Twice the Speed of Life

Twice the Speed of Life
Studio album by Sugarland
Released	October 26, 2004
Genre	Country
Length	41:45
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Garth Fundis
Sugarland chronology
Twice the Speed of Life (2004) Enjoy the Ride (2006)
Singles from Twice the Speed of Life
"Baby Girl" Released: July 12, 2004 "Something More" Released: April 11, 2005 "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" Released: September 19, 2005 ""Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)"" Released: March 13, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Plugged In	(mixed)[3]

Twice the Speed of Life is the debut album of American country music group Sugarland, released on October 26, 2004, on Mercury Nashville Records. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over three million copies, it features the singles "Baby Girl", "Something More", "Just Might (Make Me Believe)", and "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)", which peaked at No. 2, No. 2, No. 7, and No. 17, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The group received a nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards of 2006. Twice the Speed of Life was Sugarland's only album as a trio, before Kristen Hall left in December 2005.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Something More"	Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles	3:36
2.	"Baby Girl"	Troy Bieser, Bush, Hall, Nettles	4:12
3.	"Hello"	Bush, Hall, Nettles	3:53
4.	"Tennessee"	Bush, Hall, David LaBruyere	2:58
5.	"Just Might (Make Me Believe)"	Hall	4:07
6.	"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)"	Bush, Hall, Nettles	2:51
7.	"Fly Away"	Bush, Corri English, Billy Gewin, Hall	3:36
8.	"Speed of Life"	Hall, Nettles	4:07
9.	"Small Town Jericho"	Bush, Hall, Nettles	4:03
10.	"Time, Time, Time"	Bush, Hall, Nettles	3:29
11.	"Stand Back Up"	Bush, Hall, Nettles	4:48

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[4]

Sugarland

• Kristian Bush – background vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar
• Kristen Hall – background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jennifer Nettles – lead vocals, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Steve Brewster – percussion
• Brandon Bush – organ, electric piano
• Chad Cromwell – drums
• Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, electric guitar, Dobro, banjo
• Garth Fundis – background vocals on "Just Might (Make Me Believe)"
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Greg Morrow – drums, percussion, tambourine, shaker, maracas
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Garrison Starr – background vocals on "Small Town Jericho"
• Kenny Vaughn – electric guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	16
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country	US	US Pop
2004	"Baby Girl"	2	38	64	US: Gold
2005	"Something More"	2	35	69	US: Gold
	"Just Might (Make Me Believe)"	7	60	—	US: Gold
2006	"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)"	17	101	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country
2005	"Stand Back Up"	47

Certifications

Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[5]	Gold
United States (RIAA)[6]	3× Platinum

References

1. Bjorke, Matt. "Sugarland - Twice the Speed of Life". About.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
3. Yoars, Marcus; Smithouser, Bob (2004). "Sugarland: Twice the Speed of Life". Plugged In. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
4. Twice the Speed of Life (Media notes). Sugarland. Mercury Records. 2004. -B0002172-02.
5. "Canadian album certifications – Sugarland – Twice the Speed of Life". Music Canada.
6. "American album certifications – Sugarland – Twice the Speed of Life". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH