Overjoyed (Matchbox Twenty song)

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"Overjoyed"
Overjoyed Matchbox Twenty cover.jpeg
Single by Matchbox Twenty
from the album North
ReleasedAugust 28, 2012 (2012-08-28)
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:06
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Rob Thomas, Kyle Cook, Paul Doucette
Matchbox Twenty singles chronology
"She's So Mean"
(2012)
"Overjoyed"
(2012)
"Our Song"
(2012)
Music video
"Overjoyed" on YouTube

"Overjoyed" is a song by American alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty. It was released on August 28, 2012, as the second single from their fourth studio album, North . A music video was released for "Overjoyed" on November 2, 2012. [1]

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Music video

The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on November 2, 2012, and was directed by Big TV. [2] The music video shows Rob Thomas and the rest of the band performing the song at a fair. In the beginning, you see a young woman getting ready and an older woman also putting on make up. They both meet their "date" at a fair. Throughout the video, you see couples from various time periods enjoy the merry-go-round, games, and go-karts. The couples get their pictures taken, and the ending shows that this is the same couple from different periods ranging from 1959 to 2012. [3]

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [4] 27
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [5] 16

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