I Should Be So Lucky

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Mike Stock wrote the lyrics for the song in response to what he had learned about Minogue prior to her arrival. He believed that although she was a successful soap star in Australia and very talented, there must be something wrong with her and figured that she must be unlucky in love.^[2] Minogue recorded the song in less than an hour, which Stock attributes to her good ear for music and her quick memorization skills. After Minogue finished the recording session she returned home to Australia to continue work on the soap opera, Neighbours.^[2]

"I Should Be So Lucky" is written in the common verse-chorus form and features instrumentation from keyboards and guitars.^[4]

Music video

The music video for "I Should Be So Lucky" was directed by Chris Langman and filmed in late 1987 at Channel 7 Studios in Melbourne, Australia.^[5] The video features Minogue walking through her home, with scenes of her dancing in front of a colourful chalkboard background intercut throughout. It presented a cute, wholesome, young "girl-next-door" image of Minogue to the public, with scenes of her giggling and making funny faces to the camera.

The video premiered in the UK in January 1988.^[6] The complete version of "I Should Be So Lucky" featured in the music video has been released commercially through multiple VHS and DVD collections. Its most recent inclusion is on the companion DVD to her second greatest hits album Ultimate Kylie in 2004.

Chart performance

"I Should Be So Lucky" entered the UK Singles Chart on January 9, 1988 at number ninety, before rising to number one. It maintained the number one position for five weeks, becoming the first single to do so in ten years.^[7] In Australia, the song reached number one on the singles chart and became the country's highest selling single of 1989.^[3] The song also reached number one in Finland, Germany, Israel and Japan.^[8] In 1989, the track was awarded "Record of the Year" by the Japanese Phonographic Record Association.^[3]

"I Should Be So Lucky" performed moderately well in North America. In the United States, the song peaked at number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minogue's first U.S. top forty release.^[7] The track reached number ten on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and number thirty-two on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.^[9] In Canada, "I Should Be So Lucky" reached number twenty-five on the singles chart.^[8]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Should Be So Lucky".

• European vinyl single

1. "I Should Be So Lucky" – 3:24
2. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Instrumental) – 3:24

• North American vinyl single

1. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Extended mix) – 6:08
2. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Bicentennial remix) – 6:12
3. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Instrumental) – 3:24

• Asian CD single

1. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Extended mix) – 6:08
2. "Got to Be Certain" (Extended version) – 6:36

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Kylie Minogue
• Backing vocals – Dee Lewis, Mae McKenna, Mike Stock
• Keyboards – Mike Stock, Matt Aitken
• Guitars – Matt Aitken
• Engineering by Mark McGuire
• Mixed by Pete Hammond

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position[8]
Australian Singles Chart	1
Canadian Singles Chart	25
French Singles Chart	4
German Singles Chart	1
Italian Singles Chart	6
Japanese Singles Chart (International)	1
South African Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28

Notes

External links

• Kylie.com — official website.

Preceded by "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany	UK number one single February 14 1988	Succeeded by "Don't Turn Around" by Aswad