Peak
25
Weeks
20
Score
2,350
Chart Year
2013
The video starts with Murs entering a cafe, where he sees a young woman (played by actress Danielle Beckwith) working as a waitress there. She pours water on a customer in retaliation to him smacking her bottom, causing her to be fired by her boss. He then meets the woman again, who is now working in a record shop and sees her stacking records (including one that has picture of Murs on it that says "Olly Murs' Greatest Hits"), but due to her wearing headphones she can't hear what a customer is saying to her and gets fired again. Next, Murs sees her working at a clothes store where she is dressing mannequins but when she notices Murs watching her she ends up knocking them over and then takes her jacket and leaves the store. Flo Rida is then seen in a billboard on a beach next to a luxury car with two bikini clad women inside it. The video ends with Murs seeing the woman again, this time in a nightclub with friends where she accidentally knocks over a man carrying a tray of drinks, setting off a further chain of arguments. Murs comes to her rescue and the two begin to leave but are stopped by one of the club's bouncers and the screen cuts to black with the word "Troublemaker".
Olly links up with American rapper Flo Rida for the first single from his third album, Right Place, Right Time. "Getting Flo Rida on the record was kind of easy, in a way. [It] wasn't hard," he told MTV News "I was expecting it to be a lot harder than it was. We just literally sent him the track, his people the track and they heard it and really liked it. And Flo Rida was like 'I really want to do it.' So he was up for doing it." After sending Flo-Rida the track, the rapper returned it with his additional rhymes within a few days. "I just think the way the song is," Murs told MTV News, "and when people hear it, they'll understand why Flo Rida is such a perfect person to sing the song and get his vibe on it." The album title reflects the way everything has fitted in place for the British star to date. "Right Place, Right Time as a title sums up my career to this point," he said. "I've worked hard in everything I've done, doing what's felt right, and everything has fit into place. It sums up the sentiment for this whole album." The song was Olly Murs' fourth UK #1. His previous chart-toppers were "Please Don't Let Me Go," "Heart Skips A Beat" and "Dance With Me Tonight." Regarding the song's meaning, Olly explained: "It's written from experience. I'm sure lots of men have had girls in their life who've been trouble. You wouldn't normally fancy them, but there's something that fixates you - a look in their eyes that entices you in. She's not marriage material, but you can't help wanting to be around her." MTV News asked Olly what Flo Rida brought to the track? He replied: "It was really the song. I think sometimes, it's getting someone that fits you but fits the project and fits what you're doing. For me, the record itself was called 'Troublemaker,' and the song's about a girl and we all end up getting girls in our life who are a bit of trouble at times. And I'm sure Flo Rida's [known] lots of girls he's after that are a bit trouble. So he fit the bill in that sense. I'm so happy that when he did do it, it fit so well." Murs tapped into a mixture of British and American influences as well as doing his own thing when crafting the song's sound. He told Radio.com: "I don't feel it's unfair to say ["Troublemaker"] is just Jamiroquai and Maroon 5 because I feel there's lots of other artists who've got that same sort of vibe. I just decided to do something completely different, completely random and really just try and be creative." Murs told Glamour magazine that he decided to get a rapper on the tune after he and co-writers Claude Kelly and Steve Robson had trouble coming up with something for the middle 8.
You're a troublemaker (you're a troublemaker) Ha You ain't nothing but a troublemaker, girl You had me hooked again from the minute you sat down The way you bite your lip Got my head spinnin' around After a drink or two I was putty in your hands I don't know if I'll have the strength to stand Oh whoa, trouble, troublemaker, yeah That's your middle name, oh whoa I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain And I wanna know, why does it feel so good but hurt so bad? Whoa, my mind keeps saying, "Run as fast as you can" I say I'm done but then you pull me back Whoa, I swear you're giving me a heart attack, troublemaker It's like you're always there in the corners of my mind I see a silhouette every time I close my eyes There must be poison in those finger tips of yours 'Cause I keep comin' back again for more Oh whoa, trouble, troublemaker, yeah That's your middle name, oh whoa I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain And I wanna know, why does it feel so good but hurt so bad? Whoa, my mind keeps saying, "Run as fast as you can" I say I'm done but then you pull me back Whoa, I swear you're giving me a heart attack, troublemaker Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad? (Hurt so bad, yeah) Whoa, my mind keeps saying, "Run as fast as you can" (troublemaker) I say I'm done but then you pull me back Whoa, I swear you're giving me a heart attack, troublemaker (yeah) Maybe I'm insane 'Cause I keep doing the same damn thing Thinkin' one day we gon' change But you know just how to work that back And make me forget my name What the hell you do I won't remember I'll be gone until November And you'll show up again next summer, yeah Typical middle name is Prada Fit you like a glove, girl, I'm sick of the drama You're a troublemaker But, damn, girl, it's like I love the trouble And I can't even explain (yeah) why Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad? Whoa (whoa), my mind keeps saying, "Run as fast as you can" (troublemaker) (Yeah) I say I'm done but then you pull me back Whoa, I swear you're giving me a heart attack, troublemaker Why does it feel so good (oh) but hurt so bad? (And I can't even explain why) Whoa, my mind keeps saying, "Run as fast as you can" (troublemaker) I say I'm done but then you pull me back Whoa, I swear you're giving me a heart attack, troublemaker
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 2, 2013 | 87 | 39 |
| 2 | Feb 9, 2013 | 65 | 61 |
| 3 | Feb 16, 2013 | 57 | 69 |
| 4 | Feb 23, 2013 | 49 | 77 |
| 5 | Mar 2, 2013 | 44 | 82 |
| 6 | Mar 9, 2013 | 37 | 89 |
| 7 | Mar 16, 2013 | 34 | 92 |
| 8 | Mar 23, 2013 | 32 | 94 |
| 9 | Mar 30, 2013 | 31 | 95 |
| 10 | Apr 6, 2013 | 30 | 96 |
| 11 | Apr 13, 2013 | 29 | 97 |
| 12 | Apr 20, 2013 | 32 | 94 |
| 13 | Apr 27, 2013 | 39 | 87 |
| 14 | May 4, 2013 | 31 | 95 |
| 15 | May 11, 2013 | 25 | 101 |
| 16 | May 18, 2013 | 36 | 90 |
| 17 | May 25, 2013 | 43 | 83 |
| 18 | Jun 1, 2013 | 60 | 66 |
| 19 | Jun 8, 2013 | 70 | 56 |
| 20 | Jun 15, 2013 | 75 | 51 |