"The Trouble with Girls" is the title of a song written by Chris Tompkins

Chris Tompkins

Chris Tompkins is an American songwriter from Nashville, originally from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He won Music Row's 2007"Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year" award and was honored as the Alabama Music Hall of Fame songwriter of the year...

 and Philip White, and recorded by American recording artist and American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

's season 10

American Idol (season 10)

The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2011 and concluded on May 25, 2011, on Fox. The show underwent a number of changes from season nine, including the reduction of the judging panel to its original number of just three judges , a returning executive producer, a new music...

 winner, Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery

Scott Cooke "Scotty" McCreery is an American country singer from Garner, North Carolina . He also won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, Clear as Day was released in October 2011...

. It was released in August 2011 as the second single from his debut album Clear as Day

Clear as Day

Clear as Day is the debut album from the season ten American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. The album was released on October 4, 2011 in the United States...

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Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song mixed reviews, saying that the "heavy handed production almost sabotages a fine performance." He later said "vulnerable and memorable." He gave the song three stars out of five. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave it favorable reviews noting "you’ll be hearing this song quite a bit on your local country radio stations as it’s everything that “I Love You This Big” isn’t and proves that America got it right by voting Scotty as the next American Idol last spring." He gave the song four stars out of five.

Chart performance

It is a top 30 radio hit.

As of November 23, 2011, the song has sold 170,000 copies.

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	84
US Billboard Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	31

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	August 30, 2011	Radio airplay	19 Recordings, Inc