Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)
{{Infobox song
| name = Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)
| cover = downinmississippi.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sugarland
| album = Twice the Speed of Life
| released = March 13, 2006
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=51}}
| label = Mercury Nashville
| writer = Kristian Bush
Kristen Hall
Jennifer Nettles
| producer = Garth Fundis{{cite AV media notes |title=Twice the Speed of Life |others=Sugarland |year=2004 |publisher=Mercury Records |id=-B0002172-02}}
| prev_title = Just Might (Make Me Believe)
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Want To
| next_year = 2006
}}
"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" is a song written and recorded by American country music group Sugarland. It was released in March 2006 as the fourth and final single from the album 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, with Kristen Hall departing.
Critical reception
Dave Tianen of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel wrote that the song "has obviously connected as a girls' night out anthem".{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=weIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lEUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6548,1198555&dq=sugarland+down-in-mississippi&hl=en|title=Brooks & Dunn stay on top with music, energy|last=Tianen|first=Dave|date=3 September 2006|work=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|accessdate=22 September 2010}}
Performances
Sugarland performed the song at the 2006 CMT Music Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1528380/carrie-underwood-wins-two-cmt-music-awards.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205025348/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1528380/carrie-underwood-wins-two-cmt-music-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2008|title=Carrie Underwood Wins Two CMT Music Awards|last=Gilbert|first=Calvin|date=10 April 2006|work=CMT|accessdate=22 September 2010}} and Academy of Country Music awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1532396/brad-paisley-wins-big-at-acm-awards.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028190551/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1532396/brad-paisley-wins-big-at-acm-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2008|title=Brad Paisley Wins Big at ACM Awards|last=Gilbert|first=Calvin|date=24 May 2006|work=CMT|accessdate=22 September 2010}}
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.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=411|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
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!align="left"|Chart (2006) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|24|artist=Sugarland|accessdate=January 8, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|17|artist=Sugarland|artistid=628400}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|1|artist=Sugarland|artistid=628400}} |
References
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Category:Music videos directed by Shaun Silva
Category:Songs written by Kristian Bush
Category:Songs written by Jennifer Nettles
Category:Songs written by Kristen Hall
Category:Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis