Shit out of Luck


"Shit out of Luck" is a song by Boston-based punk rock and rockabilly band The Kings of Nuthin'. It was released in 2001, through Haunted Town Records as a pre-album single for their debut album Fight Songs for Fuck-Ups.

Recording and composition

"Shit out of Luck" was recorded and mixed by Dave Westner at Wooly Mammoth Studios, Boston, MA, and mastered by mastering and lacquer cutting engineer Mark Richardson at M Works Mastering Studio, Cambridge, MA. All three songs of that single were written and produced by the Kings of Nuthin'.

Release and reception

"Shit out of Luck" was released in 2001, through Haunted Town Records. It received generally positive response from music critics. A Razorcake review states that the singer, who sounds like he's chain-smoking filterless cigarettes, sings with gruff humor about being devastated. Richie Unterberger of AllMusic writes: "You are not, after all, apt to hear swing or rockabilly bands play songs titled "Shit Out of Luck" . The words are full of the frustration and disillusionment common to zillions of punk records, yet the music makes it all rather genial and good-natured." Ox-Fanzine calls "Shit out of luck" anthemic and Punknews.org writes that this 50s outlaw tune could work as background music in a Happy Days episode as well as on the Warped Tour main stage, while the incredibly catchy "Drive All Night" starts out country-ish and quickly becomes one of the best songs on the record.

Track listing and formats

All songs written by the Kings of Nuthin'.

Credits and personnel

Musicians
Technical
  • Mark Richardson – mastering and lacquer cut engineer
  • Dave Westner – mixer, recording engineer
Artwork and design
  • Liam Crill – design and art
  • Slick – design and art
  • Christine Allen – photography
  • Amy Archer – photography
  • Sarah Shaugnessy – photography
  • Tom Walsh – photography
  • Angela Zajnac – photography