No Man's Land (John Michael Montgomery song)

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"No Man's Land"
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Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album John Michael Montgomery
ReleasedAugust 21, 1995
Genre Country
Length3:05
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Steve Seskin
John Scott Sherrill
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"
(1995)
"No Man's Land"
(1995)
"Cowboy Love"
(1995)

"No Man's Land" is a song written by Steve Seskin and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in August 1995 as the third single from the album John Michael Montgomery . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Content

The song is a ballad, discussing the challenge facing single mothers.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "well-written tune that salutes one of American culture's unsung heroes." She goes on to say that the song will "endear Montgomery to single moms everywhere." [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in mid 1995.

Chart performance

"No Man's Land" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 26, 1995.

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 2
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 12
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 16
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 71

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