▁at ▁# 5 . ▁Later ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁Ernest ▁T ub b ▁and ▁Red ▁F ole y ▁had ▁a ▁# 1 ▁country ▁music ▁record ▁with ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁the ▁Alexander ▁Brothers , ▁Dennis ▁Day ▁and ▁Jo ▁Staff ord ▁released ▁versions ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁Best ▁S eller ▁chart , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 2 6 , ▁# 1 7 ▁and ▁# 9 ▁respectively . ▁Moon ▁Mul lic an ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁ 5 ▁country ▁hit ▁with ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁version ▁by ▁Paul ▁Gay ten ▁and ▁his ▁Orchestra ▁reached ▁number ▁ 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁R & B ▁chart ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁C ash ▁Box ▁chart , ▁where ▁all ▁available ▁versions ▁were ▁combined ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings , ▁the ▁song ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁position ▁of ▁# 1 ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁last ed ▁at ▁# 1 ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁weeks . ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁par ody ▁called ▁" Please ▁Say ▁Good night ▁to ▁the ▁Guy , ▁I rene " ▁by ▁Z ig gy ▁Tal ent . ▁It ▁also ▁inspired ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁" answer " ▁record ▁" W ake ▁Up , ▁I rene " ▁by ▁H ank ▁Thompson , ▁a ▁# 1 ▁on ▁Billboard ' s ▁country ▁chart . ▁ ▁Television ▁host ▁Jack ▁N arz ▁recorded ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁" Good night , ▁I rene " ▁for ▁his ▁album