Trouble
From WikiColdplay
"Trouble" is a piano-based ballad that underwent many stages of development. In September 1999, the song was dominated by fast guitar riffs and aggressive vocals reminiscent of Supergrass. This version can be previewed on the Tour Diary of the Live 2003 DVD. By November, live performances of "Trouble" began to incorporate the piano. At the final recording sessions for Parachutes, the song was slowed down to its current form with the new guitar and percussion pieces.
Trouble is the third single from Coldplay's debut album Parachutes. This was the band's second Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart. Regional singles were released for UK/Europe, Norway (Live EP), and Australia (Double A-side). Promo releases included the UK, USA, and Taiwan.
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Track listing
- "Trouble" – 4:30
- "Brothers & Sisters (New Version)" – 4:50
- "Shiver (Jo Whiley’s Lunchtime Social)" – 4:23
Cover images
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Music videos
UK/European video
The original UK/European version of "Trouble" was directed by Sophie Muller, a frequent collaborator with artists like No Doubt, Eurythmics, and Blur.
In the video, Chris Martin is bound by his hands and feet to a chair in a freezing cold, dark warehouse at night. The other three band members are standing on an upper-floor balcony in dim light, watching Chris struggle with the ropes tying him to the chair. A black BMW and various other cars repeatedly circle Chris, their headlights shining and casting a silouhette of Chris singing.
Eventually another chair on the balcony is revealed when Jon Buckland and Will Champion turn on Guy Berryman and start fighting him. They drag him over to the chair as Chris spins on his seat and sings, while watching Guy getting incarcerated. Guy is tied to the chair in similar fashion to Chris and his head forced by hand to look forward. At this point, Chris's struggling causes his chair to tip over, and Chris hits the ground on his side. He sings the final line of the song {"They spun a web for me..."), before the darkness suddenly turns to daylight.
A beautiful sunrise is then revealed, but as the camera zooms out, it is revealed to be fake and part of a large theater set, with Chris still lying on his side, tied to the chair.
US video
In October 2001, a newer version of "Trouble" was created for US audiences and it featured the entire band. The video is directed by Tim Hope and follows the motif of "Don't Panic" by showing the band as two-dimensional cut-outs. The band are aboard a horse carriage that cruises along a forest. On the top of a mountain we see a woman inside a house, watering the plants. A little crow flies from the carriage up to the house, where it transforms into a more menacing bird. It flies over the house and turns into a black cloud, which pours rain onto the land. The rain burns little holes on the things it falls into, and crow feathers protrude from the holes. Finally a tornado grabs the house and lifts it from its foundations placing it along others in a more suburban setting.
Its lush visuals earned Tim Hope an MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction in 2002. It was also nominated for Breakthrough Video.
Lyrics
Oh no, I see A spider web is tangled up with me And I lost my head And thought of all the stupid things I'd said Oh no, what's this? A spider web and I'm caught in the middle So I turned to run And thought of all the stupid things I'd done I never meant to cause you trouble I never meant to do you wrong And I, well if I ever caused you trouble Oh no, I never meant to do you harm Oh no, I see A spider web and it's me in the middle So I twist and turn But here am I in my little bubble Singing and I never meant to cause you trouble I never meant to do you wrong And I, well if I ever caused you trouble Oh no, I never meant to do you harm They spun a web for me They spun a web for me They spun a web for me...
