Double Bubble Trouble

"Double Bubble Trouble"
Single by M.I.A.
from the album Matangi
Released30 May 2014 (2014-05-30)
Recorded2013; Jungle City Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length2:59
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
  • Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam
  • Ruben Fernhout
  • Jerry Leembruggen
  • Rypke Westra
Producer(s)The Partysquad
M.I.A. singles chronology
"Y.A.L.A."
(2013)
"Double Bubble Trouble"
(2014)
"Sexodus"
(2015)
Music video
"Double Bubble Trouble" on YouTube

"Double Bubble Trouble" is a song by recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth studio album, Matangi (2013). It is written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, Ruben Fernhout, Jerry Leembruggen, and produced by DJ Punish (Richard Westra). The track references Shampoo's 1994 hit song "Trouble",[1] and incorporates such musical styles as reggae, trap[2] and kuduro.[3] "Double Bubble Trouble" was released as a promotional single in the Netherlands in 2013 and Sweden,[4] before becoming the fifth and final official single from Matangi in 2014. The song was performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers on 13 May 2014[5] as well as on the 2014 Matangi Tour. The song is on the soundtrack of the 2023 movie The Marvels.

  1. ^ Montgomery, Hugh (10 November 2013). "Album review: MIA, Matangi (XL)". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Ham, Robert (5 November 2013). "M.I.A.: Matangi :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Paste. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ Calvert, John (3 December 2013). "Matangi - FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". Fact. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ "M.I.A. (2) - Double Bubble Trouble at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ^ Josiah Hughes (13 May 2014). "M.I.A. "Double Bubble Trouble" (live on 'Meyers')". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 22 February 2015.