Peak
28
Weeks
14
Score
1,318
Chart Year
1988
The music video for "I Should Be So Lucky" was directed by Chris Langman and filmed during November 1987 at Channel 7 Studios in Melbourne, Australia.[37] The video features Minogue walking through her home, with scenes of her dancing in front of a colourful chalkboard background intercut throughout. It presented a cute, wholesome, young "girl-next-door" image of Minogue to the public, with scenes of her giggling and making funny faces to the camera. Another version of the video was made for television promotion. This version of the video shows Kylie riding in a car through Sydney. In other parts of the video, she is in the park and passersby are waving to her as she walks by them. This video premiered in the UK on Christmas Day 1987 in a live broadcast from the British Telecom Tower (Christmas Morning With Noel Edmonds, BBC1). The official version of "I Should Be So Lucky" featured in the music video has been released commercially through multiple VHS and DVD collections. Its most recent inclusion is on the companion DVD to her 2012 greatest hits album, The Best of Kylie Minogue. Outtakes from the music video were used in Kylie: The Videos.
Kylie Minogue had become popular in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, leading to a massive hit in Australia with her cover of "The Loco-Motion." British producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman then took her on and groomed her for UK pop success. This was her debut single in the UK. Kylie had been signed up a year earlier but when she turned up at the studio Stock, Aitken & Waterman realized they hadn't written any songs for her, so they quickly composed this song. It was written in 10 minutes, and 2 hours later she'd finished recording it. Pete Waterman borrowed the melody from Pachabel's Canon for this. Pete Waterman recalled in 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, "I was at home one Friday afternoon when I got a phone call from Mike Stock at the office who asked if there was something I had forgotten to tell him. 'A small Antipodean called Kylie Minogue?' prompted Mike, 'Oh yes, I forgot, she's in town.' Mike said, 'No she's in reception.' I apologized for messing up and said we'll have to drop the whole project. Mike said, 'We can't, she's expecting to do something with us.' 'She should be so lucky,' I replied. 'Great,' Mike said, 'That'll do. I Should Be So Lucky. Can we write some lyrics?'" Mike and Pete began faxing lyrics back and forth and the song was quickly finished. The triple echo "lucky, lucky, lucky" at the end of the title was an improvised joke during the recording, which they decided to keep. >>
In my imagination There is no complication I dream about you all the time In my mind, a celebration The sweetest of sensation Thinking you could be mine In my imagination There is no hesitation We walk together hand in hand I'm dreaming You fell in love with me Like I'm in love with you But dreaming's all I do If only they'd come true I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love It's a crazy situation You always keep me waiting Because it's only make believe And I would come a-running To give you all my loving If one day you would notice me My heart is close to breaking And I can't go on faking The fantasy that you'll be mine I'm dreaming That you're in love with me Like I'm in love with you But dreaming's all I do If only they'd come true I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so lucky (so lucky, so lucky) I should be so lucky I, I (I,I) I should be so lucky (so lucky, so lucky) I should be so lucky I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I In my imagination There is no hesitation We walk together hand in hand I'm dreaming That you're in love with me Like I'm in love with you But dreaming's all I do If only they'd come true I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky I should be so lucky in love I should be so
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 7, 1988 | 86 | 40 |
| 2 | May 14, 1988 | 81 | 45 |
| 3 | May 21, 1988 | 64 | 62 |
| 4 | May 28, 1988 | 62 | 64 |
| 5 | Jun 4, 1988 | 53 | 73 |
| 6 | Jun 11, 1988 | 50 | 76 |
| 7 | Jun 18, 1988 | 44 | 82 |
| 8 | Jun 25, 1988 | 42 | 84 |
| 9 | Jul 2, 1988 | 35 | 91 |
| 10 | Jul 9, 1988 | 33 | 93 |
| 11 | Jul 16, 1988 | 28 | 98 |
| 12 | Jul 23, 1988 | 37 | 89 |
| 13 | Jul 30, 1988 | 55 | 71 |
| 14 | Aug 6, 1988 | 89 | 37 |