Overnight Celebrity

"Overnight Celebrity"
Single by Twista
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedMarch 8, 2004 (2004-03-08)
Length3:53
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
ProducerKanye West
Twista singles chronology
"Slow Jamz"
(2003)		 "Overnight Celebrity"
(2004)		 "So Sexy"
(2004)

"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single from Twista's 2004 album Kamikaze. The song was produced and features uncredited vocals by Kanye West and violin by Miri Ben-Ari. It contains a sample of the 1978 song "Cause I Love You" By Lenny Williams. The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 11, 2004. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.

Remixes

The official remix was made which features rappers Cam'ron & Bumpy Johnson and an unofficial remix was made which features rappers Cam'ron, 50 Cent & DJ Clue.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[1] 26
Germany Black Chart (Official German Charts)[2] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[3]44
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]12
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[5]54
UK Singles (Official Charts)[6]16
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)[7]5
US Billboard Hot 100[8]6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]2
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[10]1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11]23
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[12]3

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[13]
"Overnight Celebrity" / "Sunshine"		 18
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[15] 19
US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard)[16] 6
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 15

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 8, 2004 Atlantic [20]
April 19, 2004 Contemporary hit radio [21]
United Kingdom June 21, 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [22]

References

  1. ↑ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1557. May 28, 2004. p. 29. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jahres-Charts 2004 – Deutsche Black Charts". trendcharts.de (in German). Media Control AG. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 26, 2004". Irish Singles Chart. Archived from the original. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Twista – Overnight Celebrity". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 3/7/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 3/7/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 3/7/2004 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Twista Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Twista Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Twista Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Twista Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Twista Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2004 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 22, 2005. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". billboardtop100of.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Year in Music & Touring: Hot Rap Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-60. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Year in Music & Touring: Hot Rhythmic Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-75. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – Twista – Overnight Celebrity". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 29, 2023. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Overnight Celebrity Twista in the "Search:" field.
  19. ↑ "American single certifications – Twista – Overnight Celebrity". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1545. March 5, 2004. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1551. April 16, 2004. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  22. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 19, 2004. p. 29.
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