Lucky

"Lucky" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. The song was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami, with additional writing by Alexander Kronlund, for Spears' second studio album Oops!... I Did It Again (2000). It was released on August 8, 2000 through Jive Records as the second single from the album. The teen pop song is about a famous pop star, who despite being very "lucky" and seemingly having it all – fame, wealth, beauty and so on – is truly lonely on the inside. "Lucky" achieved commercial success, reaching the top position in Austria, Europe, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, while making into the top ten on eleven charts around the world. In the United States, the song was expected to reach number one[citation needed], but peaked at number 23 in the Hot 100, and at number nine in the Pop Songs chart. "Lucky" received several certifications around the world, from Silver to Platinum. An accompanying music video, directed by Dave Meyers, portrays Spears as a famous actress called Lucky, who shows the same feelings described on the song. In 1999, Spears started to work on her second studio album, Oops!...I Did It Again (2000), in Sweden and Switzerland, with Max Martin and producers such as Robert Lange. "Lucky" was written and produced by Martin and Rami, while additional writing was done by Alexander Kronlund. Spears recorded her vocals for the song in November 1999 at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Audio mixing and programming was done by Martin and Rami. Esbjörn Öhrwall played the guitar, while background vocals were provided by Spears, Martin and Nana Hedin. "Lucky" was released on August 8, 2000 by Jive Records as the second single from the album. Spears also recorded a song called "Heart", that was released as a b-side to the single. The track was written by Eugene Wilde and George Teren, while produced by Steve Lunt and Larry Campbell. Spears praised Teren for the song, saying, "Thanks, George! You got "Heart"!"

[Intro] This is a story about a girl named Lucky [Verse 1] Early morning, she wakes up Knock, knock, knock on the door It's time for makeup, perfect smile It's you they're all waiting for [Pre-Chorus] They go, "Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?" And they say [Chorus] "She's so lucky, she's a star But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking If there's nothing missing in my life Then why do these tears come at night?" [Verse 2] Lost in an image, in a dream But there's no one there to wake her up And the world is spinning, and she keeps on winning But tell me, what happens when it stops? [Pre-Chorus] They go, "Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?" And they say [Chorus] "She's so lucky, she's a star But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking If there's nothing missing in my life Then why do these tears come at night?" [Interlude] "Best actress, and the winner is, Lucky!" "I'm Roger Johnson for Pop News, standing outside the arena waiting for Lucky" "Oh my God, here she comes!" [Bridge] Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl? She is so lucky, but why does she cry? If there is nothing missing in her life Why do tears come at night? And they say [Chorus] "She's so lucky, she's a star But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking If there's nothing missing in my life Then why do these tears come at night?" She's so lucky, she's a star But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking If there's nothing missing in my life Then why do these tears come at night?