"Lucky" is a song by

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and

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. It is the third single from Mraz's third studio album ''

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'' The song also appears as a bonus track on the international edition of Caillat’s album '' Breakthrough''. The song has been on the ''

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'' charts, as well as other music charts worldwide. A Spanish version of the song, called "Suerte", was recorded alongside Mexican singer Ximena Sariñana for the Latin American and Spanish re-edition of the album. Mraz and Caillat won the 2010

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. Mraz and

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also did a remix of the song "Lucky" and later was released on Z100. Brooke Elliott performed a karaoke version of the song on a 2009 episode of ''

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performed the song on a 2010 episode of ''

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Conception and performances

Mraz became a fan of Caillat after hearing her music on

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. He then called her to see if she'd want to write and sing together. In an interview with

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, Mraz stated that he "played a songwriting game" with friends to see how the lyrics would go. Mraz and Caillat performed the song on ''

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'' on January 31, 2009. They performed the song again on ''

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'' in February.

Chart performance

"Lucky" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 96 for the issue dated January 31, 2009. On the same week it had a debut on the

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chart at 84 and moved to a peak of 48. The next week the song rose to number 84 on the Hot 100 and peaked at number 48. On the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, the song was a Top 10 hit, reaching #9. The song has also charted on the

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at number 27 and moved to peak of 8. On the

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charted on 70 and moved to 56. The song re-entry on the Canadian Charts on the issue of April 30, 2009 at #99. It also charted on the

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charts at 34 but started going down the following weeks.

Music video

The video was shot in

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and the island of

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and was released January 16, 2009. Mraz and Caillat's parts in the video were filmed separately. The video follows the context of the song, featuring Mraz and Caillat singing their verses. The video starts with a shot of Old Town city square in Prague. Mraz is shown getting ready to meet somebody. Caillat is in a hilly seaside area in Hawaii and sits on the beach as the song starts. Mraz gets ready and goes out to the square. Caillat continues to sing the song walking beside the sea and playing with her scarf. Mraz and Caillat sing the song with both in separate places. Scenes are interspersed with the scene of a car zooming inside and Mraz ultimately reaches

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in Prague and stands in front of the

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Statue. Both Mraz and Caillat look back and the video ends with the implication that both of them see one another.

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Spanish version

Along with Ximena Sariñana, Jason released a Spanish version of the song "Lucky". The video for the Spanish version has both her and Mraz in it, and it was released to MTV on June 22, 2009.

References

External links

Official website of Jason Mraz
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