Leona Lewis feat. Childish Gambino – “Trouble”
Published August 21st 2012
Filed under Reviews
Leona Lewis’ Trouble, featuring Childish Gambino, premiered today on UK radio. So far, I don’t know what to make of it. It sounds like a Leona track without sounding what you’d expect a Leona track to sound like. By that I mean, it doesn’t sound like anything she’s done before but at the same time it suits her perfectly.
Trouble isn’t very instant. On first listen, it’s not the most memorable track. It doesn’t have a catchy melody but it has “something”. So while it’s not the kind of track that gets stuck in your head for hours, it’s interesting. And for that reason, it makes you want to listen to it again. It’s also nothing like Collide. It’s not a dance-pop song. It’s a ballad, but more interesting than a typical Leona ballad.
Childish Gambino’s verse on Trouble is actually surprisingly fitting and sounds good. I was expecting it to sound like “oh, we’ll put a rapper on this track for the sake of making it more credible”. But it doesn’t sound like that at all.
Overall, while I don’t love the track yet, it’s definitely a song that will grow on me after a few more listens. It’s hard to know what to expect from Leona’s upcoming album since both singles have been completely different to each other. I don’t know how this will fair in the charts but with the right video to accompany it, the song might make more of an impact.
You can listen to Trouble below:
Trouble is out on October 7th following an X Factor performance.
Leona Lewis – “Trouble” Details
Published August 16th 2012
Filed under News
Push back, after push back of Leona Lewis’ third album Glassheart, it was finally announced recently that it would be released on October 15th this year – a year after originally planned.
And now it has been confirmed that the first single, Trouble (disregarding Collide), will be released on October 7th. Sure enough, Collide will probably be considered a “buzz single”, albeit one of the more successful “buzz singles”.
Trouble is co-penned by Emeli Sande and produced by Fraser T. Smith and Naughty Boy. It will also feature US rapper Childish Gambino.
Hopefully this is the last of the messing around with this album campaign and Glassheart will actually be released on October 15th.
Trouble will receive its first radio play next Tuesday, August 21st.