"Delicious Surprise" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Beth Hart for her second studio album Screamin' for My Supper (1999).[1] It was released on August 22, 2000 as the second single from the album by Atlantic Records. The song was written by Hart and Glen Burtnik and produced by the two and Tal Herzberg. The song was also her final single for Atlantic Records before leaving the label in 2001. It was later covered in 2005 by Jo Dee Messina for her album Delicious Surprise.
Compared to the lead single "My Give a Damn's Busted", the song did underperform, only peaking at number 23 on the Hot Country Songs chart, but it did spend 20 weeks in total.[2]
Messina's version debuted on June 25, 2005 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs at number 57. The song then rose up to number 47 the following week. "Delicious Surprise" then rose to the top forty on July 16 at number 40. The song would later rise to its peak position of number 23 the week of September 24, 2005, spending one week in the position and spending twenty weeks overall. "Delicious Surprise" marked Messina's first single to miss the country top-20 since "Was That My Life" from her 2003 Greatest Hits compilation only reached number 21. It performed better on the Radio & Records Country Top 50, rising as high as number 18.[3]
In Canada, the song performed moderately. "Delicious Surprise" debuted on the Radio & Records Canada Country Top 30 the week of August 5, 2005, at number 27 with 235 total plays, the highest debut of the week. The song then fell to number 29 the next week before rising again to number 28. "Delicious Surprise" rose to a peak of number 24 the week of September 23, 2005. The song overall spent 10 weeks in the country.
