Cover art for You Got Lucky by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

You Got Lucky

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Track 22 on Playback 

Producers

Tom Petty & Jimmy Iovine
Nov. 2, 19821 viewer55.7K views

You Got Lucky Lyrics

[Intro]
One, two

[Verse 1]
You better watch what you say
You better watch what you do to me
Don't get carried away
Girl, if you can do better than me

[Pre-Chorus]
Go
Yeah, go
But remember

[Chorus]
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe
When I found you

[Verse 2]
You put a hand on my cheek
And then you turned your eyes away
If you don't feel complete
If I don't take you all of the way
[Pre-Chorus]
Then go
Yeah, go
But remember

[Chorus]
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe
When I found you

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, go
Just go
But remember

[Chorus]
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe
When I found you

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Genius Annotation

Written by Mike Campbell and Tom Petty, “You Got Lucky" was the lead single from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers' album Long After Dark released November 2, 1982.

The song peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart, where it stayed for three weeks at the end of 1982.

Tom Petty, lead vocal/guitar
Mike Campbell, guitar
Benmont Tench, piano/synthesizer
Howie Epstein, bass/vocal
Stan Lynch, drums/vocal
Phil Jones, percussion

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Playback (1995)
  1. 1.
    Breakdown
  2. 2.
    American Girl
  3. 3.
    Hometown Blues
  4. 4.
    Anything That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll
  5. 5.
    I Need to Know
  6. 6.
    Listen to Her Heart
  7. 7.
    When the Time Comes
  8. 8.
    Too Much Ain’t Enough
  9. 9.
    No Second Thoughts
  10. 10.
    Baby’s a Rock ‘N’ Roller
  11. 11.
    Refugee
  12. 12.
    Here Comes My Girl
  13. 13.
    Even the Losers
  14. 14.
    Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)
  15. 15.
    Don’t Do Me Like That
  16. 16.
    The Waiting
  17. 17.
    A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)
  18. 18.
    Something Big
  19. 19.
    A Thing About You
  20. 20.
    Insider
  21. 21.
    You Can Still Change Your Mind
  22. 22.
    You Got Lucky
  23. 23.
    Change of Heart
  24. 24.
    Straight into Darkness
  25. 25.
    The Same Old You
  26. 26.
    Rebels
  27. 27.
    Don’t Come Around Here No More
  28. 28.
    Southern Accents
  29. 29.
    Make It Better (Forget About Me)
  30. 30.
    The Best of Everything
  31. 31.
    So You Want to Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star
  32. 32.
    Don’t Bring Me Down
  33. 33.
    Jammin’ Me
  34. 34.
    It’ll All Work Out
  35. 35.
    Mike’s Life/Mike’s World
  36. 36.
    Think About Me
  37. 37.
    A Self-Made Man
  38. 38.
    Free Fallin’
  39. 39.
    I Won’t Back Down
  40. 40.
    Love Is a Long Road
  41. 41.
    Yer So Bad
  42. 42.
    Runnin’ Down a Dream
  43. 43.
    Alright for Now
  44. 44.
    Learning to Fly
  45. 45.
    Into the Great Wide Open
  46. 46.
    All Or Nothin’
  47. 47.
    Out in the Cold
  48. 48.
    Built to Last
  49. 49.
    Mary Jane’s Last Dance
  50. 50.
    Christmas All Over Again
  51. 51.
    Casa Dega
  52. 52.
    Heartbreakers Beach Party
  53. 53.
    Trailer
  54. 54.
    Cracking Up
  55. 55.
    Psychotic Reaction
  56. 56.
    I’m Tired Joey Boy
  57. 57.
    Lonely Weekends (Live)
  58. 58.
    Gator on the Lawn
  59. 59.
    Make That Connection
  60. 60.
    Down The Line
  61. 61.
    Peace In L.A. (Peace Mix)
  62. 62.
    It’s Rainin’ Again (Bonus Track)
  63. 63.
    Somethin’ Else (Live)
  64. 64.
    I Don’t Know What to Say to You
  65. 65.
    Kings Highway (Live)
  66. 66.
    On the Street
  67. 67.
    Depot Street
  68. 68.
    Cry to Me
  69. 69.
    Don’t Do Me Like That (Mudcrutch Version)
  70. 70.
    I Can’t Fight It
  71. 71.
    Since You Said You Loved Me
  72. 72.
    Louisiana Rain (Mudcrutch Version)
  73. 73.
    Keeping Me Alive
  74. 74.
    Turning Point
  75. 75.
    Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Demo Version)
  76. 76.
    The Apartment Song (Demo Version)
  77. 77.
    Big Boss Man
  78. 78.
    The Image of Me
  79. 79.
    Moon Pie
  80. 80.
    The Damage You’ve Done (Country Version)
  81. 81.
    Got My Mind Made Up (Original Version)
  82. 82.
    Ways To Be Wicked
  83. 83.
    Can’t Get Her Out
  84. 84.
    Waiting For Tonight
  85. 85.
    Travelin’
  86. 86.
    Baby, Let’s Play House
  87. 87.
    Wooden Heart
  88. 88.
    God’s Gift To Man
  89. 89.
    You Get Me High
  90. 90.
    Come On Down To My House
  91. 91.
    You Come Through
  92. 92.
    Up In Mississippi Tonight
Credits
Producers
Writers
Piano
Organ
Guitar
Lead Vocals
Assistant Engineer
Remixer
Mixed At
Engineer
Label
Synthesizer
Bass
Drums
Background Vocals
Percussion
Recorded At
Record Plant, Hollywood / Wally Heider's, Hollywood / Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park
Released on
November 2, 1982
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RockIn EnglishUSASynth RockPop-Rock
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