Lucky (Radiohead song)
"Lucky" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead from their third studio album "OK Computer" (1997). It was released as a single in France in December 1997. Recording. In 1995, Radiohead were on tour, promoting their second album, "The Bends". During soundchecks for shows in Japan, guitarist Ed O'Brien produced a high-pitched sound by strumming above the guitar nut. The band developed the sound into the song and it became part of the set list. Around this time, producer Brian Eno contacted Radiohead to contribute a song to "The Help Album", a charity compilation  organised by War Child. The album was to be recorded over the course of a single day, 4 September 1995, and rush-released that week. Radiohead recorded "Lucky" in five hours with engineer Nigel Godrich, who had assisted producer John Leckie with "The Bends" and produced several Radiohead B-sides. Godrich went on to produce their third album, "OK Computer." He said of the "Help Album" session: "Those things are the most inspiring, when you do stuff really fast and there's nothing to lose. We left feeling fairly euphoric." The band considered the recording of "Lucky" to be the  biggest highlight of 1995 for them. Yorke later said "Lucky" shaped the nascent sound and mood of their upcoming record, "OK Computer". He said: "'Lucky' was indicative of what we wanted to do. It was like the first mark on the wall." Release. To promote "The Help Album", "Lucky" featured as the lead track on the "Help EP", which charted at number 51 after BBC Radio 1 chose not to play it. It was included as the 11th track on Radiohead's album "OK Computer." Personnel. Radiohead Additional personnel