{{Infobox song | name = Goodnight Kiss | cover = GoodnightKiss.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Randy Houser | album = How Country Feels | released = {{Start date|2013|9|23}} | recorded =2013 | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=26}} | label = Stoney Creek | writer = {{hlist|Rob Hatch|Jason Sellers|Randy Houser}} | producer = Derek George | prev_title = Runnin' Outta Moonlight | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = Like a Cowboy | next_year = 2014 }} "'''Goodnight Kiss'''" is a song recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was released in September 2013 as the third single from his third studio album, ''How Country Feels''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Gayle|title=Randy Houser Releases New Single, 'Goodnight Kiss'|url=https://theboot.com/randy-houser-goodnight-kiss/|accessdate=October 23, 2013|newspaper=The Boot|date=September 24, 2013}}</ref> Houser wrote the song with Rob Hatch and Jason Sellers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wyland|first=Sarah|title=Randy Houser Releases "Goodnight Kiss" as New Single|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2013/09/24/randy-houser-releases-goodnight-kiss-as-new-single/|accessdate=October 23, 2013|newspaper=Great American Country|date=September 24, 2013|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113914/http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2013/09/24/randy-houser-releases-goodnight-kiss-as-new-single/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Critical reception== Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song a favorable review, writing that "Houser’s softer side comes through on this mid-tempo love song."<ref>{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=Randy Houser, 'Goodnight Kiss' [Listen]|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/randy-houser-goodnight-kiss/|accessdate=October 23, 2013|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=September 5, 2013}}</ref> Bobby Peacock of ''Roughstock'' also gave the song a favorable review, saying that "But even if the lyrics aren't anything to write home about, they're still familiar and sincerely sung. Randy is usually a bit of a belter, but the verses allow him to tone it down before going full-force on the chorus, thus allowing a little more color to his sturdy voice than usual. The production is a bit loud, but not to the point of distraction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2014/01/13141-single-review-randy-houser-goodnight-kiss|title=Single Review: Randy Houser - Goodnight Kiss|date=28 January 2014|work=Roughstock|accessdate=3 September 2015}}</ref>
==Music video== The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in October 2014.
==Chart performance== "Goodnight Kiss" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart for the week of September 28, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=Keith Urban's ''Fuse'' Tops Country Albums Chart|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1714412/keith-urbans-fuse-tops-country-albums-chart.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923211025/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1714412/keith-urbans-fuse-tops-country-albums-chart.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2013|accessdate=October 23, 2013|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> It also debuted at number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 26, 2013. It also debuted at number 93 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for the week of January 25, 2014. It also debuted at number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of February 15, 2014. The song has sold 352,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2014.<ref name="sales">{{cite news |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-april-30-2014-more-gold-and-platinum-news |title=Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - April 30, 2014: More Gold And Platinum News |author=Matt Bjorke |date=April 30, 2014 |work=Roughstock |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504020004/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-april-30-2014-more-gold-and-platinum-news |archivedate=May 4, 2014 }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2013–2014) !align="center"|Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Canada|50|artist=Randy Houser}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|3|artist=Randy Houser}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|52|artist=Randy Houser}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|2|artist=Randy Houser}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|9|artist=Randy Houser}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2014) !scope="col"|Position |- | US Country Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/country-airplay-songs | title=Best of 2014: Country Airplay | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2014 | accessdate=December 9, 2014}}</ref> | align="center" | 17 |- | US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2014 | accessdate=December 9, 2014}}</ref> | align="center" | 48 |- |}
==Certifications== {{certification Table Top}} {{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Randy Houser|title=Goodnight Kiss|award=Gold|certyear=2016|certmonth=1|relyear=2013|access-date=March 31, 2016}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
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