Beginner's Luck (song)
2017 single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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"Beginner's Luck" is a single released by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Released on 13 December 2017, the single was later released as the lead track on the album Gumboot Soup.
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| Single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | ||||
| from the album Gumboot Soup | ||||
| Released | 13 December 2017 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
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| Producer | Stu Mackenzie | |||
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| "Beginner's Luck" on YouTube | ||||
Background
In 2020 Michael Cavanagh said that the inspiration from the song came from Stu Mackenzie's gambling addiction, which Stu confirmed saying "it's sad".[1] In 2022 Joey Walker joked that the band was working on a second song about gambling, titled "How to Train Your Dragon",[a] but that Stu fell asleep before it could be finished.[1]
Recording
"Beginner's Luck" was recorded at Flightless HQ and released as a single on 12 December 2017, alongside "All Is Known".[2] Two more singles from the album were also released, "Greenhouse Heat Death", and "The Last Oasis".[3][4] The song became the opening track for Gumboot Soup which was released on December 31, 2017.[1] Jason Galea, who designed the cover art, said that the art was a scrapped early draft of the cover for Murder of the Universe.[1]
Reception
The song was extensively played during their European Tour 2018 and included on Live in Asheville '19; however, it fell out of the band's rotation shortly thereafter, with the song not being played since 2019.[1] Described as "slower" and "pop", The Fire Note magazine noted that it fit tonally with Paper Mache Dream Balloon.[5]
Notes
- In reference to both the movie and chasing the dragon.