Down on My Luck
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| Single by Vic Mensa | ||||||||||
| from the album Traffic | ||||||||||
| Released | June 6, 2014 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||||||||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||||||||
| Label | Virgin EMI | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Peter Cottontale, Ommas Keith-Graham, Vic Mensah, Cameron Osteen, Stefan Ponce | |||||||||
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"Down on My Luck" is a song by American rapper Vic Mensa. It was released on June 6, 2014 by Virgin EMI, as his debut single. It also serves as the first single from his debut studio album Traffic. The song's production was handled by Mensa himself and Stefan Ponce, with additional writing from Jasmine Zepaida. "Down on My Luck" has since peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.
Critical reception
Complex named "Down on My Luck" the fifteenth best song of the first half of 2014. Their writer Insanul Ahmed said, "Bolstered by its Groundhog's Day-style music video, the song might feel like a blatant attempt by a rappity rapper to make a dance song to get on the charts. But when you consider Vic's Chicago roots, the house beat makes a lot more sense. Plus, as fans of Vic's INNANETAPE know, he's all about mixing and merging sounds and styles. So even if "Down on My Luck" doesn't feature much rapping, it still somehow plays into Vic's strengths."[2] Renato Pagnani of Pitchfork Media stated, "it's the restlessness of last year's Innanetape that helps contextualize "Down on My Luck" as a natural extension of Mensa's omnivorous musical appetite rather than a hard—and cynical—left turn. It also doesn't hurt that the track nails the propulsive throb of deep house and comes equipped with an earworm of a hook that suggests Mensa might have a career in him as a dance vocalist if this rapping thing doesn't pan out."[1]
Music video
The music video for "Down on My Luck" was released on May 12, 2014.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Australian Urban Singles Chart (ARIA)[4] | 16 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] | 37 |
References
- 1 2 Pagnani, Renato (May 19, 2014). "Vic Mensa: "Down on My Luck"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Vic Mensa "Down On My Luck" - The Best Songs of 2014 (So Far)". Complex. Complex Media. June 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Vic Mensa - "Down On My Luck" | Music Video". Soul Culture. May 12, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.freezepage.com/1406772471XGOIUDNRBN
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved March 10, 2015.