"Overnight Celebrity" | ||||
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Single by Twista | ||||
from the album Kamikaze | ||||
Released | March 8, 2004 | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Kanye West | |||
Twista singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [19] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | March 8, 2004 | Atlantic | [20] | |
April 19, 2004 | Contemporary hit radio | [21] | ||
United Kingdom | June 21, 2004 |
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