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"Trouble Town"
Song

"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. The song charted in Belgium.

"Trouble Town" is the opening theme for the BBC TV series Happy Valley broadcast in 2014 and 2016.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Trouble Town" was first released onto YouTube on 27 January 2012 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-three seconds. By October 2013 it had received over 2.7 million hits[1]

The video was shot in Bugg's hometown of Clifton, Nottingham, mixing HD footage with Super 8mm, 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

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 4 March 2012 Digital download Mercury Records

References

  1. ^ Jake Bugg (27 January 2012). "Jake Bugg - Trouble Town". youtube.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, Jared. "Jake Bugg's Music Video Director Michael Holyk - LeftLion". leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Jake Bugg 'Trouble Town' by Michael Holyk". promonews.tv. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Jake Bugg – Trouble Town" (in Dutch). Ultratip.