"How Lucky Can You Get" is a song recorded by American vocalist Barbra Streisand for the official soundtrack to the 1975 film Funny Lady. It was released as a 7" single in April 1975 through Arista Records. The song was written by Fred Ebb and John Kander, while production was handled by Peter Matz. "How Lucky Can You Get" is one of the new songs on the soundtrack, with its origins coming from Fanny Brice, the character Streisand portrays in the aforementioned film. The music pertains to Brice herself, particularly the sarcastic nature of the lyrics that are accompanied by an "insistent" melody and production. It was suggested that the pattern of the lyrics may have been influenced by Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La bohème.

In terms of its popularity, the song is the most recognizable one from Funny Lady. "How Lucky Can You Get" was well received by music critics, who enjoyed the musical-esque qualities of the production, particularly Streisand's performance. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both times to Keith Carradine's "I'm Easy" from the 1975 film Nashville. It entered the Adult Contemporary charts in both the United States and Canada, peaking at numbers 27 and 19, respectively.

According to the liner notes that came with the 1990 soundtrack CD release of Funny Lady, the origins of "How Lucky Can You Get" stem from a song with the same name that Fanny Brice (the character portrayed in the movie) had once performed live. The song (and several others for the soundtrack) was written by Fred Ebb and John Kander, despite both musicians having minimal experience in writing songs for musicals or films. It was produced by Peter Matz, who also took care of arranging the track's audio. Streisand recorded "How Lucky Can You Get" during a three-week-long recording schedule in 1975. It was released in April 1975 as a 7" single through Arista Records in both the United States and Italy. Both versions contains "How Lucky Can You Get" as the A-side track while "More Than You Know" is used as the B-side. However, the Italian release features a longer version of "How Lucky Can You Get" as the A-side.

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