Mississippi Girl
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| Single by Faith Hill from the album Fireflies |
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| Released | 2005 | ||||
| Format | digital download, CD single | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:52 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Writer(s) | John Rich, Adam Shoenfeld | ||||
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"Mississippi Girl" is a 2005 song recorded by country music singer Faith Hill and the lead single from her album Fireflies. A Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in late 2005, it was her first Number One on the country music charts since 2000's "The Way You Love Me".
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[edit] About the song
Written specifically for the Star, Mississippi-bred singer by John Rich (of Big & Rich) and fellow MuzikMafia member Adam Shoenfeld, the uptempo tune was anticipated within the industry[1] and spearheaded Hill's post-Cry "country comeback"[2] by insisting that she had not forgotten her roots:
- 'Cause a Mississippi girl don't change her ways
- Just 'cause everybody knows her name.
- Ain't big-headed from a little bit of fame ...
"Mississippi Girl" was considered identical in purpose and theme to R&B singer Jennifer Lopez' 2002 hit "Jenny from the Block", a fact noted by a number of commentators at the time.[3][4][2]
[edit] Chart performance
The single debuted at #27 on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart dated for May 28, 2005. It went on to become Hill's first Number One on the country music charts since "The Way You Love Me" in 2000. "Missippi Girl" peaked at No. 1 September 3, and stayed at No. 1 for two weeks. It also reached at peak of No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also became Hill's first single to chart the Billboard Pop 100, peaking at No. 51 there.
"Mississippi Girl" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance but did not win; however it did win the SESAC Country Song of the Year award for its two writers.[5] Not everyone was an admirer: Slant Magazine said the song had the "stench of desperation" about it, with "southern-fried production [meant to] ape shamelessly the things that the women who supplanted her at the top of Nashville's pecking order have been doing."[6]
[edit] Music video
There is also a music video for the record, in which Hill and her band performing the song in concert is intercut with shots of Hill walking around rural settings in a wedding dress as CGI butterflies flutter about. The video received a CMT Awards nomination.[7] At the beginning of the video, it shows Hill diving into the water from a wooden bridge in a long white dress.
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (2005) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 51 |
[edit] References
- ^ "USA TODAY's Nashville reporter: Brian Mansfield", USA Today, May 24, 2005. Accessed June 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Faith Hill: Fireflies", Stylus Magazine, August 29, 2005. Accessed June 23, 2007.
- ^ CNN.com - Transcripts
- ^ BBC - Folk and Country Review - Faith Hill, Fireflies
- ^ CMT.com : Kenny Chesney : "Mississippi Girl," Carusoe, Carnival Music Win Top SESAC Honors
- ^ "Faith Hill: Firefiles", Slant Magazine, 2005. Accessed June 19, 2007.
- ^ Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert each land 3 CMT Awards noms - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs
| Preceded by "As Good As I Once Was" by Toby Keith |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number one single by Faith Hill September 3-September 10, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Play Something Country" by Brooks & Dunn |
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