"Trouble" is a song by American singer-songwriter and record producer

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. The song, released on August 12, 2011, as a digital download, serves as his debut single and the

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from his upcoming debut studio album. The song features American

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and was produced by Maejor himself.

Remix

The official

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was released on December 25, 2011, featuring American R&B singers T-Pain and

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along with rappers Wale and J. Cole. The remix was released on January 4, 2012 as a digital download single on iTunes and Amazon. There is an additional version of the remix that replaces J. Cole's verse with a verse by rapper

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. That version was released on January 7, 2012.

Music video

On August 28, 2011,

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pictures of the music video were released. This was the first video Maejor did for his label

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. The video was directed by Declan Whitebloom and features Maejor being tested by temptation. The Detroit R&B recording artist tries to resist all the ladies, performing in a bedroom while girls crawl around the house, the pool, and even in his

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. The video was released September 19, 2011.

Chart performance

The song first charted on the week of August 2, 2011, on the

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at number ninety-seven.Bei Maejor's "Trouble" ft. J. Cole Debuts #97 On The Billboard Charts
. westaymaejor.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011. It has since peaked at number thirty-four.

Charts

Release history

References

{{J. Cole songs 2011 songs 2011 singles Maejor songs Songs written by Maejor Song recordings produced by Maejor J. Cole songs Songs written by J. Cole