Be Lucky
{{short description|2014 single by The Who}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Be Lucky
| cover = Be_Lucky_-_The_Who.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Who
| album = The Who Hits 50!
| released = {{Start date|2014|9|25|df=y}}
| format =
| recorded = Summer 2014
| studio = * British Grove Studios (London)
- Yellow Fish Studios (Brighton)
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:16
| label =
| writer = Pete Townshend
| producer = Dave Eringa
| prev_title = It's Not Enough
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Ball and Chain
| next_year = 2019
}}
"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.{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/26/the-who-be-lucky-first-new-song-in-eight-years|title=The Who unveil Be Lucky, their first new song in eight years|author=Michaels, Sean|work=The Guardian|date=26 September 2014|accessdate=26 September 2014}}
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
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{{The Who singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Dave Eringa
Category:Songs written by Pete Townshend
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