Overnight Celebrity

"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single from Twista's 2004 album Kamikaze. The song was produced and features uncredited vocals by Kanye West and uncredited 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.

"Overnight Celebrity"
Single by Twista
from the album Kamikaze
Released	March 9, 2004
Recorded	Fall 2003
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:53
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Carl Mitchell Kanye West Miri Ben-Ari Michael Bennett Lenny Williams
Producer(s)	Kanye West
Twista singles chronology
"Slow Jamz" (2003) "Overnight Celebrity" (2004) "So Sexy" (2004)

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 Scotland (OCC)[5] 54 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[6] 5 UK Singles (OCC)[7] 16 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 (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 Songs (Billboard)[15] 19 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18]	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 (2004-03-08)	Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio	Atlantic	[19]
	April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)	Contemporary hit radio		[20]

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. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
4. "Twista – Overnight Celebrity". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
6. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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)". 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. "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-75. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
17. "British single certifications – Twista – Overnight Celebrity". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
18. "American single certifications – Twista – Overnight Celebrity". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
19. "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.
20. "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.