| "Luka" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Suzanne-Vega-Luka-242584-1-.jpg) North American, French and Japanese picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Suzanne Vega | ||||
| from the album Solitude Standing | ||||
| B-side | "Night Vision" | |||
| Released | May 21, 1987[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Suzanne Vega | |||
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| "Luka" on YouTube | ||||
"Luka" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, released as the second single from her second studio album, Solitude Standing (1987), in May 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide, the song charted the highest in Israel, peaking at No. 1, and reached the top 10 in Austria, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden. Shawn Colvin sings background vocals on the record.[4]
"Luka" earned Vega nominations at the 1988 Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Vega also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, included on the single release.
- ^ "How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega". Songwriting. September 21, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Browne, David (June 18, 1987). "Suzanne Vega: Solitude Standing : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 502. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1990". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 499. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ Woodstra, Chris Shawn Colvin Biography All Music, retrieved May 25, 2012