Double Trouble (Lynyrd Skynyrd song)

"Double Trouble" is a song by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, written by Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins, which was recorded in 1975. It appears on the band fourth album, Gimme Back My Bullets, and was released as a single in the United States. It peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and at number 86 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles.[3]

"Double Trouble"
Single by Lynyrd Skynyrd
from the album Gimme Back My Bullets
Released1976
GenreSouthern rock[1]
Length2:51
LabelMCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Al Kooper
Lynyrd Skynyrd singles chronology
"Made in the Shade"
(1975)		 "Double Trouble"
(1976)		 "Roll Gypsy Roll"
(1976)

Content

The song features Ronnie Van Zant singing about how he is a troublemaker. Lyrics include "Double Trouble, is what my friends all call me". According to the book Whiskey Bottles and Brand New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd by Mark Ribowsky, the genesis for the song came from a time when Gary Rossington was in jail with Van Zant and he asked him how many times he had been arrested, to which Van Zant answered eleven. Rossington replied, "Man, you're double trouble". Also according to Ribowsky, the band originally recorded under a record label called "Double T Productions" which stood for "Double Trouble". The song also features backup vocals from The Honkettes.[4]

Notes
  1. Stuessy, Joe; Lipscomb, Scott David (2003). Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development. Prentice Hall. p. 321. ISBN 9780137824267.
  2. "Gimme Back My Bullets – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016.
  3. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending APRIL 24, 1976". Cash Box. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012.
  4. "Lynyrd Skynyrd – Double Trouble Lyrics". LyricsFreak. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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