Some Kind of Trouble
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Some Kind of Trouble is the third studio album from British singer-songwriter James Blunt
. The album was released on 8 November 2010. On December 6, 2011, a deluxe version of the album will be released, entitled Some Kind Of Trouble: Revisted.
' meant something to me, but to most people, it's a song they sing when they're drunk." In an interview with Robert Copsey from Digital Spy
, Blunt describes the album, saying "It's got a certain innocence to it, which my last album didn't have. It doesn't sound like the current popular electro sound; it sounds like the late 70's / early 80's when the US electric guitar
bands came to the UK. What I really like about it is its energy and optimism – it's completely positive." While answering what is his favorite track from the album, he answered "My favourite track is probably 'Turn Me On'."
(with additional production from Greg Kurstin
, Eg White
, Kevin Griffin
and Warren Huart
). It sees Blunt, capturing a new feeling of spontaneity and freshness summed up by his comment that he sees his first two albums as a pair of book ends – action and reaction. Some Kind Of Trouble, then, is very much the start of a new chapter. The album was recorded largely in London
with members of James' touring band.
Produced mainly by Steve Robson
, key tracks include the bittersweet “These are the Words,” the trenchant, pointed “Superstar” and the infectious “Stay the Night
,” a sexy, acoustic guitar
driven, party song about “singing ‘Billie Jean
’ and mixing vodka
and caffeine
.” Written by Blunt, Robson, and OneRepublic
’s Ryan Tedder
, the song also shouts-out to the legendary Bob Marley
, referencing the reggae master’s “Is This Love.” In addition to collecting his first (and likely last) co-write with Marley, “Stay the Night” marks the first time Blunt has written with two other songwriters in the same room or started songs from scratch. In addition to Robson, with whom he wrote the majority of the album, Blunt also wrote with The Bird and the Bee
’s Greg Kurstin
, Kevin Griffin
, Wayne Hector
and “All the Lost Souls
” collaborator Eg White
, with whom he wrote the brash “Turn Me On,” which will probably dispel the idea of Blunt as “Mr. Sensitive”. “People expect me to be quite a serious person, who takes life and myself seriously, and that’s not really the case,” he says. “Maybe they’ll see another side in this album?”. The album’s anchor is “No Tears,” an unsentimental ballad about “the summing up of a life,” Blunt says. “There are certain songs along the way that are milestones – that define a writer to themselves. Goodbye My Lover
was that song on the first album. Same Mistake
was from the second. No Tears is my milestone on this album.”
. Stephen Thomas Erlewine
from Allmusic was positive in his review, referring to the album as a "step in the right direction for Blunt, a move toward love songs free of pretension." Matthew Horton from BBC Music
was more negative, saying: "When all's said, Some Kind of Trouble is not a terrible record by any means, but there's little sense that Blunt has advanced—and equally little sense that it'll make any difference to his bottom line. Mac Hirsch from Boston Globe was mixed, saying: "From the plinky, high-tuned acoustic guitar to the mindlessly skippy rhythm to the "whoa-oh-oh-ooh" chant, there's not a major element of "Stay the Night
" that doesn't sound exactly like "Hey, Soul Sister
." For some, that's a selling point; for others, a warning siren." Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly
gave a "C-" rating, saying: "Some Kind of Trouble comes off as inert and oddly hollow; apart from the album's comparatively lively bookends." Matt Diehl from Los Angeles Times
was somewhat more favorable, saying: "Despite all the work put into his workmanlike pop, it ultimately comes off as agreeable, but not memorable." Jamie Milton from musicOMH
was also favorable, saying: "When Blunt sticks to playing it safe, he offends the least. And whilst it seems contrived to applaud an artist for sticking to his zone, this man is an exceptional case." Molloy Woodcraft from The Guardian
was harsh with her review, describing the album as a "Shallow, soulless and strangely cynical, Some Kind of Trouble is a thoroughly depressing listen." Gavin Martin from Daily Mirror was also negative, saying: "Some Kind Of Trouble repeatedly surprises with its ability to find new depths of awfulness, right down to the toe-curling, heavy rock closer Turn Me On where his wimpering sex monkey persona is stripped naked." Simon Price from The Independent
was also negative, saying: "On his third album, featuring the dread hand of Linda Perry
, Blunt once again shows all the soulfulness of the junior Chris de Burgh he so blatantly is. Cliché follows cliché and banality follows banality: he's got a heart of gold, he'll always be by your side, and so on, like a Hallmark Cards random verse generator. Mike Schiller from PopMatters
rated it three stars out of ten, enjoying "Stay the Night" but saying that: "Aside from the brilliant departure offered by the album’s opener, Blunt has lost all concept of how to sound like himself. His voice is the same, but it’s singing songs that don’t sound like his songs. Rick Pearson from Evening Standard was positive and otherwise the majority of the UK critics, he liked the album, saying: "it's 35 minutes of well-crafted pop music – and [I] see no trouble with that." Blogger Lee Walsey also gave the album a positive review, commenting: ""Some Kind of Trouble” doesn’t fail the third album litmus test, but it doesn’t get much more than a B-, “Stay the Night”, “So Far Gone” and “I’ll be Your man” alone do enough to compensate for some of the weaker tracks, and on the whole, the album gets a reasonably safe: 76%"
, with sales of 100,000 copies in its first week. On the Billboard 200
, the album debuted at number eleven, with sales of 26,000 copies, being his lowest-charting album in the U.S.
", was released on 11 September 2010 as the first British and American
single. It achieved success in many parts of the world, reaching number-one on the Switzerland
charts, the top-ten on the Australian
, Belgian, Germany
, Italy
, Netherlands
charts, the top-forty on the UK Singles Chart
and yet the top-100 on the Billboard Hot 100
. The second single, "So Far Gone
", was released on 3 January 2011, as the second British single and first Australia
n single. It failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart
, but reach the top-ten on the Switzerland
charts and top-forty on the Netherlands
and Hungary
charts. The third single, "If Time Is All I Have
", was released on 1 April 2011 as the third British single and second Australia
n single. It failed to charted on the UK Singles Chart
, but peaked on the ARIA Charts
at number sixty-four. "I'll Be Your Man" was released as the fourth British single and second American single on May 5, 2011. It was officially released to iTunes
on 23 May 2011. Blunt performed it on the Conan O'Brien
show and on the Dancing with the Stars
. The music video was released on 26 May 2011 and was shot while James was touring. "Dangerous" will be released as the fifth British single on September 12, 2011. "Calling Out Your Name" was included on the Brazil
ian soap opera
"Insensato Coração" and was subsequently released as the only single from the album there.
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James Blunt
James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
. The album was released on 8 November 2010. On December 6, 2011, a deluxe version of the album will be released, entitled Some Kind Of Trouble: Revisted.
Background
In an interview with Contact Music, Blunt said of the album: "After the last tour, I tried writing at the piano, but I found I was repeating myself, writing sad songs about poor old me. I needed to get away from music for a while. My new songs are more optimistic. One thing I did learn is that your artistic credibility goes out the window when you have a record that big. 'You're BeautifulYou're Beautiful
"You're Beautiful" is a pop rock song co-written by British singer James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam . It was released as the third single from the album in 2005. In the UK and Australia the song reached number one and number two respectively...
' meant something to me, but to most people, it's a song they sing when they're drunk." In an interview with Robert Copsey from Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
, Blunt describes the album, saying "It's got a certain innocence to it, which my last album didn't have. It doesn't sound like the current popular electro sound; it sounds like the late 70's / early 80's when the US electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
bands came to the UK. What I really like about it is its energy and optimism – it's completely positive." While answering what is his favorite track from the album, he answered "My favourite track is probably 'Turn Me On'."
Music
The album features 12 new songs and was produced by Steve RobsonSteve Robson
Steve Robson is an English songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song, "What Hurts the Most" co-written with Jeffrey Steele and recorded by Rascal Flatts as well as winning a Brit award and Ivor Novello award for the song "Shine"...
(with additional production from Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
Gregory Allen "Greg" Kurstin is an award-winning American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2009 Kurstin received a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year. That same year he won three Ivor Novello awards for his work with Lily Allen, including Songwriters of the Year for "The Fear"...
, Eg White
Eg White
Francis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
, Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
and Warren Huart
Warren Huart
Warren Huart is an English record producer/musician/composer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles, California. He currently lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California with his wife and son.- Biography :...
). It sees Blunt, capturing a new feeling of spontaneity and freshness summed up by his comment that he sees his first two albums as a pair of book ends – action and reaction. Some Kind Of Trouble, then, is very much the start of a new chapter. The album was recorded largely in London
London
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with members of James' touring band.
Produced mainly by Steve Robson
Steve Robson
Steve Robson is an English songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song, "What Hurts the Most" co-written with Jeffrey Steele and recorded by Rascal Flatts as well as winning a Brit award and Ivor Novello award for the song "Shine"...
, key tracks include the bittersweet “These are the Words,” the trenchant, pointed “Superstar” and the infectious “Stay the Night
Stay the Night
Stay the Night may refer to:* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , an alternative pop/punk band* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , also covered by La Toya Jackson...
,” a sexy, acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
driven, party song about “singing ‘Billie Jean
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is a dance-pop/R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones from the singer's sixth album, Thriller . Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and...
’ and mixing vodka
Vodka
Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....
and caffeine
Caffeine
Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants...
.” Written by Blunt, Robson, and OneRepublic
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...
’s Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder
Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
, the song also shouts-out to the legendary Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
, referencing the reggae master’s “Is This Love.” In addition to collecting his first (and likely last) co-write with Marley, “Stay the Night” marks the first time Blunt has written with two other songwriters in the same room or started songs from scratch. In addition to Robson, with whom he wrote the majority of the album, Blunt also wrote with The Bird and the Bee
The Bird and the Bee
The Bird and the Bee is an American indie pop musical duo from Los Angeles, California, consisting of musicians Inara George and Greg Kurstin...
’s Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
Gregory Allen "Greg" Kurstin is an award-winning American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2009 Kurstin received a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year. That same year he won three Ivor Novello awards for his work with Lily Allen, including Songwriters of the Year for "The Fear"...
, Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
, Wayne Hector
Wayne Hector
Wayne Hector is an English songwriter.Wayne Hector has had over 30 number ones around the globe under his belt and numerous movie soundtrack credits, Wayne Hector is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters....
and “All the Lost Souls
All the Lost Souls
All the Lost Souls is the second studio album by James Blunt, released on 17 September 2007. It is the follow-up to his hugely successful 2004 debut album, Back to Bedlam....
” collaborator Eg White
Eg White
Francis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
, with whom he wrote the brash “Turn Me On,” which will probably dispel the idea of Blunt as “Mr. Sensitive”. “People expect me to be quite a serious person, who takes life and myself seriously, and that’s not really the case,” he says. “Maybe they’ll see another side in this album?”. The album’s anchor is “No Tears,” an unsentimental ballad about “the summing up of a life,” Blunt says. “There are certain songs along the way that are milestones – that define a writer to themselves. Goodbye My Lover
Goodbye My Lover
"Goodbye My Lover" is a pop rock song written by Sacha Skarbek for James Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam. The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as the fourth single in November 2005 and reached the top ten in...
was that song on the first album. Same Mistake
Same Mistake
"Same Mistake" is the second single from James Blunt's second studio album, All the Lost Souls. The song was released to radio on November 1, 2007, before being officially released on December 3, 2007. The song was heavily edited for radio play.-Release:...
was from the second. No Tears is my milestone on this album.”
Critical reception
Upon its release, the album received mixed to average reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 45/100 from MetacriticMetacritic
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. Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
from Allmusic was positive in his review, referring to the album as a "step in the right direction for Blunt, a move toward love songs free of pretension." Matthew Horton from BBC Music
BBC Music
BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website....
was more negative, saying: "When all's said, Some Kind of Trouble is not a terrible record by any means, but there's little sense that Blunt has advanced—and equally little sense that it'll make any difference to his bottom line. Mac Hirsch from Boston Globe was mixed, saying: "From the plinky, high-tuned acoustic guitar to the mindlessly skippy rhythm to the "whoa-oh-oh-ooh" chant, there's not a major element of "Stay the Night
Stay the Night
Stay the Night may refer to:* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , an alternative pop/punk band* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , also covered by La Toya Jackson...
" that doesn't sound exactly like "Hey, Soul Sister
Hey, Soul Sister
"Hey, Soul Sister" is a song by the American rock band Train, written by Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Save Me, San Francisco. The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is their highest...
." For some, that's a selling point; for others, a warning siren." Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
gave a "C-" rating, saying: "Some Kind of Trouble comes off as inert and oddly hollow; apart from the album's comparatively lively bookends." Matt Diehl from Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
was somewhat more favorable, saying: "Despite all the work put into his workmanlike pop, it ultimately comes off as agreeable, but not memorable." Jamie Milton from musicOMH
MusicOMH
musicOMH is a United Kingdom-based website which publishes independent reviews, featues and interviews from across all musical genres including classical, metal, rock and R&B.-History:...
was also favorable, saying: "When Blunt sticks to playing it safe, he offends the least. And whilst it seems contrived to applaud an artist for sticking to his zone, this man is an exceptional case." Molloy Woodcraft from The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
was harsh with her review, describing the album as a "Shallow, soulless and strangely cynical, Some Kind of Trouble is a thoroughly depressing listen." Gavin Martin from Daily Mirror was also negative, saying: "Some Kind Of Trouble repeatedly surprises with its ability to find new depths of awfulness, right down to the toe-curling, heavy rock closer Turn Me On where his wimpering sex monkey persona is stripped naked." Simon Price from The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
was also negative, saying: "On his third album, featuring the dread hand of Linda Perry
Linda Perry
Linda Perry is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer...
, Blunt once again shows all the soulfulness of the junior Chris de Burgh he so blatantly is. Cliché follows cliché and banality follows banality: he's got a heart of gold, he'll always be by your side, and so on, like a Hallmark Cards random verse generator. Mike Schiller from PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
rated it three stars out of ten, enjoying "Stay the Night" but saying that: "Aside from the brilliant departure offered by the album’s opener, Blunt has lost all concept of how to sound like himself. His voice is the same, but it’s singing songs that don’t sound like his songs. Rick Pearson from Evening Standard was positive and otherwise the majority of the UK critics, he liked the album, saying: "it's 35 minutes of well-crafted pop music – and [I] see no trouble with that." Blogger Lee Walsey also gave the album a positive review, commenting: ""Some Kind of Trouble” doesn’t fail the third album litmus test, but it doesn’t get much more than a B-, “Stay the Night”, “So Far Gone” and “I’ll be Your man” alone do enough to compensate for some of the weaker tracks, and on the whole, the album gets a reasonably safe: 76%"
Commercial performance
The album debut at number four on the UK Albums ChartUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, with sales of 100,000 copies in its first week. On the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, the album debuted at number eleven, with sales of 26,000 copies, being his lowest-charting album in the U.S.
Singles
The album's lead single, "Stay the NightStay The Night (James Blunt song)
"Stay the Night" is the lead single from English singer-songwriter James Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released on 25 October 2010. The single received an exclusive advance-release in Austria on 10 September 2010...
", was released on 11 September 2010 as the first British and American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
single. It achieved success in many parts of the world, reaching number-one on the Switzerland
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
charts, the top-ten on the Australian
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, Belgian, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
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, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
charts, the top-forty on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and yet the top-100 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The second single, "So Far Gone
So Far Gone
So Far Gone is the third official mixtape from Canadian rapper/singer Drake. Released in February 2009, the mixtape proved to be a major catalyst in the launching of Drake's career on an international scale. Tracks "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful" were released as singles from the mixtape, and...
", was released on 3 January 2011, as the second British single and first Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n single. It failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, but reach the top-ten on the Switzerland
Switzerland
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charts and top-forty on the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
charts. The third single, "If Time Is All I Have
If Time Is All I Have
"If Time is All I Have" is the third single from English singer-songwriter James Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released as a digital download single in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2011. The single failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart, similar to the album's...
", was released on 1 April 2011 as the third British single and second Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n single. It failed to charted on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, but peaked on the ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
at number sixty-four. "I'll Be Your Man" was released as the fourth British single and second American single on May 5, 2011. It was officially released to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on 23 May 2011. Blunt performed it on the Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
show and on the Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
. The music video was released on 26 May 2011 and was shot while James was touring. "Dangerous" will be released as the fifth British single on September 12, 2011. "Calling Out Your Name" was included on the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
"Insensato Coração" and was subsequently released as the only single from the album there.
Track listing
- Standard Edition
- "Stay the NightStay The Night (James Blunt song)"Stay the Night" is the lead single from English singer-songwriter James Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released on 25 October 2010. The single received an exclusive advance-release in Austria on 10 September 2010...
" (Blunt, RobsonSteve RobsonSteve Robson is an English songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song, "What Hurts the Most" co-written with Jeffrey Steele and recorded by Rascal Flatts as well as winning a Brit award and Ivor Novello award for the song "Shine"...
, TedderRyan TedderRyan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Jordin Sparks, Leona...
, MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
) – 3:36 - "Dangerous" (Blunt, Robson) – 3:10
- "Best Laid Plans" (Blunt, HectorWayne HectorWayne Hector is an English songwriter.Wayne Hector has had over 30 number ones around the globe under his belt and numerous movie soundtrack credits, Wayne Hector is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters....
, Robson) – 3:30 - "So Far GoneSo Far Gone (song)"So Far Gone" is the second single from English singer-songwriter James Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released as a digital download single release exclusively in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2011. A live version of the song, recorded at Metropolis Studios,...
" (Blunt, Robson, Tedder) – 3:34 - "No Tears" (Blunt, Hector, Robson) – 3:50
- "Superstar" (Blunt, KurstinGreg KurstinGregory Allen "Greg" Kurstin is an award-winning American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2009 Kurstin received a Grammy Award nomination for Producer of the Year. That same year he won three Ivor Novello awards for his work with Lily Allen, including Songwriters of the Year for "The Fear"...
) – 3:49 - "These Are the Words" (Blunt, Hector, Robson) – 3:23
- "Calling Out Your Name" (Blunt, Hector, Robson) – 3:24
- "Heart of Gold" (Blunt, Robson) – 3:31
- "I'll Be Your ManI'll Be Your Man"I'll Be Your Man" is a song by the British singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was released as the fourth single from his third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released as a digital download single on 23 May 2011, and will be released as a physical single on September 9, 2011...
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) – 3:37 - "If Time Is All I HaveIf Time Is All I Have"If Time is All I Have" is the third single from English singer-songwriter James Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released as a digital download single in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2011. The single failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart, similar to the album's...
" (Blunt, WhiteEg WhiteFrancis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
) – 3:25 - "Interlude" - 0:05
- "Turn Me On" (Blunt, White) – 2:29
- UK Physical Edition Bonus Content
- 14. "Stay the Night" (Live At Metropolis) (Video) – 3:46
- 15. "So Far Gone" (Live At Metropolis) (Video) – 4:00
- 16. "If Time Is All I Have" (Live At Metropolis) (Audio) – 3:25
- UK Digital Edition Bonus Content
- 14. "Into The Dark" - 2:50
- 15. "Stay the Night" (Video) – 3:46
- 16. "Stay the Night" (Making of the Video) – 3:00
- Amazon.co.uk Bonus Track
- 14. "There She Goes Again" - 3:49
- Japanese Bonus Track
- 14. "This Love Again" - 2:58
- German Bonus Tracks
- 14. "Into The Dark" - 2:50
- 15. "There She Goes Again" - 3:49
- German Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
- "Stay The Night" (Video)
- "So Far Gone" (Video)
- "If Time Is All I Have" (Video)
- "Stay The Night" (Making of the Video)
- "Some Kind Of Trouble" (Making of the Album)
- US Standard Edition Alternate Track
- 1. "Stay the Night" (US Edit) – 3:25
- US Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
- 14. "You're Beautiful" (Live In Belgium) (Blunt, Skarbek) - 3:38
- 15. "If Time Is All I Have" (Live In Belgium) (Blunt, White) - 3:31
- US Digital Edition Bonus Content
- 14. "Into The Dark" - 2:50
- 15. "There She Goes Again" - 3:49
- 16. "This Love Again" - 2:58
- 17. "Stay The Night" (Fred Falke Remix) - 3:36
- 18. "Stay The Night" (Video)
- Some Kind Of Trouble: Revisited Bonus Tracks
- 14. "Into The Dark" - 2:50
- 15. "There She Goes Again" - 3:49
- 16. "Stay The Night" (Fred Falke Remix) - 3:36
- 17. "Dangerous" (Damin Koya & Johan Wedel Remix) - 5:11
- Some Kind Of Trouble: Revisited Bonus DVD
Live In Paleo
- "So Far Gone"
- "Dangerous"
- "Billy"
- "Wisemen"
- "Carry You Home"
- "These Are The Words"
- "I'll Take Everything"
- "Out of My Mind"
- "Goodbye My Lover"
- "High"
- "Same Mistake"
- "Turn Me On"
- "Superstar"
- "You're Beautiful"
- "So Long, Jimmy"
- "I'll Be Your Man"
- "Stay The Night"
- "1973"
Music Videos
- "Stay The Night"
- "So Far Gone"
- "If Time Is All I Have"
- "I'll Be Your Man"
- "Dangerous"
Chart performance
| Chart (2010) | Providers | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/shipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
5 | Platinum | 70,000 |
| European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
IFPI | 2 | — | |
| Finland's Official List | 9 | — | ||
| French Digital Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
1 | 2,600 | |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
3 | Platinum | 100.000 | |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
BVMI Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
2 | Platinum | 200,000 |
| German Downloads Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 | |||
| Italian Albums Chart | FIMI | 7 | Gold | 30,000 |
| Polish Albums Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
OLiS OLiS OLiS is the official list of the highest selling music albums in Poland. The list exists since October 23, 2000 and is provided by ZPAV.... |
14 | Gold | 10,000 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 | Platinum | 30,000 | |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
4 | Gold | 100,000+ |
| U.S Billboard Hot 200 | RIAA | 11 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 28 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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