A Little Bit of Luck

"A Little Bit of Luck"
Single by DJ Luck & MC Neat
from the album A Little Bit of Luck
Released	13 December 1999 (1999-12-13) [1]
Genre	UK garage
Length	5:51
Label	Red Rose
Songwriters	DJ Luck & MC Neat
Producers	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.

Legacy

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 .

DJ Luck went on to comment that for those who do not know the full lyrics of the main chorus, it is acceptable for them to sing "With a machu picchu machu picchu machu through the night."

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

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 45 Scotland (OCC) [10] 38 UK Singles (OCC) [11] 9 UK Dance (OCC) [12] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position UK Singles (OCC) [13] 81

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
5. A Little Bit of Luck (UK CD single liner notes). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Red Rose Recordings. 1999. CD RROSE 001.
6. A Little Bit of Luck (UK 12-inch single sleeve). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Red Rose Recordings. 1999. 12 RROSE 001.
7. A Little Bit of Luck (UK cassette single sleeve). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Red Rose Recordings. 1999. MC RROSE 001.
8. A Little Bit of Luck (Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes). DJ Luck & MC Neat. Tinted Records. 2000. TINT CD5 048.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 17, no. 7. 12 February 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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.