Trouble (Shampoo song)
"Trouble" is the first single from Shampoo's 1994 debut album "We Are Shampoo". The song was the duo's most successful single, reaching No. 11 in the UK and making the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Finland and the Netherlands as well as number 37 in Canada. Attempting to break into the US market, the song was released as a promotional single for the 1995 film "", in anticipation of the release of the US version of "We Are Shampoo". A new music video was recorded featuring clips from the "Power Rangers" film. "NME" magazine ranked "Trouble  at number 23 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994. Release and reception. The US promotional campaign for Shampoo, which centred on the single Trouble", was described by "Billboard" as a massive effort. In addition to releasing the song as a promotion single for the "Power Rangers" film, 15,000 promotional cassettes of "Trouble" were given away at Wet Seal stores, as were coupons for the full album, and a video-reel containing music videos for "Trouble" and Shampoo's other singles, "Delicious" and "Viva La Megababes" was made, with the hopes of finding in-store play at  over 200 music retail outlets. Tom Demalon from AllMusic said that within seconds of hearing the track "most listeners will either be gleefully giggling along with the girls or scrambling for the stop button." While reviewing the "Jawbreaker" soundtrack, another editor, Doug Stone spoke favourably of the track, and Jonathan Bernstein from "Spin" described it as Shampoo's version of "No Sleep till Brooklyn", stating the song catapulted them to success, particularly in Japan. A reviewer from "Billboard" stated the song was just as goofy as the "Power Rangers" film it was supporting, and that it would probably only be  of interest to children and top 40 radio as a novelty. Music writer James Masterton commented in his weekly UK chart commentary, "Whether they can be any more than a summer novelty is open to question and I will watch with interest." Pan-European magazine "Music & Media" wrote, "Please meet Jacqui & Carrie. Headmasters beware of these schoolgirl versions of Polly Styrene (X-Ray Specs) and ex-Transvision Vamp Wendy James provoking with punky bubble gum pop." Editor Robbert Tilli compared their style to the likes of Bananarama, Transvision Vamp and Fuzzbox. Alan Jones from "Music Week" said, "Taking their cue  from the B-52's, circa 'Love Shack', Shampoo are not one of the most original bands around, but they are good fun. Sure to score." Music videos. The original music video for the song features the girls trying to get home from central London after a night out, as their lyrics describe. The re-make music video to promote "" features new footage of the girls singing to the camera, intercut with footage from the film. Appearances. In addition to the "Power Rangers" film and soundtrack, the song featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film "Foxfire" and the 1999 film  Jawbreaker. The song is sung by characters in the 1997 film "Blackrock", though it was not included on the film's soundtrack, and it also appears in episode three of the TV series "Clueless". In 2007 the cast of the film "St Trinians" recorded a cover of the song, which was released on the film's soundtrack. The cast also recorded a music video for the song. Zebrahead covered the song on their 2009 album "Panty Raid". Lyrics from the song are referenced in the 2014 single "Double Bubble Trouble" by M.I.A.