You See the Trouble with Me

"You See the Trouble with Me" is a song recorded by American soul artist Barry White, written by White and Ray Parker Jr. It was released in February 1976 as the second single from White's album Let the Music Play. In its initial release, the track reached number 14 on Billboard's Black Singles chart,^[2] and number two in the United Kingdom. It was certified silver for 250,000 copies shipped in United Kingdom in 1976.

"You See the Trouble with Me"
Single by Barry White
from the album Let the Music Play
B-side	"I'm So Blue and You Are Too"
Released	February 27, 1976 (1976-02-27)[1]
Genre	Soul
Length	3:18
Label	20th Century
Songwriter(s)	Barry White, Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s)	Barry White
Barry White singles chronology
"Let the Music Play" (1975) "You See the Trouble with Me" (1976) "Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together" (1976)

Track listing

European 7-inch single (1976)

1. "You See the Trouble with Me" - 3:18
2. "I'm So Blue and You Are Too" - 4:21

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	23
Germany (Media Control AG)	14
Ireland (IRMA)	15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	19
United Kingdom (OCC)	2
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles	14
US Billboard National Disco Action Top 30	15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[1]	Silver	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Black Legend version

"You See the Trouble with Me"
Single by Black Legend
B-side	"Across the Ocean"
Released	2000
Length	3:46
Label	Rise
Songwriter(s)	Barry White Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s)	J-Reverse Enrico "BSJ" Ferrari
Black Legend singles chronology
"You See the Trouble with Me" (2000) "Light My Fire" (2000)

A cover version in 2000, credited to Italian musical group Black Legend, originally sampled Barry White; however, White had not given permission for this, so the vocals were re-recorded by Black Legend member Elroy "Spoonface" Powell.^[3] In an interview with NME, White explained why he refused permission: "When I heard the Black Legend song, I thought it was going nowhere. It was cheap and had no soul". This 2000 version was a hit across Europe, reaching number one in the UK in June of that year. The song was the 40th-best-selling single of 2000 in the UK.

Track listing

1. "You See the Trouble with Me" (We'll Be in Trouble radio edit) – 3:16
2. "You See the Trouble with Me" (Sharam Jey Remix) – 6:25
3. "You See the Trouble with Me" (We'll Be in Trouble original radio edit) – 4:58
4. "Across the Ocean" (album version) – 5:44

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 26 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 42 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 5 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] Import 7 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[8] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 6 France (SNEP)[10] 21 Germany (GfK)[11] 39 Greece (IFPI)[12] 10 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 6 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[14] 1 Italy (FIMI)[15] 24 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 16 Norway (VG-lista)[18] 20 Scotland (OCC)[19] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 22 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 1 UK Dance (OCC)[23] 5 UK Indie (OCC)[24] 4 US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[25] 7 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[26] 49

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[27] 20 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[28] 63 France (SNEP)[29] 72 Ireland (IRMA)[30] 49 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[32]	Gold	25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	Silver	200,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Italy	2000	12-inch vinyl CD	Rise
France			Scorpio Music
Spain	April 10, 2000	12-inch vinyl	Vendetta	[34]
United Kingdom	June 12, 2000	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Eternal	[35]