Ĭontact Music's Alex Lai wrote that Levine has exchanged his "angelic vocals for singing in favor of more universal hooks" such as the "backing to disco dancer 'Lucky Strike'." Evan Sawdey of PopMatters called the song a "danceable carbon copy" of "Second Chance" ( Gimme Some, 2011) by Peter Bjorn and John. Though not a rock song per se, it still packs the energy of the band's earlier, more band-based material." Cameron Adams of Herald Sun described "Lucky Strike" as "uncharacteristically clubby". Chris Payne of Billboard wrote that on the song "Maroon 5's guitars finally come out to play in the opening bars here. Digital Spy's Robert Copsey named the track together with "One More Night" and "Ladykiller" as a worthy for digital download. Suzanne Byrne of RTÉ.ie wrote that "Lucky Strike" alongside "Daylight", " The Man Who Never Lied" and "Love Somebody" are potential single releases. Critical reception Īdam Markovitz of Entertainment Weekly labeled "Lucky Strike" together with "Payphone" the best tracks on Overexposed and described the former as "a funk-spiked strut". Lyrically, the song discovers the theme of sexual intercourse that can be seen through the lines, "Your body rockin', keep me up all night/One in a million, my lucky strike". Chuck Arnold of People shared the same opinion as Copsey and described the song as "lightning-paced". According to Robert Copsey of Digital Spy, the song contains the same "bells-and-whistles template" that is present in the band's previous single "Moves Like Jagger". Levine's vocal range spans from the low note of A 4 to the high note of B 5. "Lucky Strike" is written in the key of B minor, in common time, with a tempo of 144 beats per minute. The song's instrumentation consists of piano, "driven guitar" accompanied with Levine's vocals. "Lucky Strike" is a funk song that features dubstep and soul influences and lasts for three minutes and five seconds.
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