Overjoyed (Matchbox Twenty song)

{{Short description|2012 single by Matchbox Twenty}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Overjoyed

| cover = Overjoyed Matchbox Twenty cover.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Matchbox Twenty

| album = North

| released = {{Start date|2012|08|28}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=06}}

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Rob Thomas, Kyle Cook, Paul Doucette

| producer =

| prev_title = She's So Mean

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Our Song

| next_year = 2012

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qg6r-IeH7ss|"Overjoyed"}}}}

}}

"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.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qg6r-IeH7ss Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110210325/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg6r-IeH7ss&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg6r-IeH7ss| title = Matchbox Twenty - Overjoyed (Official Video) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Music video

The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on November 2, 2012, and was directed by Big TV.{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/content/watch-it-matchbox-20-overjoyed-big-tv-dir|title= WATCH IT: Matchbox 20 "Overjoyed" (Big TV, dir.)|date= November 2, 2012|access-date= February 28, 2024|work= VideoStatic}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=27169|title=Overjoyed by Matchbox Twenty|website=Songfacts.com|access-date=28 May 2022}}

Charts

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!Chart (2013)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|27|artist=Matchbox Twenty|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2024}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|16|artist=Matchbox Twenty|access-date=November 13, 2021}}

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