"The Lucky One" is a song by American singer Laura Branigan from her third studio album, Self Control (1984).

Branigan's performance of "The Lucky One" won the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo Music Festival held April 1, 1984; the prize was three million yen ($13,400).

In 2000, Australian-born Irish singer Johnny Logan released a cover version as the third and final single from his album Love Is All (1999).

The music video for "The Lucky One" was directed by Michael Heldman and filmed in Montecito, California.

[3] The video depicts Branigan as a gas station attendant who dreams she is brought to a lavish country manor, where she receives instruction in how to display a polished deportment.