"Troublemaker" is an electropop song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...

, released as the second single from his upcoming studio album, TY.O

TY.O

-Release history:...

. The single was released as a digital download

Music download

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 on August 15, 2011 in France

France

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. The song was written and produced by Cruz, Steve Angello

Steve Angello

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, Rami Yacoub

Rami Yacoub

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 and Carl Falk

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.

Background

In an interview with Billboard, Cruz claimed that fans can expect more uptempo dance tracks on his forthcoming album. He explained: "The new album will be out before Christmas. We'll have had a couple of singles before then, too. It's definitely going to be more of the uptempo, fun, energetic vibe that you've heard on 'Break Your Heart', 'Higher' and 'Dynamite'. There are also a few guests on the album - David Guetta and Ludacris, just to name two - but we have a couple more on there that will be big surprises."

Music video

The music video for Troublemaker was illegally leaked to YouTube on October 7, 2011, without an official premiere. The video features Cruz performing the song in a warehouse, surrounded by a series of female dancers against a white background. The clip also sees two sports cars crash head first into a concrete wall, while Cruz performs the track in between them. The video lasts for a total length of four minutes and two seconds. The video was removed just hours after it's leak, but was officially reinstated on November 10, 2011.

Track listing

• CD single

1. "Troublemaker" – 3:43
2. "Troublemaker" (DJ Wonder Remix) - 4:27

• Digital download

1. "Troublemaker"
2. "Troublemaker" (DJ Wonder Remix)
3. "Troublemaker" (Vato Gonzalez
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   Remix)
4. "Troublemaker" (Jeremy Short Remix)

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format
France	August 15, 2011	Digital download
Germany	November 25, 2011	CD single
United States	December 26, 2011	Digital download
United Kingdom	January 1, 2012