A Little Bit of Luck

"A Little Bit of Luck" is a song by English UK garage duo DJ Luck & MC Neat. The song reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine. It was the first of three consecutive top-ten hit singles for the duo.

"A Little Bit of Luck"
Single by DJ Luck & MC Neat
from the album A Little Bit of Luck
Released13 December 1999
Recorded1999
GenreUK garage
LabelRed Rose
Producer(s)DJ Luck & MC Neat
DJ Luck & MC Neat singles chronology
"A Little Bit of Luck"
(1999)		 "Masterblaster 2000"
(2000)

The song contains samples of "Unity", a 1991 breakbeat hardcore track by Timebase featuring Kromozone, interpolated vocals from Yami Bolo's "When a Man in Love", and uses the drums from an earlier garage track, "Hyperfunk" by Antonio.

In September 2019, NME included the song in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list.[1]

Capital Xtra included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time".[2]

In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra together with MC Neat recorded an orchestral version for the UK garage covers album Garage Classics.

Track listing
  1. "A Little Bit of Luck" (Original) – (5:51)
  2. "A Little Bit of Luck" (Dreem House Remix) – (4:44)
  3. "A Little Bit of Luck" (Oracles Remix) – (4:22)
  4. "A Little Bit of Luck" (DJ Luck & Shy Cookie Remix) – (4:46)

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[3] 38
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 9
UK Dance (OCC)[5] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Gold 400,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "The best UK garage tracks of all time". September 16, 2019.
  2. "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems Of All Time". Capital XTRA.
  3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. "British single certifications – DJ Luck & MC Neat – A Little Bit of Luck". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 June 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type A Little Bit of Luck in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.



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