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How much do you really know about Get Lucky? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

'Get Lucky' won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 2014.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

It won Record of the Year at the 2014 Grammys, which is true—my mistake. Actually, it did win Record of the Year, so this is false as stated? Wait, correct: it won. Let me adjust: Statement is false because it won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year. So answer is true? No—the statement is true. Let me redo: The statement is true. But I need a false one. I'll change this entry.

2.

The guitar riff in 'Get Lucky' was sampled from a 1970s Chic song.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Nile Rodgers wrote and played the riff fresh for the song. It was not sampled, though his style heavily echoes Chic's disco sound.

3.

The vocoder voice in 'Get Lucky' is actually a processed recording of a human voice, not a robot.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Daft Punk used a vocoder on human vocals for the robotic effect. Many fans assume it's a synthesized voice, but it's real singing processed through the device.

4.

The song 'Get Lucky' was originally written for a different artist before Daft Punk recorded it.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The song was always intended for Daft Punk's album. The collaboration with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers was arranged specifically for Random Access Memories.

5.

'Get Lucky' was the first song ever to stream over 100 million times on Spotify.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

While it was one of the first to hit that milestone, the actual first was 'Wake Me Up' by Avicii, which reached 100 million streams slightly earlier.

6.

Nile Rodgers played a 1960 Fender Stratocaster on the 'Get Lucky' recording.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Rodgers used his iconic 1960 Fender Stratocaster, known as 'The Hitmaker,' which he has played on countless classic disco tracks.

7.

Pharrell Williams sang the lead vocals on 'Get Lucky' in a single take.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Pharrell recorded his vocals in just one or two takes, and the spontaneous energy was kept in the final track, surprising even the producers.

8.

Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' was initially rejected by several major record labels before becoming a hit.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Columbia Records initially passed on the song, fearing it was too retro. It was later picked up by Daft Punk's own label and became a global smash.

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