One Mississippi (song)

For other uses, see One Mississippi.

"One Mississippi" is a song recorded by American country music singer Kane Brown. It was released on August 20, 2021, as the lead single from Brown's third studio album Different Man. The song was co-written by Brown, Ernest Keith Smith, Jesse Frasure and Levon Gray, and produced by Dann Huff.^[1]

"One Mississippi"
Single by Kane Brown
from the album Different Man
Released	August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:33
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Kane Brown Ernest Keith Smith Jesse Frasure Levon Gray
Producer(s)	Dann Huff
Kane Brown singles chronology
"Memory" (2021) "One Mississippi" (2021) "Like I Love Country Music" (2022)
Music video
"One Mississippi" on YouTube

Background

In 2021, Brown signed a new writer, Levon Gray. It marks the first work between them.

He told to Country Now, said: "Gray tagged me in a post, and two other people, and I was the only artist who got back to him. I thought he could sing. And the song [in the post], he had written himself. I had just started my publishing company, so I was like, ‘I wanna give this guy a chance.’"^[2]

Content

In an interview with The Nashville Soundbite , Brown pointed the song covered a relationship about "where you makeup and you break up, and you just keep running into each other, and then something about that spark in the relationship gets y’all back together and may fall apart again."^[3][4]

Music video

The music video was released on August 20, 2021, and directed by Alex Alvga. It includes actor Ross Butler.^[5] The video features as "the story of a lovestruck pair, with Brown appearing against dramatic staging in a rural setting."^[4]

Live performance

On August 24, 2021, Brown performed the song at Jimmy Kimmel Live!.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "One Mississippi" Chart (2021–2022) Peak position Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[7] 7 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 45 Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 36 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "One Mississippi" Chart (2021) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 82 2022 year-end chart performance for "One Mississippi" Chart (2022) Position US Billboard Hot 100[14] 99 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 29 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 40

Certifications

Certifications for "One Mississippi"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "One Mississippi"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 20, 2021	Digital download streaming	RCA Nashville	[19]
United States	August 23, 2021	Country radio		[20]

References

1. Parton, Chris (August 20, 2021). "Kane Brown Counts Down to Heartbreak in 'One Mississippi' Video". Sounds like Nashville. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
2. Liptak, Carena (August 20, 2021). "Kane Brown's 'One Mississippi' is a Jam, With a Big-Hearted Success Story Behind It". Country Now. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
3. "Kane Brown On His New Song "One Mississippi" August 2021". August 17, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via YouTube.
4. K. Dowling, Marcus (August 20, 2021). "CMT Premiere: Kane Brown's "One Mississippi" Is A Freewheeling, Summertime Love Affair". CMT. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
5. Fisher, Kelly (August 20, 2021). "Kane Brown Just Dropped His New Single And Music Video: 'One Mississippi'". KIIS-FM. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
6. Nicholson, Jessica (August 25, 2021). "Kane Brown Brings 'One Mississippi's Carnival to His 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
7. "Country Hot 50: Issue 1369". The Music Network. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
8. "Kane Brown Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
9. "Kane Brown Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
10. "Kane Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
11. "Kane Brown Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
12. "Kane Brown Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
13. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
14. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
15. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
16. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
17. "Canadian single certifications – Kane Brown – One Mississippi". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
18. "American single certifications – Kane Brown – One Mississippi". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
19. "One Mississippi - Single by Kane Brown". Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Apple Music.
20. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.