A Little Bit of Luck

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"A Little Bit of Luck"
Single by DJ Luck & MC Neat
from the album A Little Bit of Luck
Released13 December 1999 (1999-12-13) [1]
Genre UK garage
Length5:51
Label Red Rose
Songwriter(s) DJ Luck & MC Neat
Producer(s) DJ Luck & MC Neat
DJ Luck & MC Neat singles chronology
"A Little Bit of Luck"
(1999)		"Masterblaster 2000"
(2000)

"A Little Bit of Luck" is a song by English UK garage duo DJ Luck & MC Neat. The song contains samples of "Unity", a 1991 breakbeat hardcore track by Timebase featuring Kromozone, interpolated vocals from Yami Bolo's "When a Man in Love", and uses the drums from an earlier garage track, "Hyperfunk" by Antonio.[ citation needed ] The song reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine. It was the first of three consecutive top-10 hit singles for the duo.

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In 2017, DJ Luck & MC Neat featured on the track "Through the Night" by rapper Bugzy Malone from his EP King of the North , using resung vocals from "A Little Bit of Luck". It reached No. 92 in the UK. [2]

In September 2019, NME included the song in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list. [3] Capital Xtra included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time". [4] In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra together with MC Neat recorded an orchestral version for the UK garage covers album Garage Classics .

Track listings

UK CD, 12-inch, and CD single [5] [6] [7]

  1. "A Little Bit of Luck" (original) – 5:51
  2. "A Little Bit of Luck" (Dreem House Remix) – 4:44
  3. "A Little Bit of Luck" (Oracles Remix) – 4:22
  4. "A Little Bit of Luck" (DJ Luck & Shy Cookie Remix) – 4:46

Australian and New Zealand CD single [8]

  1. "A Little Bit of Luck" (radio edit) – 3:34
  2. "A Little Bit of Luck" (original mix) – 5:50
  3. "A Little Bit of Luck" (Dreem House Remix) – 4:46
  4. "A Little Bit of Luck" (Oracles Remix) – 4:24
  5. "A Little Bit of Luck" (DJ Luck & Shy Cookie Remix) – 4:48

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 13 December, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 11 December 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "BUGZY MALONE/DJ LUCK/MC NEAT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts .
  3. ↑ "The best UK garage tracks of all time". NME . September 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems Of All Time". Capital XTRA.
  5. ↑ A Little Bit of Luck (UK CD single liner notes). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Red Rose Recordings. 1999. CD RROSE 001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ A Little Bit of Luck (UK 12-inch single sleeve). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Red Rose Recordings. 1999. 12 RROSE 001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ A Little Bit of Luck (UK cassette single sleeve). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Red Rose Recordings. 1999. MC RROSE 001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ A Little Bit of Luck (Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Tinted Records. 2000. TINT CD5 048.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 17, no. 7. 12 February 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
  14. ↑ "British single certifications – DJ Luck & MC Neat – A Little Bit of Luck". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 August 2023.


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