“Lucky Me, Lucky You” brings In Outer Space into softer territory with its second duet with Jane Wiedlin. It’s not quite a ballad, but it slows the album down, leaning into melody, atmosphere, and a more openly romantic tone than Sparks usually allow themselves. The chorus is immediately striking — gentle, memorable, and oddly sincere.

We talk about how divided reactions to this one often are. The song has a strong emotional core and a beautiful vocal blend, but it’s paired with some very 80s production choices that can feel jarring, especially the sudden synth-heavy instrumental section that sounds like it’s wandered in from another track entirely. Over time, though, that awkwardness becomes part of its charm — a song many listeners end up warming to rather than loving instantly.

Lyrically, it mixes romance with unease: marooned imagery, fading tans, doomed futures, and a sense of being voted “most likely to fail.” It’s unusually tender for Sparks, even if that tenderness is undercut by anxiety and irony at the edges. The band have suggested it could have worked as a single, and it’s easy to hear why — it’s one of the album’s most melodic and emotionally open moments.

Not a hit, but a quiet favourite, “Lucky Me, Lucky You” stands out as In Outer Space’s most genuinely romantic track — strange production quirks and all.