| Overnight Success | |
| Cover: | George Strait - Overnight Success single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | George Strait |
| Album: | Beyond the Blue Neon |
| B-Side: | Hollywood Squares |
| Released: | November 6, 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:11 |
| Label: | MCA 53755 |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen & George Strait |
| Prev Title: | Ace in the Hole |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Love Without End, Amen |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"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" 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 (1990) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 81 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 51 |