No Man's Land (John Michael Montgomery song)

"No Man's Land"
Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album John Michael Montgomery
Released	August 21, 1995
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:05
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Steve Seskin John Scott Sherrill
Producer	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 the title of 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, it was the third single from the album John Michael Montgomery. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

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 #63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 26, 1995.

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	12
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ Billboard, August 26, 1995