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{{Infobox musical artist 2
{{Infobox Single
|Name = Tevin Campbell
| Name = Trouble
| Cover = Trouble_cover_art.jpg
|Img =
| Artist = [[Coldplay]]
|Img_capt = Hairspray Broadway - New York, NY in 2006
| from Album = [[Parachutes]]
|Background = solo_singer
| B-side = "Brothers & Sisters (New Version)"
|Alias = T.C., Tevvy Tev
| Released = October 26, 2000<br/>December 18, 2001 (U.S.)
|Birth_name = Tevin Jermod Campbell
| Format = [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[compact audio cassette|cassette]], [[vinyl record|7" record]]
|Born = {{birth date and age|1976|11|12}}
| Recorded = March 2000
|Origin = [[Dallas, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
|Genre = [[Pop music|Dance-pop]]<br/>[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<br/>[[New Jack Swing]]<br/>[[Urban Contemporary|Urban]]
| Length = 4:30
|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]<br/>[[Actor]]
| Label = [[Parlophone]]
|Years_active = 1989&ndash;present
| Writer = [[Guy Berryman]], [[Jonny Buckland]], [[Will Champion]], [[Chris Martin]]
|Label = [[Qwest Records|Qwest]]/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Producer = [[Ken Nelson (British record producer)|Ken Nelson]], [[Coldplay]]
|URL =
| Last single = "[[Yellow (song)|Yellow]]"<br />(2000)
| This single = "'''Trouble'''"<br />(2000)
| Next single = "[[Don't Panic (song)|Don't Panic]]"<br />(2001)
|
}}
}}


"'''Trouble'''" is a song by English [[alternative rock]] band [[Coldplay]]. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer [[Ken Nelson (British record producer)|Ken Nelson]] for Coldplay's debut album, ''[[Parachutes (album)|Parachutes]]''.
'''Tevin Jermod Campbell''' (born [[November 12]], [[1976]]) is a five-time [[Grammy]]-nominated [[United States|American]] [[R&B]] [[singer-songwriter]]. Campbell scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s. Like [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] and [[Marques Houston]], Campbell transitioned from [[child singer]] to adult R&B crooner, and is a recognizable figure in the [[New Jack Swing]] genre of music.


The song was released on October 26, 2000 as the album's third single. It has reached number 10 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], making it the band's second Top 10 single in the country. Although "Trouble" failed to chart on the main singles chart in the United States, the music press has deemed it almost successful with its predecessor, "[[Yellow (song)|Yellow]]".
==Music career==
Born in [[Dallas, Texas]], Campbell was introduced to the R&B by [[Quincy Jones]] in August 1989. Campbell's debut single was "Tomorrow (A Better You Better Me)" which reached number 1 on the [[Billboard]] Hot [[R&B]]/[[Hip hop]] Singles chart in June 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3009399&cdi=6475210&cid=06%2F16%2F1990|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> It was the lead single from [[Quincy Jones]]' critically acclaimed ensemble LP ''[[Back on the Block]]'' which won the Grammy Award for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA153EF931A15751C0A967958260|title=This Year's Grammys|date=1991-02-22|publisher=''New York Times''|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> After working with Jones and writers and producers including Siedah Garrett<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fuxq95ldae~T2|title=''Back on the Block'' credits|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref>, Campbell worked with producers [[Narada Michael Walden]], [[Al B. Sure]], [[Babyface]], and others to record additional music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifpxqw5ldje~T2|title=''T.E.V.I.N.'' credits|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref>


==Writing and recording==
Campbell's first solo hit was "Round and Round", which charted at #3 on R&B charts in November 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3009868&cdi=6499909&cid=11%2F17%2F1990|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: "Round and Round"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> and #13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in April 1991 was produced by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and was featured in Prince's film ''[[Graffiti Bridge (film)|Graffiti Bridge]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=350&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+100+Airplay&ci=3010413&cdi=6528253&cid=04%2F20%2F1991|title=Hot 100 Airplay: "Round and Round"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> Campbell followed the success of his first two singles by releasing his debut album, ''[[T.E.V.I.N. (album)|T.E.V.I.N.]]'', in November 1991 which featured the R&B hit singles and Campbell's only #1 Adult Contemporary hit: "Tell Me What You Want Me To Do" followed by:, "Alone With You", and "Goodbye". His second album, ''I'm Ready'' released October 1993, yielded the #1 R&B hit and #9 pop single "[[Can We Talk]]" in December 1993, "[[I'm Ready (song)|I'm Ready]]"<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?JSESSIONID=zhbNLMyLFspQgLGbPyFwbBHRhWhdfpdB4LZVvB7Jtj162LDN0fVH!1143420706|title=Tevin Campbell: Billboard Chart History|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref>, "[[Always in My Heart (Tevin Campbell song)|Always in My Heart]]" which charted at #3 on the R&B chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=378&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Rhythmic+Top+40&ci=3018688&cdi=6885123&cid=11%2F12%2F1994|title=Rhythmic Top 40: "Always in My Heart"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> He also scored a Top 30 hit with "[[Don't Say Goodbye Girl]]" on the R&B charts.<ref name=billboard /> In September 1994, Campbell also scored an R&B hit with the single "U Will Know" as part of the R&B supergroup Black Men United, a group that also included singer [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=365&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Recurrents&ci=3020771&cdi=6963540&cid=07%2F29%2F1995|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents: "U Will Know"|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref>
According to [[Coldplay]] vocalist [[Chris Martin]], he wrote "Trouble" as a result of his own behavior. He recalls, "There were some bad things going in our band&nbsp;... the song is about behaving badly towards somebody you really love and I was certainly doing that to some members of the band." He added that he supposed it was about time to act of a knobhead.<ref name="Roach49">Roach, p. 49</ref> The four members of Coldplay co-wrote "Trouble".
The year 1996 saw the release of his third album, ''[[Back to the World]]'' (#11 R&B). The title track was a success (hitting the R&B Top 20), but additional singles failed to make an impact on the chart. His early 1999 self-titled album was found Campbell venturing into the [[neo-soul]] venue. The project was rushed, and as a result charted below the R&B Top 30, with only one single charting, a Top 30 song called "Another Way".<ref name=billboard />


British record producer [[Ken Nelson (British record producer)|Ken Nelson]] and the band produced "Trouble" for their debut album, ''[[Parachutes]]''. The track was recorded four times before the band had settled on the take they wanted. The last take was recorded into [[Pro Tools]] with a [[shaker (percussion)|shaker]] to provide the [[rhythm]] to the track. However, the band opted to the first three versions. For the backing track, drummer [[Will Champion]] played the drums and Martin on the piano; after the bass, guitarist [[Jonny Buckland]] added the guitar section. In recording the piano section of the track, the band used two microphones—one was brighter-sounding and one with a fuller sound. Nelson, who wanted to keep it simple, chose the fuller sound microphone when they mixed "Trouble".<ref name="Inglis">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct00/articles/ken.htm|title=Recording Coldplay's Parachutes|last=Inglis|first=Sam|month=October|year=2000|work=SOS|accessdate=2008-09-12}}</ref>
==Acting career==
After his appearance in the 1990 film ''Graffiti Bridge'', Campbell made a guest appearance the following year on ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', playing fictional teen idol, "Little T", a celebrity crush and date of [[List of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air characters#Ashley Banks|Ashley's]] first season in the episode "Just Infatuation". In 1995, Campbell voiced the character Powerline in Disney's ''[[A Goofy Movie]]'', singing the songs "[[Stand Out]]" and "[[I 2 I]]".


"Trouble" was [[audio mixing|mixed]] in New York by American mix engineer [[Michael Brauer]]. The mixing, however, was redone because it was sent back that fell shortly of the desired quality. According to Nelson, "the vocal was [[audio compression (data)|overcompressed]] and the piano was too bright". Despite this, he did not blame Brauer because he was not present during the mixing since they were, at the time, recording the album.<ref name="Inglis"/>
In 1999, Campbell made another guest appearance on the hit show ''[[Moesha]]'' along side [[Brandy (entertainer)|Brandy Norwood]]. In the episode, "Rite Stuff", he just played a student involved in the ball.


==Music and lyrics==
Campbell is currently playing the role of Seaweed J. Stubbs in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]''. He has been with the cast since December 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=522385|title=R&B Singer Tevin Campbell Joins the Cast of B'way's Hairspray|last=David|first=Cara Joy|date=2005-12-06|publisher=broadway.com|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref>
Like the song "[[Yellow (song)|Yellow]]", Martin wrote "Trouble" with the repetitive use of the word trouble. The song's lyrics are on "softer emotional themes"; including apologies, unrequited love, and longing.<ref name="Roach49"/>


The song's musicscape was said to be [[minimalism|minimalist]]. "Trouble" is built around a piano, with a [[snare drum]] background that was mixed very low. The snare drum section tends to be inaudible when the guitars come in.<ref name="Roach49"/>


==Release and reception==
==Discography==
"Trouble" was released on October 26, 2000 as the third [[single (music)|single]] of ''Parachutes''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427213/20000929/coldplay.jhtml|title=Coldplay Opens Up "Parachutes" For U.S. Audiences|last=Basham|first=David|date=2000-09-29|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-09-24}}</ref> A limited-edition CD of the single was released, featuring a remix of the songs "Yellow", the US-[[lead single]] of the album, and "[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]". It was pressed to 1,000 copies, and was issued only to fans and journalists.<ref name="MossHeats">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451517/20011217/coldplay.jhtml|title=Coldplay Ready Second Album As 'Trouble' Heats Up|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=2001-12-18|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref>
===Albums===
*1991: ''[[T.E.V.I.N. (album)|T.E.V.I.N.]]'' [[The Billboard 200]] #38, [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] #5 (Platinum)
*1993: ''[[I'm Ready]]'' [[The Billboard 200]] #18, [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] #3 (Double Platinum)
*1996: ''[[Back to the World (Tevin Campbell album)|Back to the World]]'' [[The Billboard 200]] #19, [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] #11 (Gold)
*1999: ''[[Tevin Campbell (album)|Tevin Campbell]]'' [[The Billboard 200]] #88, [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] #31 (Gold)


Like their others songs, Coldplay has refused several offers to use "Trouble" for promotional tools. In 2004, the band rejected a multi-million [[Euro]] offer from [[Diet Coke]] and [[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]] to use the song and "[[Don't Panic]]", the fourth single from the album. They asked [[Phil Harvey (manager)|Phil Harvey]], their manager, to not refer them to such offers because "a discussion might lead to compromise". American actor [[Sylvester Stallone]] was interested to use the song for the soundtrack of his film, but the band declined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easytoplease.net/interviews.php?page=qaugust|title=The State of Coldplay|month=August|year=2002|work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] ([[Internet Archive]])|accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref>
==Online Albums==
*2008: '' 2008, Never Before Heard - buy on [[itunes]] or [[Amazon]]


"Trouble" was a commercial success. It has reached number 10 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], making it the band's second Top 10 single in the UK after "Yellow". Aside from the album's successful previous single releases, the performance of "Trouble" has been attributed to the "colossal home sales" of ''Parachutes'' in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Roach54">Roach, p. 54</ref>
==Compilations==
*2001: ''[[The Best of Tevin Campbell]]''


The positive reception of the single continued when the British outfit [[Lost Witness]] made a remixed version of the song, which was released and became "an unlikely dance floor anthem". With three singles successfully released, the band decided to abandon their initial plans of issuing "Don't Panic" as the fourth single of the album, deemed enough for a single album in the United Kingdom. "Don't Panic", however, was eventually released in some European regions.<ref name="Roach54"/>
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Title
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="60"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|US R&B]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="60"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1989
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)]] With [[Quincy Jones]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Back on the Block]]''
|align="center" valign="top"| 75
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-now
|align="left" valign="top"|1990
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Round and Round (Tevin Campbell song)|Round and Round]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| 12
|align="center" valign="top"| 3
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1991
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Just Ask Me To]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| 88
|align="center" valign="top"| 9
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1991
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Tell Me What You Want Me to Do]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| 6
|align="center" valign="top"| 1
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1992
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Goodbye (Tevin Campbell song)|Goodbye]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| 85
|align="center" valign="top"| 2
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1992
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Strawberry Letter 23(Tevin Campbell's Cover)|Strawberry Letter 23]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| 53
|align="center" valign="top"| 40
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1992
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Alone With You]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| 72
|align="center" valign="top"| 1
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1993
|align="left" valign="top"|"Confused"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" valign="top"| 33
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1993
|align="left" valign="top"|"One Song"
|align="left" valign="top"|''T.E.V.I.N.''
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1993
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Can We Talk]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''I'm Ready''
|align="center" valign="top"| 9
|align="center" valign="top"| 1
|align="center" valign="top"| 12
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1994
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[I'm Ready (song)|I'm Ready]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''I'm Ready''
|align="center" valign="top"| 9
|align="center" valign="top"| 2
|align="center" valign="top"| 21
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1994
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Always in My Heart (Tevin Campbell song)|Always In My Heart]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''I'm Ready''
|align="center" valign="top"| 20
|align="center" valign="top"| 6
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Don't Say Goodbye Girl]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''I'm Ready''
|align="center" valign="top"| 71
|align="center" valign="top"| 28
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1996
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Back To The World (Song)|Back To The World]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''Back To The World''
|align="center" valign="top"| 47
|align="center" valign="top"| 16
|align="center" valign="top"| 31
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1996
|align="left" valign="top"|"I Got It Bad"
|align="left" valign="top"|''Back To The World''
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" valign="top"| 41
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1997
|align="left" valign="top"|"You Don't Have to Worry"
|align="left" valign="top"|''Back To The World''
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" valign="top"| 58
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1997
|align="left" valign="top"|"Could You Learn To Love"
|align="left" valign="top"|''Back To The World''
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" valign="top"| 73
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="lelisarabnlksdrafjipgrjo;p'sdgoj;p'srthinjsertk;srnjilarenjkl;brgiknfgsnkjl;vfnklbvnklzbgdfkljajilaknjsemndsvu8aoietfgaus9gtjwdfjgpadfg9oisghbj tohxfgipjmfghjofgh9soghjipdfjoipeuropt9jsdfjiopdfbipdfjopjdfogjbfjhilfhtgizsuhdfihjzildfgjafgkposktjhlnikfgo0hkreo;jtgofbk;f;gds98ugwerkygj8ibosfjhgklsbjgfioujgclhjhnoipdfhouseriopjgua8ozyfhlkguiakerygjilfg;jilsdfjil;fdhtfjlnfjfdzuhkdfhjfuhkugjkgjhizbfnklji;lcbadfaidjpfijilrewhiohydfahioft" valign="top"|1998
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Another Way (song)|Another Way]]"
|align="left" valign="top"|''Tevin Campbell''
|align="center" valign="top"| 100
|align="center" valign="top"| 25
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1999
|align="left" valign="top"|"For Your Love"
|align="left" valign="top"|''Tevin Campbell''
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" valign="top"| 54
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1999
|align="left" valign="top"|"Losing All Control"
|align="left" valign="top"|''Tevin Campbell''
|align="center" valign="top"| 83
|align="center" valign="top"| -
|-
|}


In the United States, the single has performed nearly as successful as "Yellow".<ref name="MossHeats"/> It has reached number 23 on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Top 40]] and 38 on the ''Billboard'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=COLDPLAY&sql=11:gzfwxqrkld6e~T51|title=Coldplay: Billboard Singles|work=Allmusic|publisher=Macrovision Company|accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> Martin has claimed that the single had saved them from being a "one-hit wonder" band. The band thought it would not play well in the country, because they had deemed it not a "great" single.<ref name="MossHeats"/>
==Awards and nominations==
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE" align="center"
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC" | Year
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC" | Result
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC" | Award
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC" | Category
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC" | Song or album
|-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;"
| 1990
| '''Won'''
| [[Young Artist Award]]
| Favorite New Recording Artist
| "Tomorrow (A Better You Better Me)"
|-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;"
|1994
| '''Won'''
|[[Soul Train Music Award]]
|Best R&B/Soul Single - Male
|"Can We Talk"
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| '''Nominated'''
| [[Grammy Award]]
| Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
| "Round and Round"
|-
| '''Nominated'''
| Grammy Award
| Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
| "Tell Me What You Want Me To Do"
|-
| 1994
| '''Nominated'''
| Grammy Award
| Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
| "Can We Talk"
|-
| rowspan=2|1995
| '''Nominated'''
| Grammy Award
| Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
| "Can We Talk"
|-
| '''Nominated'''
| Grammy Award
| Best Rhythm & Blues Album
| ''I'm Ready''
|-
| 1996
|'''Nominated'''
| Grammy Award
| Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
| "Back to the World"
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|'''Nominated'''
| Grammy Award
| Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
| "Could You Learn to Love"
|-
|'''Nominated'''
| Grammy Award
| Best Rhythm & Blues Album
| "Back to the World"
|-
| 1992
| '''Nominated'''
| [[American Music Award]]
| Favorite Male Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues
| <center>-</center>
|-
| 1994
| '''Nominated'''
| American Music Award
| Favorite Male Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues
| <center>-</center>
|}


==References==
==Music videos==
The original European version of the music video for "Trouble" was directed by British director [[Sophie Muller]]. The video features Martin as a prisoner in a dark warehouse, tied with ropes to a chair, being circled by cars in the freezing cold. The other members of the band are seen on the upper floor in a [[slow motion]] sequence where Buckland and Champion struggle with bassist [[Guy Berryman]], tying him to another chair and forcing him to look in front.

In October 2001, a US version of the music video was created. The video is directed by English film director [[Tim Pope]] and follows the motif of "Don't Panic" by showing the band as two-dimensional cut-outs. The band are aboard a horse carriage that cruises along a forest. On the top of a mountain, a woman waters plants inside a house. A little crow flies from the carriage up to the house, where it transforms into a more menacing bird. It flies over the house and turns into a black cloud, which pours rain onto the land. The rain burns little holes on the things it falls into, and crow feathers protrude from the holes. Finally a tornado grabs the house and lifts it from its foundations placing it along others in a more suburban setting. Its acclaimed visuals earned Tim Pope an [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction]] in 2002. It was also nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award - Breakthrough Video|Breakthrough Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/|title=2002 VMA Winners|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref>

==Track listing==
#"Trouble" – 4:30
#"[[Brothers & Sisters (song)|Brothers and Sisters]] (New Version)" – 4:50
#"[[Shiver (Coldplay song)|Shiver]] (Jo Whiley's Lunchtime Social)" – 4:23

==Notes==
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==External links==
==References==
*{{cite book|last=Roach|first=Martin|title=Coldplay: Nobody Said it was Easy|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2003|isbn=0711998108|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wObCJcLREWoC|accessdate=2008-09-22}}
*{{imdb name|0004796|Tevin Campbell}}
*{{ibdb|id=412361}}
*{{tv.com person|id=17579|name=Tevin Campbell}}
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9foxqq5ld0e Tevin Campbell] at [[Allmusic]]
*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tevin+Campbell Tevin Campbell] at [[Discogs]]


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"Trouble"
Song
B-side"Brothers & Sisters (New Version)"

"Trouble" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for Coldplay's debut album, Parachutes.

The song was released on October 26, 2000 as the album's third single. It has reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's second Top 10 single in the country. Although "Trouble" failed to chart on the main singles chart in the United States, the music press has deemed it almost successful with its predecessor, "Yellow".

Writing and recording

According to Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin, he wrote "Trouble" as a result of his own behavior. He recalls, "There were some bad things going in our band ... the song is about behaving badly towards somebody you really love and I was certainly doing that to some members of the band." He added that he supposed it was about time to act of a knobhead.[1] The four members of Coldplay co-wrote "Trouble".

British record producer Ken Nelson and the band produced "Trouble" for their debut album, Parachutes. The track was recorded four times before the band had settled on the take they wanted. The last take was recorded into Pro Tools with a shaker to provide the rhythm to the track. However, the band opted to the first three versions. For the backing track, drummer Will Champion played the drums and Martin on the piano; after the bass, guitarist Jonny Buckland added the guitar section. In recording the piano section of the track, the band used two microphones—one was brighter-sounding and one with a fuller sound. Nelson, who wanted to keep it simple, chose the fuller sound microphone when they mixed "Trouble".[2]

"Trouble" was mixed in New York by American mix engineer Michael Brauer. The mixing, however, was redone because it was sent back that fell shortly of the desired quality. According to Nelson, "the vocal was overcompressed and the piano was too bright". Despite this, he did not blame Brauer because he was not present during the mixing since they were, at the time, recording the album.[2]

Music and lyrics

Like the song "Yellow", Martin wrote "Trouble" with the repetitive use of the word trouble. The song's lyrics are on "softer emotional themes"; including apologies, unrequited love, and longing.[1]

The song's musicscape was said to be minimalist. "Trouble" is built around a piano, with a snare drum background that was mixed very low. The snare drum section tends to be inaudible when the guitars come in.[1]

Release and reception

"Trouble" was released on October 26, 2000 as the third single of Parachutes.[3] A limited-edition CD of the single was released, featuring a remix of the songs "Yellow", the US-lead single of the album, and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". It was pressed to 1,000 copies, and was issued only to fans and journalists.[4]

Like their others songs, Coldplay has refused several offers to use "Trouble" for promotional tools. In 2004, the band rejected a multi-million Euro offer from Diet Coke and Gap to use the song and "Don't Panic", the fourth single from the album. They asked Phil Harvey, their manager, to not refer them to such offers because "a discussion might lead to compromise". American actor Sylvester Stallone was interested to use the song for the soundtrack of his film, but the band declined.[5]

"Trouble" was a commercial success. It has reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's second Top 10 single in the UK after "Yellow". Aside from the album's successful previous single releases, the performance of "Trouble" has been attributed to the "colossal home sales" of Parachutes in the United Kingdom.[6]

The positive reception of the single continued when the British outfit Lost Witness made a remixed version of the song, which was released and became "an unlikely dance floor anthem". With three singles successfully released, the band decided to abandon their initial plans of issuing "Don't Panic" as the fourth single of the album, deemed enough for a single album in the United Kingdom. "Don't Panic", however, was eventually released in some European regions.[6]

In the United States, the single has performed nearly as successful as "Yellow".[4] It has reached number 23 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 and 38 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.[7] Martin has claimed that the single had saved them from being a "one-hit wonder" band. The band thought it would not play well in the country, because they had deemed it not a "great" single.[4]

Music videos

The original European version of the music video for "Trouble" was directed by British director Sophie Muller. The video features Martin as a prisoner in a dark warehouse, tied with ropes to a chair, being circled by cars in the freezing cold. The other members of the band are seen on the upper floor in a slow motion sequence where Buckland and Champion struggle with bassist Guy Berryman, tying him to another chair and forcing him to look in front.

In October 2001, a US version of the music video was created. The video is directed by English film director Tim Pope and follows the motif of "Don't Panic" by showing the band as two-dimensional cut-outs. The band are aboard a horse carriage that cruises along a forest. On the top of a mountain, a woman waters plants inside a house. A little crow flies from the carriage up to the house, where it transforms into a more menacing bird. It flies over the house and turns into a black cloud, which pours rain onto the land. The rain burns little holes on the things it falls into, and crow feathers protrude from the holes. Finally a tornado grabs the house and lifts it from its foundations placing it along others in a more suburban setting. Its acclaimed visuals earned Tim Pope an MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction in 2002. It was also nominated for Breakthrough Video.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Trouble" – 4:30
  2. "Brothers and Sisters (New Version)" – 4:50
  3. "Shiver (Jo Whiley's Lunchtime Social)" – 4:23

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Roach, p. 49
  2. ^ a b Inglis, Sam (2000). "Recording Coldplay's Parachutes". SOS. Retrieved 2008-09-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Basham, David (2000-09-29). "Coldplay Opens Up "Parachutes" For U.S. Audiences". MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  4. ^ a b c Moss, Corey (2001-12-18). "Coldplay Ready Second Album As 'Trouble' Heats Up". MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  5. ^ "The State of Coldplay". Q (Internet Archive). 2002. Retrieved 2008-09-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ a b Roach, p. 54
  7. ^ "Coldplay: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Macrovision Company. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  8. ^ "2002 VMA Winners". MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-22.

References

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