Luck (song)

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"Luck"
American Authors - "Luck".jpg
Single by American Authors
from the album Oh, What a Life
ReleasedMarch 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)
Recorded2012–13
Genre
Length3:40
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
American Authors singles chronology
"Best Day of My Life"
(2013)
"Luck"
(2014)
"In a Big Country"
(2014)
Music video
"Luck" on YouTube

"Luck" is a song written by Zachary Barnett, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez and James Shelley of American pop rock band American Authors, co-written with producers Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman. The song was originally recorded for their debut extended play, American Authors, and appears as the third track on the EP. The track later appeared as the fourth track on their debut studio album Oh, What a Life . The song was released by Island Records in Canada as a one-track single on March 3, 2014, becoming the fourth single by the band and the second release promoting Oh, What a Life, after "Trouble".

Contents

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Luck"
  • Accetta
  • Goodman
3:40

Personnel

Adapted from Oh, What a Life liner notes. [1]

Release history

Commercial

CountryDateFormatLabel
Canada [2] March 3, 2014 Digital download Island

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References

  1. Oh, What a Life (liner notes). American Authors. Mercury Records. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Luck - Single". iTunes CA. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2014.