Lucky Now

"Lucky Now"
Single by Ryan Adams
from the album Ashes & Fire
ReleasedAugust 2011
GenreAdult alternative
LabelPAX AM, Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)Ryan Adams
Producer(s)Glyn Johns
Ryan Adams singles chronology
"Empty Room" / "Nutshell"
(2011) 		"Lucky Now"
(2011) 		"Chains of Love"
(2011)

"Lucky Now" is a song by alt country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, and the lead single from his studio album Ashes & Fire. According to Adams, the single is based upon "my time in New York in my twenties".[1]

Background and composition

According to Adams, an early version of the song was about Cardinals bassist Chris Feinstein, who died in December 2009. In August 2011, Adams stated:

It was a difficult song to write. The first version was called "Chris". I was trying to write a song for my friend and former bandmate who passed away. The song I wrote was too direct, and I realised that there needed to be more self-reflection. I needed to make this feeling relatable to others, so that it could be relatable back to myself. In some strange way, it needed to be more altruistic, by being more first-person. It's a very strange concept, but when I listen to songs, I need to feel the narrator's shoes rubbing against my feet, you know? I needed to put myself in that place."[1]

Adams elaborated further, "It's the second draft of the song that I wrote for Chris Feinstien. [...] I think it was really fantastic, it was a good thing for me to write. Eventually, because I sat around with it, "Lucky Now" came around."[2]

Musicians

Charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)[3] 67
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 38

References

  1. ^ a b "BBC Radio 2 - Simon Mayo Drivetime, 30/08/2011". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Lauren Laverne, Andrew Collins sits in". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Ryan Adams - Lucky Now". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  4. ^ "Ryan Adams Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Ryan Adams Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 June 2014.