Wishing I Was Lucky

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“Wishing I Was Lucky”
“Wishing I Was Lucky” cover
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Popped In Souled Out
Released 6 April 1987 (UK)
1988 (US)
1989 (France)
Format CD, 7", 12"
Genre Pop
Length 3:52
Label PolyGram
Writer(s) Graeme Clark
Tommy Cunningham
Neil Mitchell
Marti Pellow
Producer Wet Wet Wet
JWWWL
Wilf Smarties
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Wishing I Was Lucky"
(1987)		 "Sweet Little Mystery"
(1987)

"Wishing I Was Lucky" was the debut single by Wet Wet Wet. It was taken from their 1987 album Popped In Souled Out. It was released on 6 April 1987 and was their first hit, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart.

Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

Title lyric: I like kicking in the gutter and wishing I was lucky.

[edit] Track listings

CD and 7":

  1. "Wishing I Was Lucky"
  2. "Words of Wisdom"

12":

  1. "Wishing I Was Lucky"
  2. "Words of Wisdom"
  3. "Still Can't Remember Your Name"

12" double pack:

Record 1

  1. "Wishing I Was Lucky"
  2. "Words of Wisdom"
  3. "Still Can't Remember Your Name"

Record 2

  1. "Wishing I Was Lucky"

[edit] Charts

Chart (1987)[1] [2] Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 6
UK Singles Chart 6
Chart (1988)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 58
Chart (1989)[4] Peak
position
French Singles Chart 40

[edit] References

  1. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
  2. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
  3. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
  4. ^ "Wishing I Was Lucky", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
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