"Just Got Lucky" is a song by American heavy metal band

Dokken Dokken is an American glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as " Alone Again", " In My Dreams", and " Burn ...

, released as the second single from their second studio album '' Tooth and Nail'' (1984). The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart. In 1985, while

toured with Dio in

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, the band decided to film a video for the single, “Just Got Lucky”. They wanted to film Lynch’s guitar solo atop an active volcano. While filming, seismic activity developed and steam started coming up, making it difficult for him to breathe. He said he could feel the heat through his shoes, but continued playing on. As night fell, park rangers came to warn the band and crew they needed to leave immediately. They were on the plane when the volcano later blew, and the camera crew spent about an hour circling the eruption for extra footage. The song was performed live in Tokyo, Japan in April 1988 and was released in November 1988 on ''

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''. It was also included on the 1999 compilation, ''

The Very Best of Dokken ''The Very Best of Dokken'' is a greatest hits album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. Released on Rhino Records, this compilation contains most of Dokken's singles prior to 1995, the year this compilation was released. This compilation i ...

'', and the 2006 album, '' The Definitive Rock Collection''.

Track listing

Chart positions

Personnel

Don Dokken Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American singer and musician. He's best known for being the lead singer, occasional guitarist, and founder of the glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style whi ...

– lead vocals * George Lynch – guitar *

Jeff Pilson Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1959) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. He is ...

– bass, backing vocals * Mick Brown – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Just Got Lucky 1984 singles Dokken songs Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker Song recordings produced by Tom Werman Songs written by George Lynch (musician) Songs written by Jeff Pilson 1984 songs Elektra Records singles Songs written by Don Dokken