Trouble Is a Friend
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{{Infobox song
| name = Trouble Is a Friend
| cover = Lenka_Trouble_Is_A_Friend.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Lenka
| album = Lenka
| released = {{start date|2009|9|1|df=y}}{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trouble-is-a-friend-single/id328071657 |title=ITunes - Music - Trouble is a Friend - Single by Lenka |website=iTunes |access-date=17 March 2015 |archive-date=28 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228003519/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trouble-is-a-friend-single/id328071657 |url-status=dead }}
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:35
| label = Epic
| writer =
- Thomas Salter
- Lenka Kripac
| producer = Mike Elizondo
| prev_title = The Show
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Heart Skips a Beat
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External music video|header=Music videos|{{YouTube|C3rDMJERl64|"Trouble Is a Friend"}}}}
{{external music video|header=no|{{YouTube|QHpvlr_kG6U|"Trouble Is a Friend (Spike Stent Remix)"}}}}
}}
"Trouble Is a Friend" is a song by Australian recording artist and actress Lenka from her debut studio album, Lenka (2008). It was released on 1 September 2009 as the album's second and final single. The song was written by Thomas Salter and Lenka. It was used in an episode from the fifth season of the popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy, teen drama television series 90210 and in the 2010 film Easy A.{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lenka&titel=Trouble+Is+A+Friend&cat=s|title=Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend|website=Australian-charts.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}
Music video
The official music video for "Trouble Is a Friend"{{efn|The song included in the music video is Spike Stent Remix of the song.}} shows Lenka making her way towards the screen. As the video progresses, her dresses and the backgrounds start to change in the verses. At times Lenka interacts with the newly found backgrounds and illustrations. The music video ends with the camera closing up on Lenka then fading out to a dark screen.{{Cite web|via=YouTube|title=Lenka – Trouble Is A Friend (YouTube Version)|date=2009-10-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHpvlr_kG6U|access-date=2018-10-31}}
Original video, made by Lenka and James Gulliver Hancock, is a shadow figure production that follows a girl and her trouble, in the form of a dragon. The video ends with the girl getting into a hot air balloon and suffering a terrible fate.{{Citation|title=Lenka- Trouble Is A Friend| date=December 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3rDMJERl64 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/C3rDMJERl64 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2018-10-31}}{{cbignore}}
Live performances
Lenka performed the song on the 3 May 2013 episode of X Factor Indonesia.{{Cite news|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2013/05/04/1314167/manggung.di.jakarta.lenka.akan.berduet.dengan.fatin.cs|title=Manggung di Jakarta, Lenka Akan Berduet dengan Fatin Cs|date=2013-05-04|work=Kompas.com|access-date=2018-10-31|language=id}}{{Cite web|title=LENKA – TROUBLE IS A FRIEND – GALA SHOW 11 – X Factor Indonesia 3 Mei 2013 – YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEY__mJkf_s&feature=youtu.be |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/NEY__mJkf_s |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-19|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
Track listing
- "Trouble Is a Friend (Spike Stent Remix)" – 3:29
Charts
"Selos" cover controversy
In 2024, Filipino singer Shaira released a song titled "Selos". However, it was discovered that "Selos" used the melody from Lenka's "Trouble Is a Friend". Despite having different lyrics in Tagalog, the unauthorized use of Lenka's melody raised copyright concerns. As a result, Shaira's song was voluntarily removed from streaming platforms on March 19, 2024.{{Cite web |last1=Adriatico |first1=Abigail |last2=Villanueva |first2=Angelica |date=2024-03-20 |title='Selos much?': Bangsamoro pop singer Shaira's Lenka-inspired song removed from music streaming platforms following copyright issues |url=https://www.manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/314427833/selos-much-bangsamoro-pop-singer-shairas-lenka-inspired-song-removed-from-music-streaming-platforms-following-copyright-issues.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Manila Standard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Purnell |first=Kristofer |title=Shaira takes down 'Selos' following copyright issue over Lenka song |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/music/2024/03/20/2341941/shaira-takes-down-selos-following-copyright-issue-over-lenka-song |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Philstar.com}} Shaira's recording label, AHS Channel, acknowledged the infringement and worked on securing a cover license for "Selos". They expressed their apologies to Lenka and thanked those who enjoyed Shaira's cover song.
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