"Lookin' Out for #1" is a 1975 song written by Randy Bachman and first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for their December, 1975 album Head On.
A departure from BTO's earlier heavy rock releases, "Lookin' Out for #1" was strongly influenced by Randy’s jazz upbringing and tutelage under Lenny Breau.
Cash Box said that it "is a beautiful acoustic ballad with some evidently Spanish influence" and "the best thing this band has done in a long time.
"[5] Record World said that "a firm jazz lilt is established by Randy's dexterous guitar styling.
A version released in late 1976 has "Take It Like a Man", the band’s prior hit from the Head On album, on the B-side.