Trouble Town

"Trouble Town"
Single by Jake Bugg
from the album Jake Bugg
Released	4 March 2012
Recorded	2011
Length	2:50
Label	Mercury Records
Songwriter(s)	Iain Archer, Jake Bugg
Producer(s)	Iain Archer
Jake Bugg singles chronology
"Trouble Town" (2012) "Country Song" (2012)
Official audio
"Trouble Town" on YouTube

"Trouble Town" is a song by British singer songwriter Jake Bugg. It was released as the lead single from his eponymous debut album (2012). It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2012 and charted in Belgium.

"Trouble Town" is the opening theme for the BBC TV series Happy Valley broadcast between 2014 and 2023.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Trouble Town" was first released onto YouTube on 27 January 2012. By January 2022 it had received over 3.6 million hits[1]

The video was shot in Bugg's hometown of Clifton, Nottingham, mixing HD footage with Super 8, and was directed by Michael Holyk, who also directed the video for "Lightning Bolt".[2][3]

Track listings

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trouble Town"	2:50

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4]	67

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	4 March 2012	Digital download	Mercury Records

References

1. Jake Bugg (27 January 2012). "Jake Bugg - Trouble Town". youtube.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. Wilson, Jared. "Jake Bugg's Music Video Director Michael Holyk - LeftLion". leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
3. "Jake Bugg 'Trouble Town' by Michael Holyk". promonews.tv. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
4. "Jake Bugg – Trouble Town" (in Dutch). Ultratip.