We heard Justin Bieber channel his legal troubles on “Broken” earlier this year, and although he’s kept his nose out of trouble for the most part since then, things haven’t been entirely smooth sailing. The Canadian pop star recently came under fire for posing in front of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, which honors, among other historic battles, former military leaders who committed war atrocities during WW2. Then on the way home from his trip, he was detained at LAX.

As he continues to try and put his troubles behind him, The Biebz releases a new track featuring Poo Bear called “Hard 2 Face Reality.” It’s another mature R&B effort from Justin, who admits that “sometimes it’s hard to face reality.” He also sings about “relationships over the phone,” so it sounds like he’s also trying to deal with his on-off-on-and-now-apparently-off-again girlfriend Selena Gomez.

Stream after the jump…

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