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"Get Lucky"
Song

"Get Lucky" is a song by French house music duo Daft Punk, co-written by and featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. It is the lead single from Daft Punk's fourth studio album Random Access Memories.[1] Regarding the lyrical composition, Pharrell stated that the song is not just about a sexual conquest, but the fortune in finding potential chemistry with someone.[2] Before its release as a single, "Get Lucky" was featured in television advertisements broadcast during Saturday Night Live, after which Rodgers and Pharrell announced their involvement in the track.[3][4] Small excerpts also appear throughout the promotional video series The Collaborators.[5][2] Following a leak days earlier, the single was released as a digital download on April 19, 2013.[6] "Get Lucky" has since received general acclaim from critics.[7][8][9]

Background

Daft Punk first met Nile Rodgers at a listening party in New York for the 2001 album Discovery, and became friends thereafter.[3] The duo acknowledged Chic's influence in the song "Around the World" and had great respect for Rodgers.[10] He noted however that a series of near misses and scheduling conflicts had delayed their chance of collaborating. The duo eventually invited Rodgers to the Random Access Memories sessions at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, which, coincidentally, was the studio where the first Chic single had been recorded.[5]

Pharrell Williams had first heard from Daft Punk about the project "at a Madonna party" they were attending, and offered his services for a collaboration. The duo and Pharrell later met up in Paris, where he showed some of his own material he had been working on. Pharrell explained that he had been inspired by Rodgers, not knowing that Daft Punk had coincidentally been recording with him. Upon hearing "Get Lucky", Pharrell remarked that the music evoked the sense of being on an exotic island during a "peachy color[ed]" sunrise. He elaborated that the title does not simply refer to a sexual act, but to the fortune of meeting with and immediately connecting to someone.[2] As a member of The Neptunes, Pharrell had previously provided a remix of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" that appeared in the 2003 album Daft Club.

"Get Lucky" was first publicly revealed via two 15-second television advertisements on Saturday Night Live. Rodgers announced his contribution to the song shortly afterward, and noted that various fan remixes of the clips have appeared online since the airing.[3] The third trailer officially announced Pharrell's involvement in the song and features Daft Punk, Rodgers, and Pharrell performing together.[4] The promotional web series The Collaborators featured excerpts of "Get Lucky", culminating in the Pharrell-focused episode in which the song was first referred to by name.[5][2]

Days prior to the single release, the song had been leaked and broadcasted on various radio stations.[6] Upon the official release, Pharrell performed "Get Lucky" live for the first time at an HTC One launch party in Brooklyn.[11] The song broke records with the highest number of plays of any song in a single day on music streaming application Spotify.[12][13]

Critical reception

Since its release, "Get Lucky" has received general acclaim from media outlets and music critics. Michael Cragg from The Guardian said the song "eschews the crunching electronics of their last album and the vocoder-lead [sic] future-disco of Discovery", and it was the "best thing Pharrell Williams has been involved with for a long time".[7] Pitchfork listed "Get Lucky" as its Best New Track, stating that the song's "real elegance lies in the hands of Nile Rodgers".[8] Lewis Corner from Digital Spy gave the single 5 stars and said although Daft Punk's "creative methods may be unorthodox, the final result is a legal rush we can all enjoy".[14] BBC Radio 1 host Annie Mac played "Get Lucky" on the day of release, and gave it a positive review. She remarked that Daft Punk are not making electronic dance music, but rather "real music to dance to". English DJ and producer, Norman Cook (better known as Fatboy Slim) also had high praise for the song. In an interview with the Daily Star, he said, "I'm so impressed by them. It's a breath of fresh old-skool air" and that "Daft Punk have given us [electronic musicians] all a kick up the arse."[15]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Get Lucky" (radio edit, featuring Pharrell Williams)4:07

Chart performance

"Get Lucky" entered at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart on April 21, 2013 only 48 hours after its release - selling more than 50,000 copies. It became Daft Punk's first top ten hit in the UK since "One More Time" in 2000.[16] It then went on to reach number one the following week with sales of over 155,000 copies, making it their first UK number one.[17] In France, the song debuted at number one on April 24, 2013 selling 38,887 copies in just three days becoming the best-selling digital single in one week.[18] The song has become their highest charting hit in the United States, debuting at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the duo's first ever top 40 hit on the chart. In Belgium, which sees two independent official charts published each week (one for Flanders, one for Wallonia), "Get Lucky" entered the Flemish charts at #1, making it both Daft Punk's highest chart entry ever and its first number one. "Get Lucky" debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart, being Daft Punk's highest charting song on the chart after "One More Time" peaked at number 10 in April 2001.

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[21] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] 13
Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 1
France (SNEP)[24] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[25] 1
Italy (FIMI)[26] 3
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[27] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[30] 20
Scotland (OCC)[31] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 14
UK Dance (OCC)[34] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[34] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 19
US Billboard Digital Songs[36] 10
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[37] 40
US Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs[38] 5

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[39] April 19, 2013 Digital download Columbia Records
United States[40] May 21, 2013 Contemporary hit radio airplay

References

  1. ^ Weiner, Jonah (13 April 2013). "Exclusive: Daft Punk Reveal Secrets of New Album". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 13 April 2013. Without warning, a nearly two-minute video popped up on jumbotron screens flanking the festival's various stages, in which Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers and the Daft Punk robots rock out in heavily sequined getups to 'Get Lucky'
  2. ^ a b c d Cubarrubia, RJ (15 April 2013). "Pharrell: Daft Punk 'Not Bound by Time and Space'" (YouTube video). Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 15 April 2013. [...] Up; is where they belong. We're lucky to hang out [with them] in the planet. They could just get back on the spaceship that brought them here and go, and leave us. But they're gracious, they're nice robots. They chose to stay. (6:26 min)
  3. ^ a b c Serwer, Jesse (23 March 2013). "Nile Rodgers: Daft Punk Collaboration 'Felt Unbelievably Natural'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 30 March 2013. Disco legend discusses his new projects at Miami's Winter Music Conference
  4. ^ a b "Daft Punk Tease New Album at Coachella, During 'Saturday Night Live', Reveal Guests". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013. Random Access Memories was recorded in Paris, L.A. and New York and is slated to include a second Pharrell-sung track called 'Lose Yourself to Dance', according to Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ a b c Blistein, Jon (11 April 2013). "Nile Rodgers: New Daft Punk Album 'Went Back to Go Forward'" (YouTube video). Rolling Stone. RollingStone.com. Retrieved 11 April 2013. [...] I feel like I'm working with contemporaries [...] with people who grew up with me and feel it the same way we felt the vibe when we were creating this stuff. It's like they went back to go forward (10:24 min).
  6. ^ a b Montgomery, James (18 April 2013). "Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' Gets Very Specific Release Date". MTV News. MTV.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013. Spokesperson for Columbia Records confirms to MTV News band's single will be released Friday at 12:01 a.m. ET.
  7. ^ a b Cragg, Michael (19 April 2013). "Daft Punk: Get Lucky feat Pharrell Williams – review". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b Beta, Andy (19 April 2013). "Daft Punk: "Get Lucky" [ft. Pharrell]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 April 2013. [...] "Get Lucky"'s real elegance lies in the hands of Nile Rodgers, which is no doubt the Robots' intent. [...] The vocodered break from Daft Punk thrills as well, but Rodgers is the reason that ten seconds of "Get Lucky" could dilate into minutes and hours of pleasure without tedium ever settling in.
  9. ^ Corner, Lawrence (18 April 2013). "Daft Punk ft. Pharrell, Nile Rodgers: 'Get Lucky' - Single review". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  10. ^ Manouvere, Philippe (May 2013). "En couverture: Daft Punk". Rock & Folk (in French) (549). Editions Larivière: 74–81.
  11. ^ Swift, Patrick (21 April 2013). "Pharrell Performs 'Get Lucky' Three Times In NYC". Mixmag. Development Hell. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  12. ^ Rigby, Sam (20 April 2013). "Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' breaks Spotify streaming records". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Daft Punk 'Get Lucky' with new single". 3 News. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  14. ^ Corner, Lawrence (18 April 2013). "Daft Punk ft. Pharrell, Nile Rodgers: 'Get Lucky' - Single review". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  15. ^ Rigby, Sam (27 April 2013). "Fatboy Slim: 'Daft Punk have given dance music a kick up the arse'". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  16. ^ Kriesler, Lauren (21 April 2013). "Daft Punk Get Lucky with Top 3 placing after only 48 hours on sale". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Daft Punk groove their way to first-ever UK number 1 with Get Lucky".
  18. ^ Decant, Charles (21 April 2013). "France: Daft Punk pulvérise le record de ventes digitales avec "Get Lucky"". Charts in France. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  20. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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  22. ^ "Daft Punk Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  23. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky" (in Danish). Tracklisten. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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  25. ^ "Chart Track: Week 17, 2013". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  26. ^ "Italian Singles Chart".
  27. ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - May 4, 2013". Billboard.
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  30. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky". VG-lista.
  31. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  32. ^ "Daft Punk – Get Lucky" Canciones Top 50.
  33. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky". Singles Top 100.
  34. ^ a b "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2013. Cite error: The named reference "ukchart" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  35. ^ "Daft Punk Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  36. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/daft-punk/chart-history/digital-songs
  37. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hot Dance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  38. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/daft-punk/chart-history/digital-songs
  39. ^ Sources for "Get Lucky" single release worldwide:
  40. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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