No Man's Land (John Michael Montgomery song)

{{Infobox song

| name = No Man's Land

| cover = JMM - No Mans Land single.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = John Michael Montgomery

| album = John Michael Montgomery

| released = August 21, 1995

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:05

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Steve Seskin
John Scott Sherrill

| producer = Scott Hendricks

| prev_title = Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Cowboy Love

| next_year = 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.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

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 also says that the song will "endear Montgomery to single moms everywhere."Billboard, August 26, 1995

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.

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!align="left"|Chart (1995)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1995)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2838&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995|work=RPM|date=December 18, 1995|accessdate=July 21, 2013}}

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1995: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1995| accessdate=July 21, 2013}}

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References