The Trouble with Girls (song)

"The Trouble with Girls"
Single by Scotty McCreery
from the album Clear as Day
Released	August 30, 2011
Format	Digital download
Recorded	June 2011
Genre	Country
Length	3:49
Label	19 Recordings/Mercury Nashville
Writer(s)	Chris Tompkins Philip White
Producer(s)	Mark Bright
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Scotty McCreery singles chronology
"I Love You This Big" (2011) "The Trouble with Girls" (2011) "Water Tower Town" (2012)

"The Trouble with Girls" is a song written by Chris Tompkins and Philip White, and recorded by American recording artist and American Idol 's season 10 winner, Scotty McCreery. It was released in August 2011 as the second single from his debut album Clear as Day.

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Commercial performance

As of February 18, 2014, the song has sold 836,000 copies in the United States.^[3] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 11, 2014.^[4]

Charts

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	55
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	71

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	836,000[3]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

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

References

1. http://tasteofcountry.com/scotty-mccreery-the-trouble-with-girls/
2. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/scotty-mccreery-the-trouble-with-girls-single-review/
3. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2014.
4. http://www.riaa.com
5. "Scotty McCreery – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Scotty McCreery.
6. "Scotty McCreery – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Scotty McCreery.
7. "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
8. "American single certifications – Scotty McCreery – The Trouble with Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH