Trouble with My Baby
| "Trouble with My Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Paloma Faith | ||||
| from the album A Perfect Contradiction | ||||
| Released | 11 August 2014 | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Producer(s) | Steve Robson | |||
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| "Trouble with My Baby" on YouTube | ||||
"Trouble with My Baby" is a song by English singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 11 August 2014 as the third single to promote her third studio album, A Perfect Contradiction (2014). The song was used to promote series 8 of Britain's Got Talent.[citation needed]
Background
[edit]In an interview, Faith revealed that the song was inspired by a relationship she had at the time. She described the man behind the song as her best friend, though their closeness had become romantically complicated. According to Faith, he drained her energy by constantly leaning on her for emotional support and borrowing money, ultimately adding to the stress of her already demanding life as a musician. She wrote the track as a pointed message to him, expressing frustration at how he had become a burden. These sentiments are reflected in the opening lines of the verses: "Well you ask for money..." and "You got problems with emotion...".[1]
The song was originally written with Steve Robson in synchronisation with Faith's sophomore studio album Fall to Grace, but was considered by Faith as "inappropriate" or "misfitting" in regards of that album's theme.[citation needed] As a result, the song was saved for a later album, specifically "A Perfect Contradiction".[2]
Composition
[edit]The song, "Trouble with My Baby", composed by Faith along with songwriters Andrea Martin and Steve Robson, has been described as drawing on Motown influences, with effective use of repetition that adds energy to the track.[3]
Music video
[edit]Following a teaser on Faith's YouTube,[4] the official video for the song was released at midnight on 30 June 2014,[5] garnering 17,000 views in 16 hours.[citation needed] As with the two previous videos from the album, the video was directed by Paul Gore of video directing company Somesuch & Co.[citation needed] It features a new recording of the song, with new vocals recorded over a slightly different instrumental, and visually, footage of Faith singing in a nightclub to a man is intercut with images of Faith's relationship with that man quickly going downhill, eventually ending in Faith killing the man.
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Format |
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| United Kingdom | 11 August 2014[6] | Digital download |
References
[edit]- ^ PalomaFaithVEVO (24 September 2014). "Paloma Faith - The Story Behind "Trouble With My Baby"". YouTube. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Paloma Faith VEVO (24 September 2014). "Paloma Faith - The Story Behind "Trouble With My Baby"". YouTube.
- ^ Romano, Ramon (12 March 2014). "Album Review: Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ Faith, Paloma (29 June 2014). "Paloma Faith - Trouble with My Baby (Teaser)". YouTube. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Faith, Paloma (29 June 2014). "Paloma Faith - Trouble with My Baby". YouTube. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ Lamont, Martin (30 June 2014). "Paloma Faith to release new single 'Trouble With My Baby' on August 11 | Unreality TV". Primetime Unreality TV. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
