
A white, oval futuristic vehicle rolls into the frame, and out steps Petty. The first 100,000 copies in the US were pressed on red vinyl and came in a stickered transparent sleeve. You Got Lucky Lyrics - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers You better watch what you say. This early 80s music video opens on an empty desert road, while eerie instrumental music plays. You Got Lucky was released in October 1982 hitting number 1 on. It was released as the first single from the band’s fifth album Long After Dark (1982). Cal Stamp covers Tom Pettys 'You Got Lucky' from the 1982 album Long After Dark.Shot by Brendan StumpfRecorded at Virtue & Vice Studios in BrooklynMixed by. The music video opens on a desert highway where a futuristic call pulls up. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform in the music video 'You Got Lucky' from the album 'Long After Dark' recorded for Backstreet Records. The song was written by the Heartbreakers’ members Tom Petty and Mike Campbell. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: You Got Lucky: With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell, Howie Epstein, Stan Lynch. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart (1983) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers You Got Lucky Official Music Video. Good love is hard to find, Good love is hard to find. Reception Ĭash Box said that Petty's "chiming guitar" and "ultra-nasal" vocal, as well as the "a rock steady beat and elaborate percussion" allow the singer to express his feelings. You better watch what you say, You better watch what you do to me. After that, the lyrics and title came and the song was completed.

Petty was very inspired by the way Jeff Lynne had used chords on the track, and wanted to use the same "crunchy" guitar riff that was used on "Do Ya". The following tracks will sound good when mixed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers You Got Lucky because they have similar tempos. The next month, Petty won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers’ Golden Note Award. In April 1996, Petty received the UCLA’s George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement. Petty was inspired to write "Change of Heart" based on The Move's 1972 single " Do Ya". Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers You Got Lucky. In 1994, You Got Lucky, a Tom Petty tribute album featuring such bands as Everclear and Silkworm was released.
