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"Trouble" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her sixth full-length studio album, Circus. It was released on November 28, 2008, and appears as the sixteenth track on the European and French Amazon editions of the album.
Background[]
"Trouble" was written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, with additional writing from the Clutch and Henrik Jonback.
The song is listed in the BMI repertoire, crediting Spears as a performer.[1]
Composition[]
"Trouble" is characterized as an electronic song with pop and hip hop influences, running three minutes and thirty-five seconds in length. It is composed in the key of A minor with 120 beats per minute, corresponding to 8A in the Camelot system. It is an interpolation of Madonna's "Get Together."
Lyrical theme[]
"Trouble" is about forbidden attraction, sexual tension, and the thrill of pushing boundaries, wrapped in a playful but cautionary tone.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
You and I left alone, cannot be trusted
There's a lust we can't control
Slowly undress, chest to chest
And unless I say goodnight
I know we're only gonna go too far
'Cause I'm not quite ready for that next level
One kiss and that spells trouble (Trouble)
[Pre-Chorus]
You could talk me in
Talk me into it, if you wanted to
You could talk me in
Talk me into it, if you only knew
Yeah, I'm liking, I'm liking the way you do
What you do to me
[Chorus]
Ah, I don't wanna lose control
Control, control, control
But then again, ah
I think I wanna lose control
Control, control
Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bit of trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Tro-uble, trouble, trouble, trouble
You and me, that equals trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Tro-uble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bit of
[Verse 2]
I get down
I surprise you, don't you push me
Let me in your crib today
Next day, I'll snatch the goods away
You're not listening
Watch me now
'Cause I'm a good girl, but I can be bad
You're not quite there, you're not on my level
Trust me, for you, I'm trouble (Trouble)
[Pre-Chorus]
You could talk me in
Talk me into it, if you wanted to
You could talk me in
Talk me into it, if you only knew
Yeah, I'm liking, I'm liking the way you do
What you do to me
[Chorus]
Ah, I don't wanna lose control
Control, control, control
But then again, ah
I think I wanna lose control
Control, control
Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bit of trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Tro-uble, trouble, trouble, trouble
You and me, that equals trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Tro-uble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bit of
[Bridge]
This is a warning, I'm warning ya
You're taking too long (Too long)
Too long (Long)
Tryna play it laid back, and be cool
But boy, you're playing it wrong (Ooh-ooh)
Playing it wrong
Now, it's in your eyes (Eyes)
You're really, really (Really, really)
Looking like you wanna do something
Like, like you wanna do something (Do something)
Boy, you better get right (Right)
If you don't (Don't)
You're going to mess around and do something
You're going to mess around and do something, do something
[Chorus]
Ah, I don't wanna lose control
Control, control, control
But then again, ah
I think I wanna lose control
Control, control
Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bit of trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Tro-uble, trouble, trouble, trouble
You and me, that equals trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Tro-uble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bit of
Credits[]
Credit list for "Trouble":
- Britney Spears - lead vocals
- Bloodshy & Avant - producers, songwriters
- The Clutch - co-producers, songwriters, vocal producers.
- Candice Nelson - background vocals
Published by BMG Platinum Songs U.S., Bootleggers Stop, Ezekiel Lewis Music, Murlyn Songs A.B., Music of Windswept, Songs of Universal Inc., Universal Music Corporation.
Availability[]
A reference demo version of the song performed by Nelson is known to exist.
- Released version performed by Spears - (
listen)
