"If I'm Lucky" is a song by American singer and songwriter

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, released on September 1, 2017. The song was written by Derulo and

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, while the production was handled by

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Background and release

While talking about the song in an interview with ''

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'', Derulo said; "I love the emotional feeling bursting. The effect of the echo, it kind of sounds like I’m in an empty room. I think it sounds like nothing else I write. It’s an emotional song that you can dance to. And the subject matter I think is really cool, it’s one that has never been talked about -- having a love that fails in this life, but it was a love that was so good that maybe the love will work in the next life.". The official

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for "If I'm Lucky" was uploaded to Derulo's

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channel on September 1, 2017. It was inspired by

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's "

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" music video and features Derulo dancing with zombie dancers.

Music video

The

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for "If I'm Lucky" was directed by

Hannah Lux Davis Hannah Lux Davis (born May 17, 1986) is an American music video, commercial and film director. She's known for her work especially with female artists, such as Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, Christ ...

. On September 20, 2017, the video's trailer was uploaded to Derulo's

channel. The full video premiered on September 22.

Live performances

Derulo performed the song live for the first time on the ''

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'' show on September 1, 2017, and later performed it on ''

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'' on October 27, 2017.

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References

External links

* * {{authority control 2017 singles 2017 songs Jason Derulo songs Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis Songs written by Jason Derulo Songs written by Justin Tranter Song recordings produced by Mattman & Robin Songs written by Mattias Larsson Songs written by Robin Fredriksson Warner Records singles