Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)

"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)"
Single by Sugarland
from the album Twice the Speed of Life
Released	March 13, 2006
Format	Airplay, music download
Length	2:51
Label	Mercury Nashville
Writer(s)	Kristian Bush Kristen Hall Jennifer Nettles
Producer	Garth Fundis[1]
Sugarland singles chronology
"Just Might (Make Me Believe)" (2005) "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" (2006) "Want To" (2006)

"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" is the title of a song by the American country music group Sugarland. It was the fourth and final single from Twice the Speed of Life, Sugarland's only album as a trio. Starting with the next single, "Want To," Sugarland has comprised Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles.

Critical reception

Dave Tianen of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel wrote that the song "has obviously connected as a girls' night out anthem."^[2]

Performances

Sugarland performed the song at the 2006 CMT Music Awards^[3] and Academy of Country Music awards.^[4]

Chart performance

"Down in Mississippi" debuted on the Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending March 25, 2006. It spent 20 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 17. The song also peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100.^[5]

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	17
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	1

References

1. ^ (2004) Album notes for Twice the Speed of Life by Sugarland. Mercury Records (-B0002172-02).
2. ^ Tianen, Dave (3 September 2006). "Brooks & Dunn stay on top with music, energy". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=weIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lEUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6548,1198555&dq=sugarland+down-in-mississippi&hl=en. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
3. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (10 April 2006). "Carrie Underwood Wins Two CMT Music Awards". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1528380/carrie-underwood-wins-two-cmt-music-awards.jhtml. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
4. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (24 May 2006). "Brad Paisley Wins Big at ACM Awards". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1532396/brad-paisley-wins-big-at-acm-awards.jhtml. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 411. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
6. ^ "Sugarland Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Sugarland. Prometheus Global Media.