Your Lucky Day in Hell

Summary

"Your Lucky Day in Hell" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was the fourth single to be released from their 1996 debut album, Beautiful Freak.

"Your Lucky Day in Hell"
Single by Eels
from the album Beautiful Freak
B-side
  • "Altar Boy"
  • "Susan's Apartment"
ReleasedAugust 27, 1997 (1997-08-27)
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:25
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)
  • E
  • Mark Goldenberg
Producer(s)
  • E
  • Mark Goldenberg
Eels singles chronology
"Susan's House"
(1997)
"Your Lucky Day in Hell"
(1997)
"Last Stop: This Town"
(1998)

Music video edit

Around the same time, a video was released to promote the single, featuring various shots filmed with high-8 cameras. This video featured a remixed version of the song. This remix also received moderate airplay on U.S. modern rock stations. The video was shown on MTV's 12 Angry Viewers and was aired several times on 120 Minutes between December 1997 and January 1998.

B-sides edit

The 7" vinyl and the CD single contain a cover of the Rickie Lee Jones song "Altar Boy". The CD single had "Susan's Apartment" as a bonus track. Both songs were included on the compilation album B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003.

Release edit

Released on August 27, 1997, it fared less well commercially than the album's previous singles, stalling at number 35 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1997,[1] thereby failing to repeat the prior singles' Top 10 success.

Legacy edit

"Your Lucky Day in Hell" was featured in the films Scream 2 (1997), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), The Maker (1997), Dead Man on Campus (1998) and Yes Man (2008).

Track listing edit

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Your Lucky Day in Hell"E, Mark Goldenberg4:25
2."Susan's Apartment"E, Jim Jacobsen3:27
3."Altar Boy"Rickie Lee Jones3:10
7" vinyl
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Your Lucky Day in Hell"E, Goldenberg4:25
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Altar Boy"Jones3:10
Cassette
Both sides
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Your Lucky Day in Hell"E, Goldenberg4:25
2."Altar Boy"Jones3:10

References edit

  1. ^ "Eels | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2016.