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"Overnight Success" is a song written by Sanger D. Shafer and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in November 1989 as the fourth and final single from his album Beyond the Blue Neon.

"Overnight Success"
Single by George Strait
from the album Beyond the Blue Neon
B-side	"Hollywood Squares"
Released	November 6, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Country
Length	3:11
Label	MCA 53755
Songwriter(s)	Sanger D. Shafer
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen & George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Ace in the Hole" (1989) "Overnight Success" (1989) "Love Without End, Amen" (1990)

Chart performance

"Overnight Success" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] and number 7 on RPM Country Tracks. This was the first single of Strait's to miss number one since "You're Something Special to Me" in 1986, and broke Strait's string of 11 consecutive number one country hits. The song's B-side, "Hollywood Squares", spent five weeks on the Hot Country Singles charts and peaked at number 67 based on unsolicited airplay[2]

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	81
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	51

References

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