Trouble on My Mind
2011 single by Pusha T featuring Tyler, the Creator
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"Trouble on My Mind" is a song by American rapper Pusha T, featuring fellow American rapper Tyler, the Creator, released as the lead single from his debut extended play (EP) Fear of God II: Let Us Pray (2011), through GOOD Music, Re-Up, and Decon Records. The track, an alternative hip-hop and hardcore hip-hop record, was recorded in 2011, and was written by Pusha and Tyler, alongside its producers, The Neptunes and Left Brain, the latter being a member of Odd Future alongside Tyler around that time. The song was released on the July 12, 2011, alongside a music video directed by Jason Goldwatch eight days later. It would later be included in the film Project X (2012), appearing on its soundtrack.
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| Single by Pusha T featuring Tyler, the Creator | ||||
| from the album Fear of God II: Let Us Pray | ||||
| Released | July 12, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 3:33 | |||
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Release and promotion
The song was unveiled on July 8, 2011, and previewed via RedBullUSA.com. It would later be officially released on July 12, 2011, through iTunes and Amazon.[1][2] On July 15, 2011, a behind-the-scenes look at an upcoming music video was released.[3] The official music video, directed by Jason Goldwatch and filmed in Los Angeles, California, was released July 20, 2011.[4] The video features cameos from the rest of Odd Future. In the video, Pusha T is dressed in the style of Tyler the Creator, "down to the cutoff shorts, striped knee-high socks, and kitty T-shirt",[1][5] while Tyler is "dressed like Pusha-gangsta shit".[6] In 2012, the track was included on the soundtrack of the film Project X.[7]
Critical reception
Amos Barshad, writing for Vulture, described the song as "the kind of spare, ominous Neptunes beat Pusha's been murdering for a decade-plus. Barshad liked Tyler's feature, through idiosyncratic and technically less proficient than Pusha, it "works great for him".[1] Meanwhile, Tyler's verses were met with more criticism than Pusha T's.[2][8]
Release information
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| United States | July 12, 2011 | Digital download | GOOD Music | [9] |