Madonna and her backup singers performing "Lucky Star" on the Confessions Tour (2006)Ĭritical response towards "Lucky Star" has been generally positive. According to Ayeroff, he was right because "'Lucky Star' broke the first album wide open". He says that around that time Madonna was getting sued and needed money, so he told her "Let me release 'Lucky Star', and I guarantee that you'll sell enough records to pay that off". Music executive Jeff Ayeroff, who was instrumental in green-lighting her career, recalled how she initially didn't want to release "Lucky Star" as a single. Hence it was released as the fourth single from the album. "Lucky Star" was initially decided to be released as the third single from the album, but " Holiday" had already become a dance-hit in the United States. You wanted to help her, you know? As much as she could be a bitch, when you were in groove with her, it was very cool, very creative. When we would play back 'Holiday' or 'Lucky Star', you could see that she was overwhelmed by how great it all sounded. I just wanted to do the best job I could do for her. She was unhappy with the whole damn thing, so I went in and sweetened up a lot of music for her, adding some guitars to 'Lucky Star', some voices, some magic. In a later interview, Benitez reflected back on the recording sessions and commented, Hence, Madonna brought her then boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez to remix "Borderline" and "Lucky Star", along with some of the other recorded tracks. This led to a dispute between the two and, after finishing the album, Lucas left the project without altering the songs to Madonna's specifications. According to her, Lucas used too many instruments and did not consider her ideas for the songs. However, problems arose after recording the song Madonna was unhappy with the way the final version turned out. She believed that "Lucky Star", along with "Borderline", were the "perfect foundation" for the album. However, the track was instead used for the singer's debut album, which she planned to call Lucky Star.
The song was written by Madonna for Mark Kamins, who had promised her to play the track at Danceteria, the club where he worked at as a DJ.
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However, she did not have enough new material to ensure a full LP album, so Lucas produced for her a number of songs, namely " Borderline", " Burning Up", "Physical Attraction", "I Know It", "Think of Me" and lastly "Lucky Star". In 1983, Madonna was recording her first studio album with Warner Music producer Reggie Lucas. Madonna singing "Lucky Star" on the Who's That Girl World Tour (1987) It has also been covered by a number of artists around the world. The artist has performed the song in four of her concert tours, the last being the Rebel Heart Tour (2015–2016). Scholars noted that in the video, Madonna portrayed herself as narcissistic and an ambiguous character they felt she referred to herself as the lucky star, unlike the lyrical meaning of the song. After the video was released, Madonna's style and mannerisms became a fashion trend among the younger generation. The music video portrayed Madonna dancing in front of a white background, accompanied by two dancers. Internationally, "Lucky Star" reached the top ten in Canada, and the top 20 in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It also topped the Dance Club Songs chart along with " Holiday". The song was a commercial success in the United States, it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Madonna's first top-five and second top-ten single after "Borderline". Music critics praised the song, heralding it as the introduction to upbeat dance music. The lyrics juxtapose the male body with the heavenly stars in the sky.
"Lucky Star" is a medium-paced dance song and combines the heavy beats of a drum with the sounds of a guitar played in a high riff. Originally, the song was produced by Reggie Lucas, but Madonna was not impressed by his final version, so she called her then-boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez to remix it according to her ideas. It was then included on Madonna's greatest hits albums The Immaculate Collection (1990) and Celebration (2009). In the United States, "Lucky Star" served as the album's fifth and final single after the release of " Borderline". Written by her, the song was first released in the United Kingdom as a single on September 9, 1983, making it overall the fourth song released commercially off the album. " Lucky Star" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1983 self-titled debut studio album.
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