Trouble (Ray LaMontagne song)

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"Trouble"
Trouble Single.jpg
Cover of "Trouble" (New Radio Mix)
Single by Ray LaMontagne
from the album Trouble
Released2005
Length4:03
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Ray LaMontagne
Producer(s) Ethan Johns
Ray LaMontagne singles chronology
"Trouble"
(2005)
"How Come"
(2007)
Music video
"Trouble" on YouTube

"Trouble" is the first track on the debut album of the same name by American folk singer Ray LaMontagne. The album was released by RCA on September 14, 2004. The single also appeared on LaMontagne's Live from Bonnaroo EP, released in 2005, as well as the 2007 compilation album, The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show .

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The single charted at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2005, staying on the chart for a ten-week run. [1]

This song appeared in a Travelers Insurance campaign featuring a dog concerned over the security of his bone. It was also in "Out of Time", an episode of Torchwood , an episode of "The Office", an episode of Rescue Me , an episode of "Alias", the film A Lot like Love, and the finale of the first season of True Blood .

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "RAY LAMONTAGNE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com .
  2. "American single certifications – Ray Lamontagne – Trouble". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 15, 2022.