Back in the 90s and early 00s Daft Punk were one of those Dance acts who were seen as being credible by the purists whilst being commercially successful at the same time. By the time "Get Lucky" came out though, many were accusing Daft Punk of selling out.
Whether they were or not, the resulting music is pretty good. Ok it's not as good as their earlier material and they follow the David Guetta/Calvin Harris formula of getting "names" to feature, but it really is a breath of fresh air compared to the likes of David Guetta and Calvin Harris.
I did find the choice of vocalist somewhat baffling. Pharrell Williams is a producer who did a bit of singing and rapping presumably because he wasn't content with staying in the background, but the reality is he isn't a very good vocalist so why get him to provide vocals for a tune he didn't produce? That said if you're a good vocalist then you're wasted singing on Dance records so maybe it was a good choice.
It was the first Daft Punk Top 40 hit in 8 years and the only chart success Pharrell had in the previous 7 years was vocalist on a Swedish House Mafia single, which is probably where Daft Punk got the idea from. It became their first number one and only Top 40 hit from their "Random Access Memories" album which was just their fourth studio album and still their latest album to date.
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