1969 is the latest single, by Duke Special, released in association with RTE’s new music entertainment series The Hit. 　　 　　The Hit, gives unknown songwriters a chance to have chart success with an established music star, with live shows broadcast from Dublin’s O2. 　　 　　Presented by Nicky Byrne and Aidan Power, each episode sees six hopeful songwriters pitch their songs to two Irish artists. The artists then produce one song each and perform them on the live show. The two tracks are then available for immediate release.