Double Trouble (Jacky Cheung song)

"Double Trouble"
Single by Jacky Cheung
from the album Private Corner
Released 2010
Format
Genre Jazz
Length 3:13
Label Universal Music
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Andrew Tuason

"Double Trouble"[1] is a song written by Roxanne Seeman, Kine Ludvigsen and Olav Fossheim. It was recorded by Jacky Cheung[2][3][4][5] for his Private Corner[6] album. The song and album are produced by Andrew Tuason.[5] The lyrics for "Double Trouble" were adapted into Cantonese by Hong Kong songwriter Kenny So.

Hong Kong Music Charts

"Double Trouble" reached number 1 on the HMVHK sales chart (most popular Hong Kong radio chart) April 2010.[5] Cheung's "Private Corner" album remained at number 1 on the HMVHK sales chart for 13 weeks.

Video

With sales for Jacky Cheung's Private Corner album reaching 200,000 copies in Asia alone, a celebration gathering was held by Universal Music, where Cheung debuted the MV for "Double Trouble",[7][8] which he invested HKD$500,000 of his own money to make. The MV was directed by Xia Yong Kang and features mainland China model Du Juan.[5]

Live performances

Cheung performed "Double Trouble" at his "Private Corner" mini-concert [9] at the Hong Kong Jockey Club on April 30. The show was taped, with the "Private Corner" Mini-Concert DVD [10][11] releasing July 23, 2010.

The Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour, kicked off in Shanghai, New Year’s Eve 2011.[12] “Double Trouble” is a highlight song in the concert.[5] Cheung performs the song, singing and dancing, with 25 musicians and 18 dancers. At the end of the song, Jacky Cheung makes his getaway in a helicopter built for the set. The tour finale was in May 2012. There were 146 shows.

Live in Hong Kong/2012 performance of "Double Trouble" is included in Jacky Cheung's 1/2 Century concert Live CD & DVD, released July 19, 2013.

Double Trouble was the opening production number of TVB's Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation 2012, performed live by the cast of Hong Kong hit artists appearing on the show. [13]

Miss Universe China

A live band played a version of Double Trouble during the Miss Universe China Pageant September 28, 2013, Shanghai.

References

  1. ↑ "Double Trouble". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ↑ Bush, John (1961-07-10). "Jacky Cheung". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ↑ Jacky Cheung - IMDb
  4. ↑ "Opening". Jackycheung.hk. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Noa Noa Music". Noa Noa Music. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Private Corner - Jacky Cheung". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  7. ↑ "The online asian media resource". JpopAsia. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  8. ↑ "Double Trouble | Jacky Cheung | Music Video | MTV Finland". Musictelevision.fi. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  9. ↑ "Jacky Cheung « HKMDB Daily News". Hkmdbnews.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  10. ↑ Jacky Cheung Private Corner Mini Concert 张学友 – Private Corner 迷你音乐会 - HK Drama Movies
  11. ↑ "Private Corner Mini Concert (2CD) CD - Jacky Cheung, Go East (HK) - Cantonese Music - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  12. ↑ "Jacky Cheung Century Tour starts from". the Mercedes-Benz Arena. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  13. ↑ "TVB劲歌金曲颁奖 众星合唱《DOUBLE TROUBLE》". ent.sina.com.cn.