Trouble's Coming

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"Trouble's Coming"
Royal Blood - Trouble's Coming.png
Single by Royal Blood
from the album Typhoons
Released24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length3:48
LabelWarner
Composer(s)
  • Mike Kerr
  • Ben Thatcher
Lyricist(s)Mike Kerr
Producer(s)
  • Royal Blood
  • Paul Epworth
Royal Blood singles chronology
"Look Like You Know"
(2018) 		"Trouble's Coming"
(2020) 		"Typhoons"
(2021)

"Trouble's Coming" is a song by English rock band Royal Blood, the opening track on their third studio album, Typhoons (2021). It was released as the album's lead single on 24 September 2020. It reached No. 8 in Scotland and No. 46 in the United Kingdom. On Billboard genre-specific charts, it reached No. 1 on the Canada Rock chart and No. 29 on the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.

Promotion[]

On 21 September 2020, the band released a short clip of the song on their Instagram page, before releasing the song in its entirety on 24 September. The song was later used in the soundtracks for FIFA 21 and NHL 21.[4][5]

On 19 November 2020, the band performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[6]

Critical reception[]

Alex Mace of Platform Magazine reviewed the song positively, giving it an 8.5/10 rating. Mace described the song as a "big, glossy dance jam", and that the song was "[p]roof that Royal Blood can indeed do something different and do it well".[7] Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone and Ben Kaye of Consequence of Sound both noted the dance influences in Trouble's Coming, with Blistein describing the song as the band injecting "a bit of dancefloor energy into their hard rock sound",[3] and Kaye describing the song as a "dance floor stomper".[8]

Music video[]

The music video for "Trouble's Coming" was premiered on 23 October 2020 and was directed by Dir. Lx.[9]

Track listing[]

  • 7"
  • Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Trouble's Coming"3:48
Digital download – remix
No.TitleLength
1."Trouble's Coming" (Purple Disco Machine Remix)4:25

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Trouble's Coming"
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 14
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[11] 47
Canada All-Format Airplay (Billboard)[12] 45
Canada Rock (Billboard)[13] 1
Scotland (OCC)[14] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 46
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 28
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[17] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Trendell, Andrew (24 September 2020). "Royal Blood tell us about 'Trouble's Coming' and their new album: "We're seeing in colour for the first time"". NME. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "30 Most Anticipated Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2021". Consequence of Sound. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Jon Blistein (24 September 2020). "Royal Blood Return With Dance-Inspired 'Trouble's Coming'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ Electronic Arts. "FIFA 21 Soundtrack - EA SPORTS Official Site". Ea.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Check-out-these-sonic-artists". 10 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Watch Royal Blood perform 'Trouble's Coming' live". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Single Review: Royal Blood - Trouble's Coming". Platform Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. ^ Kaye, Ben (24 September 2020). "Stream Royal Blood's New Single "Trouble's Coming"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Royal Blood - Trouble's Coming (Official Video)". YouTube. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Royal Blood – Trouble's Coming" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Royal Blood – Trouble's Coming" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Canada All Format (Royal Blood)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Royal Blood Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. ^ "Royal Blood Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Royal Blood Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard.
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