Trouble (Louise Keys song)

"Trouble" is a promotional single by Kuboian recording artist Louise Keys taken from her debut studio album Minus Degrees (2005). A Mick Willis-produced UK garage song, "Trouble" was recorded in April 2005 in order to promote the album it appears on - it received some airplay on radio stations in Europe for a few weeks before being released in the United Kingdom and Germany on 27th June, a Kuboian release followed six days later. The song features vocals from Tyl Friskee, who sings the chorus.

"Trouble" peaked at number 11 on the Karuboia charts due to strong airplay figures as well as moderate download sales. During its release, the song received some criticism, with Key's family being accused of using loopholes in the Kuboian chart criteria in order for the song to place higher. It eventually received a Platinum certificate by the KSR.

Background
Keys recorded "Trouble" in April 2005. Like most of the tracks on Minus Degrees, she did not write any of the lyrics herself, which were instead written by Willis alongside Chloe Wallace and Kool Teazer. When asked about Friskee's guest appearance on the song, she said that she "was simply asked if [she] was fine with it, and [she] agreed" - the two did not physically meet each other until after they had both recorded their vocals.

"Trouble" was intended to be simply an album track, but was later released as a promotional single due to Keys and her family liking the song a lot and Willis convincing DJ Kubin that it had "single potential". However, it had already been decided by then that Minus Degrees would only have two singles; "Tuesday Midnight" and "Hit It!" Because of this, "Trouble" could only be released as a promotional single.

The song debuted on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom on 6th June, 2005. It later appeared on the station's 'B-list' playlist.

Composition
"Trouble" is written in the key of G minor and has a tempo of 135 beats per minute. It has been compared to Willis' 2004 single, "Make It Through This", as they both feature Kuboian artists and have a similar instrumental structure. The song contains a faint sample of "Woman Trouble" by Artful Dodger featuring Craig David and Robbie Craig.

Promotion controversy
In July 2005, it was revealed that Key's family had been striking deals with several owners of a few entertainment premises, agreeing to give Key's autograph if they played "Trouble" at the premises frequently. Rules by record chart company Karuboia at the time stated that plays at major public premises that had a certain licence contributed towards the positions on the Singles Chart. Key's father received backlash for using loopholes to make the song chart higher, an accusation which he denied.

Karuboia later updated its rule in January 2011 to exclude plays from public entertainment premises from its criteria, following several complaints.

Music video
A music video for "Trouble" was filmed in July 2005. According to Key's father, it was filmed under "a ridiculously tight budget".

UK promotional single

 * 1) "Trouble" (UK radio edit)
 * 2) "Trouble" (instrumental)