"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" is a song written and recorded by American country music group

Sugarland Sugarland is an American country music duo founded in Atlanta, Georgia. The duo consists of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (vocals, guitar, mandolin). They were founded in 2002, at which point Kristen Hall (vo ...

. 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."

Performances

Sugarland performed the song at the 2006 CMT Music Awards and Academy of Country Music awards.

Chart performance

"Down in Mississippi" debuted on the

Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

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.

References

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