Double Trouble (Jacky Cheung song)

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"Double Trouble"
Private Corner.jpg
Single by Jacky Cheung
from the album Private Corner
Released2010 (2010)
GenreJazz
Length3:13
LabelUniversal Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Tuason
Music video
"Double Trouble (張學友)" on YouTube

Double Trouble is a song by Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung recorded in the canto-jazz style. It was written by Roxanne Seeman, Kine Ludvigsen-Fossheim, and Olav Fossheim for Cheung's for his Private Corner album.[1][2][3] The lyrics were adapted into Cantonese by Hong Kong lyricist Kenny So (Qiao Xing 喬星).[4] Double Trouble was released as the first single by What's Music, a subsidiary label of Universal Music Group in 2010, with a companion MV premiering March 2010.[5][6]

Hong Kong Music Charts[]

"Double Trouble" reached number 1 on the HMVHK sales chart (most popular Hong Kong radio chart) April 2010. Cheung's "Private Corner" album remained at number 1 on the HMVHK sales chart for 13 weeks.

Music video[]

With sales for Jacky Cheung's Private Corner album reaching 200,000 copies in Asia alone, a celebration gathering was held by Universal Music, where Cheung debuted the MV for "Double Trouble",[7] which he invested HKD$500,000 of his own money to make. The MV was directed by Xia Yong Kang and features mainland China model Du Juan.[8][9]

The Double Trouble MV was included as a bonus extra in Jacky Cheung's Private Corner Mini Concert DVD release.[10]

Critical reception[]

Tencent ranked Double Trouble as best single from the Private Corner album remarking "one feels the mood of caution when facing gangsters without losing the rhythm and jumping sense of jazz" and "adds a sense of joy in "fighting gangsters and having fun".[11]

Live performances and usage in other media[]

Private Corner Mini-Concert[]

Cheung performed "Double Trouble" at his "Private Corner" Mini-Concert [12] at the Hong Kong Jockey Club on April 30. The show was taped, with the "Private Corner" Mini-Concert DVD [13][14] releasing July 23, 2010.

Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour[]

The Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour, opened in Shanghai, New Year's Eve 2011.[15] “Double Trouble” is a highlight song in the concert.[16] Cheung performs the song, singing and dancing, with 25 musicians and 18 dancers. At the end of the song, Jacky Cheung makes his getaway in a helicopter built for the set. The tour finale was in May 2012. There were 146 shows.

Live in Hong Kong/2012 performance of "Double Trouble" is included in Jacky Cheung's 1/2 Century Tour concert Live CD & DVD, released July 19, 2013.

Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards[]

Double Trouble was the opening production number of TVB's Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation 2012, performed live by the cast of Hong Kong hit artists appearing on the show.[17]

Miss Universe China[]

A live band played a version of Double Trouble during the Miss Universe China Pageant September 28, 2013, Shanghai.

References[]

  1. ^ Bush, John (1961-07-10). "Jacky Cheung". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ "Opening". Jackycheung.hk. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ^ "《Private Corner》:歌神再出马 摇摆亦潇洒".
  4. ^ "Qiao Xing | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  5. ^ Private Corner - Jacky Cheung | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-02-20
  6. ^ Double Trouble - Jacky Cheung | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-02-20
  7. ^ "The online asian media resource". JpopAsia. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  8. ^ "成報 www.singpao.com". web.archive.org. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  9. ^ "Jacky Cheung Says He Had Already Known Ronald Cheng Was Married". Dramasian: Asian Entertainment News. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  10. ^ Zhang, Xueyou; Zhang, Xueyou (2010). Private corner: Jacky Cheung Zhang Xueyou mini concert. Ioi Limited, Gary's Trading (Kala ok ban / live yan chang ban ed.). Xianggang: Ioi Ltd. : Gary's Trading. OCLC 696628472.
  11. ^ "《Private Corner》：歌神再出马 摇摆亦潇洒_娱乐_腾讯网". ent.qq.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  12. ^ "Jacky Cheung « HKMDB Daily News". Hkmdbnews.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  13. ^ Jacky Cheung Private Corner Mini Concert 张学友 – Private Corner 迷你音乐会 - HK Drama Movies
  14. ^ "Private Corner Mini Concert (2CD) CD - Jacky Cheung, Go East (HK) - Cantonese Music - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  15. ^ "Jacky Cheung Century Tour starts from". the Mercedes-Benz Arena. 2010-11-26. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  16. ^ "张学友上海跨年 为观众献出50岁的"第1次"-搜狐音乐". music.yule.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  17. ^ "TVB劲歌金曲颁奖 众星合唱《DOUBLE TROUBLE》". ent.sina.com.cn.

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