Lucky in Love (Jacky Cheung song)

"Lucky in Love" is a song written by Roxanne Seeman and Daniel Nitt recorded by Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung. The Cantonese title and lyrics Bu Zhi You Yuan 不只有緣 ("Not Only Fate") were written by Kenny So (pinyin Qiao Xing 喬星).[1][2] It is the theme song of the 2010 Hong Kong film Crossing Hennessy sung by Cheung, who plays a starring role. The song was released on Cheung's Private Corner album on January 29, 2010.[3][4]

""Bu Zhi You Yuan (Lucky in Love)" (不只有緣)"
Song by Jacky Cheung
from the album Private Corner
StudioIOI limited Studio (Hong Kong)
Genre
Length4:40
LabelUniversal Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Tuason
Music video
"Bu Zhi You Yuan (Lucky in Love)" (不只有緣) on YouTube

An original English version was released by Paolo Onesa as part of The Voice of the Philippines TV singing competition on September 13, 2013.[5]

Overview

Jacky Cheung is nicknamed "God of Songs" and regarded as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong.[6] "Lucky in Love" was produced by Andrew Tuason 杜自持 in Hong Kong.

Lyrics and composition

"不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)" was written by Roxanne Seeman with Daniel Nitt for Jacky Cheung's "Private Corner" canto-jazz album. Seeman and Nitt composed and recorded the demo of the song over the internet between Los Angeles and Berlin. Cheung requested a revision of the rhythm of the melody and the chords of the original song arrangement. Cheung's recording repeated the intro as an outro.

"Not Only Fate (Lucky In Love)" is a love song that Cheung sings at the end of the movie "Crossing Hennessy", a story of two people living on the same street in Hong Kong, who met on an embarrassing blind date arranged by their families.  The lyrics of the song express the loneliness that people feel living in an urban city, and how love for two people living on the same street and not knowing it, can be at the same time so distant.  Despite being in the midst of the loneliness and alienation of the modern world they live in, their love develops from acquaintances into a wonderful romance.[3]

Crossing Hennessy

Cheung sings "不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)" over the end-credits of Crossing Hennessy, a Hong Kong movie produced by William Kong. "Crossing Hennessy", stars Tang Wei and Jacky Cheung. "Crossing Hennessy" premiered as the opening night film for the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival March 21.[3]

Paolo Onesa version
"Lucky In Love"
Single by Paolo Onesa
from the album Pop Goes Standards & The Voice of the Philippines
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2013
GenreBallad
Length4:13
LabelMCA Music, Inc.
Songwriter(s)Roxanne Seeman and Daniel Nitt

An original English version of "不只有緣 (Lucky In Love)" was recorded by Paolo Onesa, Top 8 contestant from the first season of The Voice of the Philippines. It was released digitally as a single on September 23, 2013 by MCA Music, as part of The Voice of The Philippines compilation album.

The song was included in Onesa's debut album Pop Goes Standards released February 14, 2014.[7] It was also a bonus track on The Voice of the Philippines The Final 4 album released by MCA Music.[8][9]


Awards

Paolo Onesa received two Awit Awards for his performance of "Lucky In Love" at the 28th Awit Awards, December 12, 2014.[10][11][12]

  • Best Performance By A Male Recording Artist
  • Best Performance by A New Male Recording Artist

References
  1. Bu Zhi You Yuan - Jacky Cheung | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-03-08
  2. 网易 (2010-03-10). "张学友《Private Corner》评测：值得细细品味". ent.163.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  3. "张学友唱《月满轩尼诗》主题曲 倾诉都市寂寞".
  4. Private Corner - Jacky Cheung | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-03-08
  5. Pop Goes Standards - Paolo Onesa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-03-04
  6. ""四大天王"蓦然回首十五年". Xinhuanet.
  7. "Pop Goes Standards". iTunes.
  8. "Paolo Onesa Awit Award winner".
  9. "MCA Music's Paolo Onesa bags two Awit awards". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  10. "Paolo Onesa Awit Award winner".
  11. "Luckier than most Kapuso stars". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  12. "Paolo leads MCA Music's Awit winners". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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