"Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" is the debut single by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, from their 1987 debut album Rock the House

Rock the House (album)

Rock the House is the debut album from the rapping duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released on March 19, 1987, in the United States, and was subsequently re-issued in 1988 in Europe and the UK...

. The music is built around a sample from the theme tune of the 1960s television series I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

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. It was featured in the 8th episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990 to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their...

where Will and Carlton were battling over a girl. The lyrics "nothing but trouble" were remixed by Jazzy Jeff in Deep, Deep, Trouble from The Simpsons album, Sing the Blues

The Simpsons Sing the Blues

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. In the song, Will Smith

Will Smith

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 warns his crew to stay away from young women, and recounts some unfortunate (but humorous) experiences with them. In the end of the 1988 version, Jazzy Jeff

Jazzy Jeff

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 references two of the duo's further singles, "Parents Just Don't Understand

Parents Just Don't Understand

"Parents Just Don't Understand" is the second single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989, one of only two songs to ever do so before the award was discontinued in 1991. It peaked at...

" and "Nightmare on My Street

Nightmare on My Street

"A Nightmare on My Street" is the third single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The song became a crossover hit in the US, reaching #15 on the Hot 100. The song was released as a single in early 1988...

." The song was only released on Vinyl.

Tracklisting

7" Vinyl

1. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" - 5:12
2. "Guys Ain't Nothing But Trouble" - 4:34

12" Vinyl #1

1. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Laidley & Oakenfold Remix) - 7:30
2. "Guys Ain't Nothing But Trouble" - 4:34

12" Vinyl #2

1. "Girls Aint Nothing But Trouble" (1988 Extended Remix) - 4:44
2. "Girls Aint Nothing But Trouble" (Instrumental) - 4:44
3. "Brand New Funk" (Extended Version) - 4:48
4. "Brand New Funk" (Live Version) - 4:36

American 12" Vinyl

1. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (1988 Extended Remix) - 4:44
2. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Live Version At Nassau Col) - 5:28
3. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (1988 Single Version) - 4:21
4. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Instrumental) - 4:44

Promotional 12" Vinyl

1. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Original Radio Version) - 5:12
2. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Original Instrumental) - 5:12
3. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Def Def Mix) - 5:02
4. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Def Def Bonus Beats) - 3:00

Official Versions

• Original Version - 5:12 (Found on the 7" Vinyl)
• 1988 Extended Remix - 4:44 (Found on the 12" Vinyl)
• 1988 Single Version - 4:21 (Found on the American 12" Vinyl)
• Shorter Single Version - 3:58 (Found on the Boom! Shake the Room
  Boom! Shake the Room
  "Boom! Shake The Room" is the second single taken from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's fifth studio album, Code Red, released in 1993. The song became the duo's first number one in the United Kingdom, as well as reaching #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of their last significant...
  
  and Summertime CD singles)
• Original Instrumental - 5:12 (Found on the 12" Promotional Vinyl)
• 1988 Extended Instrumental - 4:44 (Found on the 12" Vinyl)
• Laidley & Oakenfold Remix - 7:30 (Found on the 12" Vinyl)
• Def Def Remix - 5:02 (Found on the 12" Promotional Vinyl)
• Def Def Bonus Beats - 3:00 (Found on the 12" Promotional Vinyl)
• Original Radio Version - 5:12 (Found on the 12" Promotional Vinyl)