A Good Run of Bad Luck

"A Good Run of Bad Luck" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from his album No Time to Kill. It reached number one on both the United States and Canadian country charts.^[1] The song was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. It also appeared on the 1994 soundtrack to the film Maverick.

Content

The song is an uptempo that discusses falling in love by using gambling metaphors. The narrator compares gambling to love relationships.

Music video

The music video was directed by Clint Black himself. The music video is set partially in an old western themed town, and Clint Black and his band playing in a dark room with a bunch of cards on the floor. Also scenes from the movie Maverick are shown in the video.

Chart positions

"A Good Run of Bad Luck" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 5, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	28
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	20

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2468." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 9, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ "Clint Black – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Clint Black.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Piece of My Heart" by Faith Hill	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single May 7, 1994	Succeeded by "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" by Shenandoah
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 9, 1994

Clint Black singles

Killin' Time	"A Better Man" "Killin' Time" "Nobody's Home" "Walkin' Away" "Nothing's News"

Put Yourself in My Shoes	"Put Yourself in My Shoes" "Loving Blind" "One More Payment" "Where Are You Now"

The Hard Way	"We Tell Ourselves" "Burn One Down" "When My Ship Comes In"

No Time to Kill	"A Bad Goodbye" (with Wynonna Judd) "No Time to Kill" "State of Mind" "A Good Run of Bad Luck" "Half the Man"

One Emotion	"Untanglin' My Mind" "Wherever You Go" "Summer's Comin'" "One Emotion" "Life Gets Away"

Greatest Hits	"Like the Rain" "Half Way Up"

Nothin' but the Taillights	"Still Holding On" (with Martina McBride) "Something That We Do" "Nothin' but the Taillights" "The Shoes You're Wearing" "Loosen Up My Strings" "You Don't Need Me Now"

D'lectrified	"When I Said I Do" (with Lisa Hartman Black) "Been There" (with Steve Wariner) "Love She Can't Live Without"

Greatest Hits II	"Easy for Me to Say" (with Lisa Hartman Black) "Money or Love"

Spend My Time	"Spend My Time" "The Boogie Man" "My Imagination"

Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic	"Rainbow in the Rain" "Code of the West" "Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic" "Heartaches"

On Purpose	"Time for That" "You Still Get to Me" (with Lisa Hartman Black) "Still Calling It News"

Other songs	"Desperado" "I Raq and Roll" "Hey, Good Lookin'" (with Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait) "The Strong One" "Long Cool Woman"

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