Be Lucky
2014 single by The Who
"Be Lucky" | ||||
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Single by the Who | ||||
from the album The Who Hits 50! | ||||
Released | 25 September 2014 (2014-09-25) | |||
Recorded | Summer 2014 | |||
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Length | 3:16 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
Producer(s) | Dave Eringa | |||
The Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Be Lucky" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend and recorded for the band's compilation album The Who Hits 50! released in 2014 and was proposed for a following album. The song was the first new material released by the Who in the eight years since their 2006 studio album Endless Wire. The royalties from "Be Lucky" benefited Teen Cancer America, a US outgrowth of Roger Daltrey's successful UK charity, the Teenage Cancer Trust.[1]
Personnel
The Who
- Roger Daltrey – lead vocals; backing vocals
- Pete Townshend – guitars; backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Billy Nicholls – backing vocals
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- Zak Starkey – drums
- Mick Talbot – keyboards
- Simon Townshend – backing vocals
Production
- Richard Evans – cover design
References
- ^ Michaels, Sean (26 September 2014), "The Who unveil Be Lucky, their first new song in eight years", The Guardian, retrieved 26 September 2014
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The Who singles
- "Zoot Suit" / "I'm the Face"
- "I Can't Explain" / "Bald Headed Woman"
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" / "Daddy Rolling Stone"
- "My Generation" / "Shout and Shimmy"
- "Substitute" / "Circles"
- "A Legal Matter" / "Instant Party"
- "The Kids Are Alright" / "The Ox"
- "I'm a Boy" / "In the City"
- "La-La-La-Lies" / "The Good's Gone"
- "Happy Jack" / "I've Been Away"
- "Pictures of Lily" / "Doctor, Doctor"
- "The Last Time" / "Under My Thumb"
- "I Can See for Miles" / "Someone's Coming"
- "Dogs" / "Call Me Lightning"
- "Magic Bus" / "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
- "Pinball Wizard" / "Dogs Part Two"
- "I Can't Explain" / "Bald Headed Woman"
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" / "Anytime You Want Me"
- "My Generation" / "Out in the Street"
- "Substitute" / "Waltz For a Pig"
- "The Kids Are Alright" / "A Legal Matter"
- "I'm a Boy" / "In the City"
- "Happy Jack" / "Whiskey Man"
- "Pictures of Lily" / "Doctor, Doctor"
- "I Can See for Miles" / "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand"
- "Call Me Lightning" / "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
- "Magic Bus" / "Someone's Coming"
- "Pinball Wizard" / "Dogs Part Two"
- "I'm Free" / "We're Not Gonna Take It"
- "The Seeker" / "Here For More"
- "Summertime Blues" / "Heaven and Hell"
- "See Me, Feel Me" / "Overture from Tommy"
- "Won't Get Fooled Again" / "I Don't Even Know Myself"
- "Let's See Action" / "When I Was A Boy"
- "Baba O'Riley"
- "Join Together" / "Baby Don't You Do It"
- "Relay" / "Waspman"
- "5:15" / "Water"
- "Squeeze Box" / "Success Story"
- "Who Are You" / "Had Enough"
- " Trick of the Light" / "905"
- "Long Live Rock" / "I'm the Face"/"My Wife (Live)"
- "I'm One" / "5:15 (Soundtrack Version)"
- "The Seeker" / "Here For More"
- "Summertime Blues" / "Heaven and Hell"
- "See Me, Feel Me" / "Overture from Tommy"
- "Won't Get Fooled Again" / "I Don't Even Know Myself"
- "Behind Blue Eyes" / "My Wife"
- "Join Together" / "Baby Don't You Do It"
- "The Relay" / "Wasp Man"
- "Love, Reign o'er Me" / "Water"
- "The Real Me" / "I'm One"
- "Postcard" / "Put the Money Down"
- "Squeeze Box" / "Success Story"
- "Slip Kid" / "Dreaming from the Waist"
- "Substitute (Reissue)" / "I'm a Boy (Alternate Version)"
- "Who Are You" / "Had Enough"
- "Trick of the Light" / "905"
- "Long Live Rock" / "My Wife (Live)"
- "You Better You Bet" / "The Quiet One"
- "Don't Let Go the Coat" / "You"
- "Athena" / "A Man Is a Man"
- "Twist and Shout (live)" / "I Can't Explain (live)"
- "Won't Get Fooled Again (EP)" ( "Won't Get Fooled Again (live)" / "Bony Moronie (live)" / "Dancing in the Street (live)" / "Dance it Away (live)" )
- "You Better You Bet" / "The Quiet One"
- "Don't Let Go the Coat" / "You"
- "Athena" / "It's Your Turn"
- "Eminence Front" / "One At A Time"
- "It's Hard" / "Dangerous"
- "Be Lucky"
- "Ball and Chain"