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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 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 featuring Kanye West
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)
Kanye West singles chronology
"All Falls Down" (2004) "Overnight Celebrity" (2004) "Talk About Our Love" (2004)
Audio
"Overnight Celebrity" on YouTube

Content

The song is about Twista meeting a woman on the street and telling her about all the things he could do for her, while pointing out her looks. He tells the woman he can make her a celebrity overnight. The song "Prototype" from Outkast is referenced in the song when Twista says "Dre told me you were the prototype". The music video was directed by Erik White and features Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari (who played the strings in the record), model Miya Granatelli, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan and Chicago rappers Do or Die, Da Brat, Rip, White Boy, Crucial Conflict, and Bump J. While he raps the song's hook, Kanye West did not appear in the video.

In a version shown on BET, "MTV Awards" was muted out due to the Viacom-owned network being competition for the dueling networks.

In popular culture

• This song appears in the video games Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition and Saints Row.
• In the UK, this song was used in an advert for a four-part BBC documentary Celebrity: A 21st-Century Story, which started airing on BBC Two on 29 December 2020. The programme is available on BBC iPlayer to watch.[1]

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. Kellee Maize's viral song Google Female Rapper is a freestyle using this song's instrumental.

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments 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	[17]
	April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)	Contemporary hit radio		[18]

References

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