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. The song contains samples of "Unity", a 1991

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track by Timebase featuring Kromozone,

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vocals from

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's "When a Man in Love", and uses the drums from an earlier garage track, "Hyperfunk" by Antonio. The song reached the top 10 on the

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, peaking at number nine. It was the first of three consecutive top-10 hit singles for the duo. In 2017, DJ Luck & MC Neat featured on the track "Through the Night" by rapper

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from his EP '' King of the North'', using resung vocals from "A Little Bit of Luck". It reached No. 92 in the UK. In September 2019, ''

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'' included the song in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list.

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included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time". In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra together with MC Neat recorded an orchestral version for the UK garage covers album ''

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Track listings

UK CD, 12-inch, and CD single # "A Little Bit of Luck" (original) – 5:51 # "A Little Bit of Luck" (Dreem House Remix) – 4:44 # "A Little Bit of Luck" (Oracles Remix) – 4:22 # "A Little Bit of Luck" (DJ Luck & Shy Cookie Remix) – 4:46 Australian and New Zealand CD single # "A Little Bit of Luck" (radio edit) – 3:34 # "A Little Bit of Luck" (original mix) – 5:50 # "A Little Bit of Luck" (Dreem House Remix) – 4:46 # "A Little Bit of Luck" (Oracles Remix) – 4:24 # "A Little Bit of Luck" (DJ Luck & Shy Cookie Remix) – 4:48

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1999 songs 1999 debut singles DJ Luck & MC Neat songs Songs about luck {{1990s-single-stub