Get Lucky (Jermaine Stewart song)

"Get Lucky"
Single by Jermaine Stewart
from the album Say It Again
B-side	"Imagine"
Released	1988
Format	7", 12", CD
Genre	Pop
Length	3:45
Label	10 Records, Siren Records, Virgin Records, Arista Records
Writer(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 recording artist Jermaine Stewart's third album Say It Again, released as a single in 1988. It was the second of four singles released from the album. "Get Lucky" was written by Errol Brown and Simon Climie. Brown is a Jamaican-born singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Hot Chocolate. Climie is a songwriter and the former lead singer of the 1980s, UK pop duo, Climie Fisher, but is now more well known for his work as a collaborator with Eric Clapton.

The B-side to "Get Lucky" was a song called "Imagine", which was exclusive to the single, written by Stewart and Roy Carter.^[1] Carter was rhythm guitarist for the disco band Heatwave before leaving to pursue a career in record production. "Imagine" later appeared on the 2005 compilation Attention: A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart.^[2]

For the single, various remixes of "Get Lucky" were released along with the CD single track "Say It Again (The Jingle Mix)" which is a remix of Stewart's previous hit single, also from Stewart's album Say It Again. The remix was created by Phil Harding for Pete Waterman Entertainment. "Say It Again" was written by Bunny Sigler and Carol Davis.

"Get Lucky" continued Stewart's commercial success, particularly in Europe. In the UK, the previous single "Say It Again" peaked at #7.^[3] The single's success in Europe continued Stewart's commercial success, with the single peaking at both #6 in Germany^[4] and Switzerland^[5] as well as #14 in the Netherlands.^[6] This would be Stewart's last to 40 hit in Germany although the 1989 single "Is It Really Love?" peaked at #41. In the US, the single failed to be a successful follow-up to "Say It Again", failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Despite this, the single was successful on the US Dance Charts, peaking at #12.

Music video

A promotional video was created for the single whilst Stewart performed the song on popular UK music show Top of the Pops. On March 13, 1988, a UK film crew visited Stewart at his home in Hollywood. The crew were shown around Stewart's house and filmed behind the scenes of the "Get Lucky" video. The music video was directed by Dieter "Dee" Trattmann.

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 (American 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

CD Single

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
Canada Dance (RPM)[7]	17
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	6
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]	69

Personnel

• Design – Timon
• Photography - Marc Le Bon
• Producers on "Get Lucky" - Aaron Zigman, Jerry Knight
• Producer on "Imagine" - Roy Carter, Jermaine Stewart
• Additional Producers on "Get Lucky" - Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
• "Get Lucky" recorded by – Gary Wagner, Mick Guzauski
• Remixer, Additional Producer on "Get Lucky" – Phil Harding
• Remixer, Additional Producer on "Say It Again (The Jingle Mix)" – Phil Harding
• Writers of "Get Lucky" - Errol Brown, Simon Climie
• Writers of "Imagine" - Jermaine Stewart, Roy Carter
• Writers of "Say It Again" - Bunny Sigler, Carol Davis

References

1. "Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
2. "Jermaine Stewart - A Tribute To 'Jermaine Stewart' "Attention" (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
3. "Jermaine Stewart – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Jermaine Stewart.
4. "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
5. Steffen Hung. "Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
6. Steffen Hung. "Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
8. "Musicline.de – Jermaine Stewart Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
9. Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jermaine Stewart – Get Lucky" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Jermaine Stewart – Get Lucky". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. "Jermaine Stewart: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
13. "Jermaine Stewart – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Jermaine Stewart.