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. It was recorded by American

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artist

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for his 1992 album '' Regular Joe''. The song was later recorded by American country music artist

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for his album '' Goodnight Sweetheart''. Released as the album's second single in July 1996, it reached number 6 on the '' Billboard''

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chart but missed the top 40 on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in mid-1996.

Chart performance

"Goodnight Sweetheart" peaked at number 6 on the country charts in the U.S.

References

{{authority control 1992 songs 1996 singles Joe Diffie songs David Kersh songs Songs written by Randy Boudreaux Curb Records singles Songs written by Kim Williams (songwriter)