"You're Not in Kansas Anymore" is the title of a song written by Tim Nichols

Tim Nichols

Tim Nichols Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson...

 and Zack Turner, and recorded by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina

Jo Dee Messina

Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two...

. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album Jo Dee Messina

Jo Dee Messina (album)

Jo Dee Messina is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Jo Dee Messina, released in 1996.It was co-produced by country music artist Tim McGraw and McGraw's frequent co-producer Byron Gallimore...

. The reached number 7 on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

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 chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the production, "right on the mark" and says that it provides a "strong framework for Messina's personality-packed vocals." She also says that the hook is one of the "most clever" to come out of Nashville in recent memory.

Chart performance

"You're Not in Kansas Anymore" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 6, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	26