Be Lucky

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Released 25 September 2014 Length 3:16 Producer(s) Dave Eringa		Genre Rock, pop rock Writer(s) Pete Townshend
Recorded Summer 2014 at British Grove Studios, London and Yellow Fish Studios, Brighton

"Be Lucky" is a song by The Who, written by Pete Townshend and recorded for the band's compilation album The Who Hits 50! released in 2014 and for their proposed 2017 new album. The song is the first new material released by The Who in the eight years since their 2006 studio album Endless Wire. The royalties from "Be Lucky" benefited Teen Cancer America, a US outgrowth of Roger Daltrey's successful UK charity, the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Personnel

The Who

Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, backing vocals

Pete Townshend – guitars, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Billy Nicholls – backing vocals

Pino Palladino – bass guitar

Zak Starkey – drums

Mick Talbot – keyboards

Simon Townshend – backing vocals

References

Be Lucky Wikipedia

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