Trouble Town

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"Trouble Town"
Jake-Bugg-Trouble-Town.jpg
Single by Jake Bugg
from the album Jake Bugg
Released4 March 2012
Recorded2011
Length2:50
Label Mercury Records
Songwriter(s) Iain Archer, Jake Bugg
Producer(s) Iain Archer
Jake Bugg singles chronology
"Trouble Town"
(2012)
"Country Song"
(2012)
Official audio
"Trouble Town" on YouTube

"Trouble Town" is a song by British singer songwriter Jake Bugg. It was released as the lead single from his eponymous debut album (2012). It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2012 and charted in Belgium.

Contents

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Trouble Town" was first released onto YouTube on 27 January 2012. By January 2022 it had received over 3.6 million hits [1]

The video was shot in Bugg's hometown of Clifton, Nottingham, mixing HD footage with Super 8, and was directed by Michael Holyk, who also directed the video for "Lightning Bolt". [2] [3]

Track listings

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Trouble Town"2:50

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 67

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom4 March 2012Digital download Mercury Records

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References

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