble-music-video/ |website=Cage The Elephant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050351/https://www.cagetheelephant.com/2016/04/21/trouble-music-video/ |archive-date=2016-11-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
The song was a hit on the [[Alternative Songs|Billboard Alternative Songs chart]], peaking at number one and staying on the chart for a total of 51 weeks. It was also a hit on the [[Adult Alternative Songs|Adult Alternative Songs chart]], peaking at four and charting for 28 weeks. The song also charted on several other charts, mainly charting in North America.
The song was a hit on the [[Alternative Songs|Billboard Alternative Songs chart]], peaking at number one<ref name="chart1">{{cite news |date=August 25, 2016 | last=Rutherford |first=Kevin | title=Cage the Elephant & Kaleo Collect New Airplay Chart No. 1s | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7487644/cage-the-elephant-kaleo-collect-new-airplay-chart-no-1s | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=April 1, 2024 }}</ref> and staying on the chart for a total of 51 weeks. It was also a hit on the [[Adult Alternative Songs|Adult Alternative Songs chart]], peaking at four and charting for 28 weeks. The song also charted on several other charts, mainly charting in North America.{{Vague}}


===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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! scope="row"| US Rock Airplay Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/rock-airplay-songs |title=Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Rock Airplay Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/rock-airplay-songs |title=Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref>
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==Reception==
[[Rolling Stone]] praised "Trouble" as the standout song of the album, saying it "sounds gorgeously burnt, with a vaguely hounded feel that evokes red eyes hidden behind mirror-shades."<ref name="Dolan">{{cite web |last1=Dolan |first1=Jon |title=Cage the Elephant 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' Album Review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tell-me-im-pretty-202790/ |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708133553/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tell-me-im-pretty-202790/ |archive-date=2018-07-08 |date=22 December 2015 |url-access=limited }}</ref>
DrownedInSound called it "a wickedly left-field dirge that sees Shultz hush up his usually manic delivery" and [[The A.V. Club]] called it "uncharacteristically restrained".<ref>{{cite web |date=18 December 2015 |author1=
Philip Cosores |title=Cage The Elephant chills out on the radio-ready Tell Me I’m Pretty |url=https://www.avclub.com/cage-the-elephant-chills-out-on-the-radio-ready-tell-me-1798186058 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |date=18 December 2015 |title=Album Review: Cage the Elephant - Tell Me I'm Pretty |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/19150/reviews/4149640 |website=DrownedInSound }}</ref>
[[The Guardian]] noted the obvious influence of 1990s era [[Frank Black]].<ref name="Mackay">{{cite web |date=13 December 2015 |last1=Mackay |first1=Emily |title=Cage the Elephant: Tell Me I’m Pretty review – puppyish energy, obvious influences |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/13/cage-the-elephant-tell-me-im-pretty-review-cry-baby-trouble-portuguese-knife-fight |website=[[The Observer]] |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |quote=Trouble is a dead ringer for 1990s Frank Black }}</ref>


==In media==
==In media==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 12:05, 4 April 2024

"Trouble"
Single by Cage the Elephant
from the album Tell Me I'm Pretty
ReleasedApril 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)[1]
RecordedSpring 2015 at Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length3:45
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dan Auerbach
Cage the Elephant singles chronology
"Mess Around"
(2015) 		"Trouble"
(2016) 		"Cold Cold Cold"
(2017)
Music video
"Trouble" on YouTube

"Trouble" is a song by American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant, released as the second single from the band's fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty on April 26, 2016. Produced and co-written by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, it topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, becoming the band's seventh overall chart-topper.[4]

Background

Lead singer Matt Shultz said the song is "about honesty and adversity and struggle".[5]

Shultz explained to ABC Radio that the song was inspired by a conversation he had with someone close to him. "We were both presenting ourselves as being very honest in the conversation. And I felt there were several places where I was holding back, or kind of curating the idea of what I wanted projected pretty heavily as inside the conversation. So I was curious at what level they were doing the same."[5]

Music video

The official music video for "Trouble" was released on April 21, 2016.[6] The video combines the story of a western-style duel and its delusional results with shots of the band performing in the desert. It was filmed at the Joshua Tree National Park and it also marks Shultz' directorial debut.[7]

Charts

The song was a hit on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, peaking at number one[4] and staying on the chart for a total of 51 weeks. It was also a hit on the Adult Alternative Songs chart, peaking at four and charting for 28 weeks. The song also charted on several other charts, mainly charting in North America.[vague]

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] 9
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 12
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[11] 33
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[12] 11
Chart (2017) Position
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[13] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States[1] April 26, 2016 Modern rock radio RCA Records

Reception

Rolling Stone praised "Trouble" as the standout song of the album, saying it "sounds gorgeously burnt, with a vaguely hounded feel that evokes red eyes hidden behind mirror-shades."[15] DrownedInSound called it "a wickedly left-field dirge that sees Shultz hush up his usually manic delivery" and The A.V. Club called it "uncharacteristically restrained".[16] [17] The Guardian noted the obvious influence of 1990s era Frank Black.[18]

In media

  • The song plays during the final scene of the first season of The Lincoln Lawyer.
  • It plays at the end of season one, episode eleven of Bull and season one, episode two of Santa Clarita Diet.
  • In May 2023, the song was featured in an Amazon commercial where two brothers are bickering and their mother orders them space-themed tents for their beds to get them to stop their bickering.

References

  1. ^ a b "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Dolan, Jon (December 22, 2015). "Cage the Elephant 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' Album Review". Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (December 3, 2015). "50 Best Songs of 2015". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2022. The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach helps the Kentucky garage-rock crew stir up some exquisitely sweet, red-eyed psych-pop...
  4. ^ a b Rutherford, Kevin (August 25, 2016). "Cage the Elephant & Kaleo Collect New Airplay Chart No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Trouble by Cage the Elephant". Songfacts.com. 2015. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cage the Elephant Share "Trouble" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. April 21, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  7. ^ "Trouble: Music Video". Cage The Elephant. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
  8. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  10. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  11. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  12. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "American single certifications – Cage the Elephant – Trouble". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  15. ^ Dolan, Jon (December 22, 2015). "Cage the Elephant 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
  16. ^ Philip Cosores (December 18, 2015). "Cage The Elephant chills out on the radio-ready Tell Me I'm Pretty". The A.V. Club.
  17. ^ "Album Review: Cage the Elephant - Tell Me I'm Pretty". DrownedInSound. December 18, 2015.
  18. ^ Mackay, Emily (December 13, 2015). "Cage the Elephant: Tell Me I'm Pretty review – puppyish energy, obvious influences". The Observer. The Guardian. Trouble is a dead ringer for 1990s Frank Black


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