"Southbound" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Carrie Underwood, and released as the third single from her sixth studio album, Cry Pretty.

But then you realize how tricky for some reason it is to be a woman and write kind of a drinking party boat song.

[4] Entertainment Weekly gave the song favorable reception in their review of the album, writing, "One of Cry Pretty's strangest surprises is a Florida Georgia Line-style party song called 'Southbound' that finds her singing about tan lines and 'redneck margaritas.'

Recorded by a woman who doesn’t exactly make pontoon day drinking a part of her personal brand, it's pleasingly contrarian: perhaps it's Underwood trying to reclaim a style of music that's been co-opted and ridden high on the charts by the genre's leading men.

"[5] Sounds Like Nashville similarly praised the song, highlighting its "propulsive rhythm, sunny guitar riffs and breezy organ accents", also noting that it was "the first time in recent years that the Oklahoma native has offered up such a carefree track, and its good-time lyrics are all about pontoon-boat weekends, two-for-one redneck margaritas, tan lines and cheap sunglasses.

[12] The video was filmed on Cinco de Mayo and features some of Underwood's friends and family, including her husband, Mike Fisher, and their son, Isaiah.

[13] Underwood gave the first live performance of the song at the 54th Academy of Country Music awards on April 7, 2019.