It was then recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis for her Greatest Hits compilation album, one of two new tracks for the collection.

[3] "Land of the Living" would later receive a BMI award for being one of the most performed tracks of the year.

[4] According to the sheet music published on Musicnotes.com, "Land of the Living" is performed in the key of E major with a metronome of 104.

[6] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine critically praised the song, saying that "it ranks right up there with the no-hold-barred observations found in such previous hits as "Spilled Perfume", "Let That Pony Run", and "All the Good Ones Are Gone"" and that it "should find favorable reaction from programmers and fans alike.

It would reach its peak of number five on December 13, 1997, spending two consecutive weeks in the position.