"A Good Run of Bad Luck" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Clint Black

Clint Black

Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...

. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from his 1993 album No Time to Kill

No Time to Kill

No Time to Kill is a 1993 album by country singer-songwriter Clint Black. The title is a play on the title of his debut album, Killin' Time....

. It reached number one on both the United States and Canadian country charts.

Content

The song is an uptempo that discusses falling in love by using gambling cliches. The narrator compares gambling to love relationships.

Music video

The music video was directed by Clint Black himself. The music video is set partially in an old western themed town, and Clint Black and his band playing in a dark room with a bunch of cards on the floor. Also scenes from the movie Maverick

Maverick (film)

Maverick is a 1994 Western comedy film based on the 1950s television series of the same name, created by Roy Huggins. The film was directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by William Goldman and features Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner, as well as several cameo appearances...

are shown in the video.

Chart positions

"A Good Run of Bad Luck" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 5, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1