“We’ve been pretty lucky because things seem to just be happening to us,” Phil Deschambault, one half of the pop duo Ash Koley tells CTV.ca. “I feel like we’ve been in the right place (at the right time).”

For the Winnipeg group, whose song “Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground” became an anthem in a national Lotto 6/49 commercial, who earned a coveted spot on the Lilith Fair tour, and who will now have their song featured in an upcoming episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” that might just be the understatement of the year.

“Sheep in Wolves Clothing” will be heard in its entirety in an episode called “Superfreak” on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 9/8C on CTV. Bands like The Fray and Snow Patrol have become household names after their music was played on the show and Ash Koley knows how big of an opportunity this could be.

“That was really exciting for us because a lot of other bands have broken on ‘Grey’s,’” says lead singer Ash Koley, whom the band is named after. “I can’t wait until it airs.”

“We’re very happy. We don’t know what’s going to come of it,” adds Deschambault.

Although the song wasn’t originally going to appear on their just-released album “Inventions,” the band found out about the “Grey’s Anatomy” placement the day before the discs were about to be pressed and rushed to include it as a bonus track. 

“It’s always been one of our favourites, but when you’re choosing tracks for the record it was very important to Ash and I that the record didn’t consist of two or three singles, we were thinking in terms of a cohesive record … (the song) was just left off the list for whatever reason and we’re very happy to add it,” says Deschambault.

“Inventions” is the first full-length album for Ash Koley and includes both new and previously released material from the band’s four EPs. But all the songs have been re-mixed and Deschambault says it is a true reflection of who they are because they were able to take the time to get it right.

“When you’re finished the song and finished producing it, both of you know completely that this is how you’re representing yourself,” says Deschambault.

Since forming in 2004, the band has rarely played together live and attributes much of its success to self-released YouTube videos.

The Lilith Fair tour this past summer was their first time on the road and they were shocked at how many fans came just to see them.

“At the Toronto show we had somebody come up to us and say they drove in from Virginia and then started crying,” says Koley.

“They were big fans of the song ‘Mary the Inventor’,” adds Deschambault. “ It’s pretty cool to spend that kind of time in the studio and stick your head out and go do your first tour and have people singing your lyrics back to you. That’s pretty rewarding and we’re very grateful for that.”           

Those in attendance that day will remember that fans made the most of the pouring rain by bobbing their umbrellas up and down as Ash Koley performed “Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground,” a visual that was so compelling, Koley says they decided to incorporate the idea into the video for the song.           

“It was a nice touch because a lot of people caught on. They were like, ‘Oh it’s from (Lilith) in Toronto,’” says Koley. “We showed up for that gig and we were like, ‘It’s raining I wonder if it’s going to affect the audience,’ but it didn’t. It was the biggest audience of all the Liliths we’ve done so far.”

Directed by Anthony Seck, who’s worked with the likes of Feist and Broken Social Scene, the video also features dancers lying on a staircase that appear to be keys moving on a giant human piano with the help of stop motion technology. 

“Anthony was great … it was as important to him as it was to us to recreate our personalities. We really feel like he did,” says Deschambault.

The band is gearing up for a tour later this fall and will be shooting a video for their second single “Brighter at Night” in Vancouver. They also plan to re-release “Inventions,” with four additional tracks, in the U.S. and U.K. next spring.

“At some point in your life you just feel like things start happening and I think it’s because of all the work you put in and you start to get some elements of luck and … you do your best to hit the ground running,” says Deschambault.

Watch episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” on demand at ctv.ca.