Just Got Lucky
| "Just Got Lucky" | ||||
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| Single by JoBoxers | ||||
| from the album Like Gangbusters | ||||
| B-side | "Crosstown Walkup" | |||
| Released | 9 May 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:42 (12") 3:44 (single version) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Producer | Alan Shacklock | |||
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| "Just Got Lucky" on YouTube | ||||
"Just Got Lucky" is a song recorded by the British band JoBoxers, released in May 1983, through RCA Records. The track was initially released on the band's debut album, Like Gangbusters (1983). The song reached the top ten in the UK,[2] and the top 40 in the United States that autumn. It was later included on the band's compilation albums, Essential Boxerbeat (1996, later re-released in 2006) and Doing the Boxerbeat - The Anthology (2003).
Chart history
| Chart (1982–1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 25 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 30 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 36 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[8] | 40 |
References
- ↑ Atilano, Joseph (January 26, 2014). "Gino Padilla on 'The Ryzza Mae Show'". Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 2, 2026. ...a perfect example of a song for that era, "Just Got Lucky" by Jo Boxers. Gino even showed Ryzza Mae the dance moves of the popular New Wave hit in the early 80's
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 284. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. January 15, 1983. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Just Got Lucky | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. May 21, 1983. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 3, 1983". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2018.