Album version
In the room where fortune falls
On a day when chance is all
In the dark of this exile
I felt the grace of your smile
Honey you're my lucky day
Baby you're my lucky day
When I've lost all the other bets I've made
Honey you're my lucky day
Well I've seen strong hearts give way
To the burdens of the day
To the weary hands of time
Where fortune is not kind
Honey you're my lucky day
Baby you're my lucky day
When I've lost all the other bets I've made
Honey you're my lucky day
Whoa!
[Guitar solo]
[Sax solo]
I have waited at your side
I've counted the tears you've cried
But to win, darling we must play
So don't hide your heart away
Honey you're my lucky day
Baby you're my lucky day
When I've lost all the other bets I've made
Honey you're my lucky day
Whoa!
MY LUCKY DAY is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 2009 album Working On A Dream. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of MY LUCKY DAY as released in 2009.
The album version of MY LUCKY DAY was included on The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2015 edition) compilation album.
According to Springsteen, MY LUCKY DAY was written during the last weeks (May-June 2007) of mixing Magic, which was taking place at Southern Tracks Studios in Atlanta, GA. Springsteen laid down a demo of the song with producer Brendan O'Brien before they left the studio when Magic was completed.
As it is the case with most songs on Working On A Dream, MY LUCKY DAY was recorded with the E Street Band at Southern Tracks Studios in Atlanta, GA, during breaks on the 2007-2008 Magic Tour, and most probably in January or May 2008.
MY LUCKY DAY, the album's second single, was released in the USA on Amazon.com on 01 Dec 2008 as an exclusive mp3 download, accompanied by a music video (see the "Music Video" section below). The first (partial) preview of the song was four days earlier, on 27 Nov 2008, when a 30-second sample of the track was published on Amazon.com.
MY LUCKY DAY peaked at #18 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs charts.
| Country | Chart | Peak position | Weeks in chart | Charting period |
| USA | Adult Alternative Songs | 18 | 10 |
A music video for MY LUCKY DAY on 01 Dec 2008 on Amazon.com. The video shows Springsteen and the band arranging and recording the song in studio. It was also posted on Bruce Springsteen's VEVO YouTube channel on 02 Oct 2009.
Working On A Dream is Bruce Springsteen's 24th album (and 16th studio album). It was officially announced, along with its track listing, on 17 Nov 2008, and released on 27 Jan 2009 on Columbia Records. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and recorded with the E Street Band during breaks on their 2007-2008 Magic Tour. It was recorded and mixed at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, GA with additional recording in New York City, Los Angeles, and New Jersey.
Bruce Springsteen said about the album, "Towards the end of recording 'Magic,' excited by the return to pop production sounds, I continued writing. When my friend producer Brendan O'Brien heard the new songs, he said, 'Let's keep going.' Over the course of the next year, that's just what we did, recording with the E Street Band during the breaks on last year's tour. I hope 'Working on a Dream' has caught the energy of the band fresh off the road from some of the most exciting shows we've ever done. All the songs were written quickly, we usually used one of our first few takes, and we all had a blast making this one from beginning to end."
The album features 12 new Springsteen compositions plus a bonus track and clocks at 51:08.
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A deluxe edition of Working On A Dream features a bonus DVD that contains a 38-minute behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of the album. Produced, directed, and edited by Thom Zimny, it includes studio footage edited to the tracks of MY LUCKY DAY, QUEEN OF THE SUPERMARKET, KINGDOM OF DAYS, WORKING ON A DREAM, LIFE ITSELF, and THE LAST CARNIVAL. It also contains demos and early band versions of the songs as they were worked up. The DVD also includes video for A NIGHT WITH THE JERSEY DEVIL.
The Essential Bruce Springsteen is a compilation album released as part of Sony BMG'S (previously Sony Music Entertainment) series of "Essential" sets. According to Springsteen's liner notes comments, the collection was intended as an introduction to his music for new fans who attended shows on The Rising Tour.
The collection is fundamentally a 2-disc set (clocking at 153:37) compiling songs from all of Springsteen's studio albums to date plus his Live In New York City release. A 3-disc limited edition (clocking at 201:04) was also released. It includes a bonus third disc comprising of a selection of rarities and previously unreleased recordings.
The Essential Bruce Springsteen was released on 11 Nov 2003 on Columbia Records. It debuted and peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart where it spent 13 weeks. It also reached #28 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was awarded certified gold and platinum records by the RIAA on 16 Dec 2003.
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The Essential Bruce Springsteen was reissued on 16 Oct 2015, this time as a 2-disc set (clocking at 156:25) with an updated track list, compiling songs from all of Springsteen's studio albums to date plus his Greatest Hits (1995 edition) collection. This 2015 reissue features remastered tracks not found in that form on other Springsteen releases.
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The album version of MY LUCKY DAY appears on one Bruce Springsteen promo-only sampler.
Other versions of MY LUCKY DAY were also officially released.
In preparation for the Working On A Dream Tour, MY LUCKY DAY was performed during both of the tour's two public warm-up rehearsal shows that took place in March 2009 in Asbury Park. The song is also known to have been practiced during at least 4 of the private rehearsals that took place in March 2009 in Asbury Park prior to the tour's first leg.
MY LUCKY DAY was performed 19 times during the Working On A Dream Tour (83 dates, April to November 2009). The song was played in its full-band album arrangement.
MY LUCKY DAY was performed 4 times during the Wrecking Ball Tour (133 dates, March 2012 to September 2013). The first three times the song was played in its full-band album arrangement and the fourth time it was played in a solo acoustic arrangement. The live 28 Jul 2012 version of MY LUCKY DAY was released on the Gothenburg July 28, 2012 official live download in 2020.
Between 2002 and 2011, Bruce Springsteen played private benefit shows for schools and colleges that his kids attended ─ Rumson Country Day School of Rumson, NJ, and Ranney School of Tinton Falls, NJ, and Boston College of Chestnut Hill, MA. MY LUCKY DAY was performed at 3 of these fundraisers, always at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, and backed by Bobby Bandiera and his band.
At least 4 artists have recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's MY LUCKY DAY.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake), Neil (Five Stubbs), and Scott Haigh for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of MY LUCKY DAY on this website:
MY LUCKY DAY [Album version]
