Lucky (song)

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"Lucky"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album Oops!... I Did It Again
B-side(s)	"Heart"
Released	August 14, 2000
Format	12" single CD single
Recorded	1999/2000
Genre	Pop
Length	3:26
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Max Martin Rami A. Kronlund
Producer(s)	Max Martin Rami
Certification	Silver (BPI) Platinum (ARIA, RIANZ)
Chart positions
#1 (Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland) #2 (Latvia, United World Chart) #3 (Australia) #4 (Netherlands, New Zealand) #5 (Mexico, Norway, United Kingdom) #8 (Italy) #10 (Belgium) #15 (Finland) #16 (France) #23 (United States) #50 (Canada)
Britney Spears singles chronology
"Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000)	"Lucky" (2000)	"Stronger" (2000)
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Lucky is the second single from Pop singer Britney Spears' album Oops!... I Did It Again. It was released during the third quarter of 2000.

The song was primarily written and produced by Max Martin and Rami, and is about an actress, who despite being very "lucky" and seemingly having it all - fame, wealth, beauty, is truly lonely on the inside for unknown reasons ("If there's nothing missing in my life, then why do these tears come at night?").

Contents 1 Music video 2 Parodies 3 The Single 4 Tracklist 5 Chart performance 6 External link

[edit] Music video

Directed by Dave Meyers in Orlando, FL, the music video for Lucky starts out with Britney as a narrator of a play showing the life of a very famous Hollywood actress named Lucky (also played by Spears). The curtains part to reveal a big billboard with Lucky on it. We see Lucky and her mansion as well. As beautiful and rich as she is, we see her about a set as she is acting looking quite distressed. Through this scene, the narrator Spears also sits above in the 'stars', throwing down glittery sparkles.

Next, we find Lucky having her make-up put on and then at the Academy Awards accepting her Oscar ("Best actress, and the winner is Lucky!"). Lucky looks very, very happy as she accepts the Oscar and smiles at her fans, but it is not true happiness. As she makes her way away from her screaming fans and back into her limo, she catches a glimpse of the narrator Spears in the crowd, and also becomes distressed again. The video ends with Lucky crying herself to sleep, her make-up already stained. The curtains close, ending the video.

[edit] Parodies

• MADtv did a Parody of the song featuring Hillary Clinton, in the parody Clinton sings of her Senate campaign. It was called "F***ing lucky" Serriously. WIth the *s

[edit] The Single

The standard 3 track single was imported from The Netherlands and includes 3 tracks and a track which wasn't included on the original US album of Oops!... I Did It Again. The single also includes a remix of Lucky.

[edit] Tracklist

• European CD Single

1. "Lucky" (Album Version) 3:25
2. "Heart" 3:00
3. "Lucky" (Jack D. Elliot Radio Mix) 3:26

• Australian CD Single 2

1. "Lucky" (Album Version) 3:25
2. "Heart" 3:00
3. "Lucky" (Jack D. Elliot Radio Mix) 3:26
4. "Oops!…I Did It Again" (Jack D. Elliot Club Mix) 6:24

• Australian CD Single 1

1. "Lucky" (Album Version) 3:25
2. "Oops!…I Did It Again" (Rodney Jerkins Remix) 3:07
3. "Oops!…I Did It Again" (Ospina’s Crossover Mix) 3:15
4. "Lucky" (Jason Nevins Mixshow Edit) 5:51
5. "Lucky" (Riprock and Alex G. Radio Edit) 3:58
6. "Oops!…I Did It Again" (Enhanced Music Video) 4:11

[edit] Chart performance

Though not as successful as the title-track lead single from Oops!... I Did It Again, Lucky still achieved strong success. The song peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to its top twenty placement on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. However, like several previous singles released by Britney, "Lucky" did not have the sales of a regular CD single to aid it on the charts. The song also only managed to spend a short eleven weeks on the Hot 100, with only six within the top forty.

Lucky was moderately successful at Top 40 radio, making the top twenty of the Top 40 Tracks and Rhythmic Top 40, as well as top ten of the Mainstream Top 40.

The single also made top ten placement in many European nations, as well as Australia, where it actually ended up selling more than the previous single. However, it was a major flop in other countries, including Canada and Brazil, where the idea of Britney Spears winning an Oscar was thoroughly mocked on TV shows.

Lucky sold a total of 203,000 in the UK earning a silver BPI award.

Chart (2000) Peak U.S. Billboard Hot 100 23 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 39 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 16 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 8 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 14 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 5 Austrian Top 75 Singles 1 Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles 3 Belgian Top 50 Singles 10 Brazilian Hot 100 Singles 60 Canadian Top 100 Singles 50 Chilean Top 100 Singles 1 Dutch Top 40 Singles 4 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 4

Chart (2000) Peak Finnish Top 20 Singles 15 French Top 100 Singles 16 German Top 100 Singles 1 Italian Top 50 Singles 8 Latvian Airplay Top 2 Mexican Top 100 Airplay 5 New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Singles 4 Norwegian Top 20 Singles 5 Swedish Top 60 Singles 1 Swiss Top 100 Singles 1 'Tokio Hot 100' 17 UK Official Top 75 Singles 5 United World Chart 2

[edit] External link

• Britney Spears Official Web Site