Scotty McCreery returns to his hometown high school in Garner, North Carolina, and choosing his own classmates and his love interest over actors to play themselves as the set for his new "The Trouble With Girls" video. The second single from his debut album "Clear as Day," finds the Season 10 American Idol champ navigating the world of teenage romance, and singing about the number one preoccupation for most teenagers: girls. The video effectively captures the slice-of-life high school experience that most American teenagers endure.McCreery sought approval for the song from one particular girl - his sister. He sings over a delicate piano to begin the song. There's confidence and maturity beyond his experience as he never over sings the moment. This twangy ballad "The Trouble With Girls," is raw, vulnerable and memorable. It's his make-it-or-break-it moment, and McCreery never matches the energy brought to the song by the heavy instrumentation, leading one to wonder if he was even in the room when those parts were added. The 'American Idol' ride is just about over, making him just another country artist until he proves his mettle with a few hits in a row.
"The Trouble With Girls," says McCreery, is that nobody loves trouble as much as he does. So even when said girls are a mystery and a puzzle and so dang pretty and are busying stealing you with hello and killing you with goodbye, he still loves them. "They're funny... you know? You just never know what they're thinking, and they never know what we're thinking as guys, but that's what kinda makes that relationship thing and the girls and boys thing pretty cool," McCreery said in a recent radio interview. "So it's kind of like a little puzzle. Like the song says, you've just gotta figure it out sometimes."
Directed by Roman White, the cross-wearing American Idol crooner's new visual is as wholesome as apple pie or kissing grandma at a family picnic. In fact, the country newbie doesn't seem to have much so-called trouble with the female set here, as it even features the teen crooner doing what he does best - playing baseball, having a good old time, and keeping the home town spirit alive. Flirting his way through chemistry class, the 18-year-old reminds fans that despite his mature baritone and speedy rise to superstardom, he's still a girl-crazy teenager at heart.
