The Trouble with Us

"The Trouble with Us"
Single by Marcus Marr and Chet Faker
from the album Work
Released	16 October 2015
Recorded	2015
Studio	South London
Length	3:42
Label	Detail
Songwriter(s)	Marcus Marr Nick Murphy
Marcus Marr singles chronology
"Brown Sauce" (2015) "The Trouble with Us" (2015)
Chet Faker singles chronology
"Bend" (2015) "The Trouble with Us" (2015) "Fear Less" (2016)

"The Trouble with Us" is a song by English DJ Marcus Marr and Australian musician Chet Faker. The song is the taken from their extended play (EP) Work .

Background

Faker and Marr first connected via social media. In a media press, Marr explained Faker had posted one of his songs on Twitter. Marr messaged and thanked Faker and a conversation began. They exchanged song ideas and agreed to do something together. The pair met in Marr's South London recording studio in 2015 and recorded the 4-track EP in four days. "It was a real thrill as the songs came together," Marr said. "As far as working out lyrics and music, [Faker] is super-talented". "The Trouble with Us" made its world premier on Triple J on 15 October 2015 on Linda Marigliano's 'Good Nights' show and was released commercially the following day. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

Katie Cunningham from In the Mix described the song as an “intergalactic funk-tinged track". ^[4]

Sally McMullen from MusicFeeds described the song as "fuelled by catchy hooks and a funk-flecked guitar riff, it’s a fun-filled track that would be an absolute killer live". ^[5]

Music video

The music video was released on 10 December 2015. The video was directed by Kinopravda and filmed in Korda Studios. ^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [7]	8
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8]	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9]	31
US Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [10]	47

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Australia (ARIA) [11]	99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13]	Platinum	30,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Chet Faker And Marcus Marr Team Up For "The Trouble With Us"". Elias Light. www.thefader.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
2. "Hear: Chet Faker & Marcus Marr team up for new EP, drop 'The Trouble With Us'". www.abc.net.au. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
3. "Chet Faker Returns with Marcus Marr Collab 'The Trouble With Us': Listen". www.billboard.com. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
4. "Chet Faker's new song 'The Trouble With Us' is here". inthemix.junkee.com. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
5. "Album Review: Chet Faker & Marcus Marr Work". www.musicfeeds.com.au. December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
6. "Chet Faker, Marcus Marr - The Trouble With Us". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
7. "Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – The Trouble with Us". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
8. "Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – The Trouble with Us" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
9. "Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – The Trouble with Us". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
10. "Hot Dance Electronic Songs: November 14, 2015". Billboard . 14 November 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
11. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 6 January 2016.
12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 26 March 2016.
13. "New Zealand single certifications – Marcus Marr And Chet Faker – The Trouble with Us". Radioscope. Retrieved 10 February 2025.Type The Trouble with Us in the "Search:" field.