Lucky One (Amy Grant song)

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"Lucky One"
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Single by Amy Grant
from the album House of Love
ReleasedAugust 1, 1994 (1994-08-01)
Length4:11
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Amy Grant, Keith Thomas
Producer(s) Keith Thomas
Amy Grant singles chronology
"We Believe in God"
(1993)
"Lucky One"
(1994)
"House of Love"
(1994)
Music video
"Lucky One" on YouTube

"Lucky One" is a single by American Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the first single from her 11th studio album, House of Love (1994), in August 1994. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Grant her last top-20 hit in the United States. It also peaked at number four in Canada and reached the top 75 in Germany and the United Kingdom.

Contents

Track listings

US CD single

  1. "Lucky One" (remix)
  2. "Lucky One" (The Lucky Street mix)
  3. "Lucky One" (The A/C Rhythm mix)
  4. "Lucky One" (Kupper radio)
  5. "Good For Me" (7-inch Good for You mix)

UK CD1

  1. "Lucky One"
  2. "Baby Baby" (No Getting Over You mix)
  3. "Every Heartbeat" (7-inch Heart and Soul mix)

UK CD2

  1. "Lucky One"
  2. "Lucky One" (remix)
  3. "Lucky One" (The Lucky Street mix)
  4. "Lucky One" (Martyn Phillips mix)

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomAugust 1, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
A&M [12]
JapanAugust 22, 1994Mini-CD [13]

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