Get Lucky (Jermaine Stewart song)

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"Get Lucky"
JermaineStewartGetLuckySingle1988.jpg
Single by Jermaine Stewart
from the album Say It Again
B-side "Imagine"
ReleasedMarch 1988 (UK) [1]
June 1988 (US) [2]
Genre Pop, new jack swing
Length3:45
Label 10 Records, Siren Records, Virgin Records, Arista Records
Songwriter(s) Errol Brown, Simon Climie
Producer(s) Aaron Zigman, Jerry Knight
Jermaine Stewart singles chronology
"Say It Again"
(1987)		"Get Lucky"
(1988)		"Don't Talk Dirty to Me"
(1988)

"Get Lucky" is a song by American singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1988 as the second single from his third studio album Say It Again (1987). It was written by Errol Brown and Simon Climie, and produced by Aaron Zigman and Jerry Knight. For its release as a single, "Get Lucky" was given a remix by Phil Harding. [2] The song was a commercial success, particularly in Europe, but failed to chart in the United States, although it did reach No. 12 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [3] It reached No. 13 in the UK, [4] and No. 6 in both Switzerland and Germany. [5]

Contents

The single's B-side, "Imagine", which was exclusive to the single, written by Stewart and Roy Carter. [6]

Background

Speaking to Record Mirror in 1988, Stewart said of the song and its video, "I think 'Get Lucky' has a nostalgic, Fifties feel to it. We shot the video in a Fifties style and I think it's the kind of thing someone like Marlon Brando would like." [7]

Promotion

A music video was filmed to promote the single. It was directed by Dieter "Dee" Trattmann and produced by Anthony Taylor for Picture Music Int. [8] On March 13, 1988, a UK film crew visited Stewart at his home in Hollywood, with footage being shot behind the scenes of the "Get Lucky" video. In the UK, Stewart also performed the song on popular music show Top of the Pops .

Critical reception

On its release, Max Bell of Number One commented: "Barely has "Say It Again" bade a cheery goodbye than he's back in the ring with a slice of doleful disco that's camper than weekend at Butlin's. Jermaine starts off threatening to be Depeche Mode but sees the error of his ways and ends up settling for a Bee Gees flavoured mood which is palatable in small doses. [9] Cash Box listed the single as one of their "feature picks" during July 1986. They commented: "A shuffling feel and a strong vocal highlight this fine track." [10]

Formats

7" single
  1. "Get Lucky" - 3:45
  2. "Imagine" - 4:01
12" single (UK release)
  1. "Get Lucky (Extended Remix)" - 6:15
  2. "Get Lucky (Dub)" - 4:50
12" single (US release)
  1. "Get Lucky (Extended Dance)" - 6:15
  2. "Get Lucky (Dub Version)" - 4:50
  3. "Get Lucky (Single Version)" - 3:45
  4. "Get Lucky (R&B Mix)" - 3:58
  5. "Imagine" - 4:01
12" single (European release)
  1. "Get Lucky (Extended Remix)" - 6:15
  2. "Get Lucky (Dub)" - 4:50
  3. "Imagine" - 4:01
Cassette single (US release)
  1. "Get Lucky (Single Version)" - 3:45
  2. "Imagine" - 4:01
CD single (UK release)
  1. "Get Lucky" - 3:46
  2. "Get Lucky (Extended Remix)" - 6:19
  3. "Say It Again (The Jingle Mix)" - 3:54
  4. "Places" - 4:01

Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (V) [11] 10
Canada Dance ( RPM ) [12] 17
Ireland (IRMA) [13] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 13
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [17] 12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 69
West Germany (Official German Charts) [19] 6

Personnel

Production
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  7. ↑ Smith, Robin (May 7, 1988). "I should be so lucky". Record Mirror . p. 48. ISSN   0144-5804.
  8. ↑ Billboard magazine - Music video: new videoclips - July 16, 1988 - page 54
  9. ↑ Number One magazine - Singles - Max Bell - 2 April 1988 - page 42
  10. ↑ Cash Box newspaper - July 23, 1988 - Single releases - page 16
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