Length 3:45 | ||
Released April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26) Writer(s) Cage the ElephantDan Auerbach | ||
"Trouble" is a song by American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant. It was produced and co-written by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and was released as the second single from the band's fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty on April 26, 2016. It topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, becoming the band's seventh overall chart-topper.
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Background
Matt 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."
"So the song's kinda just about honesty and adversity and struggle and stuff like that," Shultz added.
Music video
The official music video for "Trouble" was released on April 21, 2016. 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.