Lucky Man (Montgomery Gentry song)

"Lucky Man" is a song written by David Cory Lee and Dave Turnbull and recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in January 2007 as the second single from the duo's 2006 album Some People Change. The song became their third number one single on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and stayed there for two weeks.

"Lucky Man"
Single by Montgomery Gentry
from the album Some People Change
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2007
Recorded2006
GenreCountry
Length3:17
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)David Cory Lee
Dave Turnbull
Producer(s)Troy Gentry
Eddie Montgomery
Rivers Rutherford
Mark Wright
Montgomery Gentry singles chronology
"Some People Change"
(2006)		 "Lucky Man"
(2007)		 "What Do Ya Think About That"
(2007)

The song received a 2008 nomination for Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, the duo's first nomination.[1]

Content

The song opens with the narrator listing various small things that annoy him, such as his job and the weather; however, he then reminds himself, "But I know I'm a lucky man / God's given me a pretty fair hand", and turns to recounting all of the luxuries in his life, from his family to his health to his truck to his new fishing rod.

The song's second line, "And last Sunday, when my Bengals lost / Lord, it put me in a bad mood" was edited for different markets; 81 additional team names from both the professional and college football leagues were used (in place of the Cincinnati Bengals) in these different edits, depending on the market.

20 Years of Hits Version

In November 2018, Montgomery Gentry released a new rendition of the song, featuring fellow American country artist Darius Rucker. The new rendition is part of a 20th anniversary album, Montgomery Gentry: 20 Years of Hits.[2]

Chart positions
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 65
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 88

Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 15

References
  1. Vaught, Larry (6 December 2007). "Breaking News: Montgomery Gentry nominated for Grammy Award". Central Kentucky News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. Hermanson, Wendy. Taste of Country http://tasteofcountry.com/eddie-montgomery-darius-rucker-lucky-man-duet/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.


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