Lucky Man

The track was recorded for Urban Hymns with Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury. The album sessions took place at Olympic Studios in London with Youth and the Verve producing. Released as a single in 1997, it followed Bitter Sweet Symphony and The Drugs Do Not Work during the commercial peak of Urban Hymns. The single reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the album major hits. It remains one of the Verve best known songs and a defining single from Urban Hymns. The track has endured on radio, compilations and live recordings as one of Richard Ashcroft signature performances.