"Down Came a Blackbird" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lila McCann.

The song reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

[1] The song was written by Micheal Smotherman and Mark Spiro.

The song is about a troubled relationship, using a blackbird as a metaphor.

The then-president of Asylum Records said of the song at its release that the song "is starting to look like 'Blue' all over again" but added that "We're hoping radio won't kill this before it has a chance to be a hit".