"Land of the Living" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kristine W. It was released in 1996 by Tommy Boy Records as the third and final single from her debut album, Land of the Living (1996). It was written by Kristine W with its producers Rob D. and Rollo. The song became a huge club hit but only reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it spent two weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in November 1996. That was also the singer's third number-one single on this survey. "Land of the Living" was also a top-10 hit in Israel, peaking at number ten.
American singer and actress Patti LaBelle covered the song as a duet with Kristine W on Labelle's 2005 cover album Classic Moments.
Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote that Kristine W returns with the title track to her deservedly acclaimed debut, "a melancholy pop/house anthem that beautifully showcases her formidable pipes and dramatic flair. With its affecting and intelligent lyrics, 'Land of the Living' deftly squashes the idea that all dance music is fluffy and mindless." William Stevensen from Entertainment Weekly described it as "ebullient". Alan Jones from Music Week named it a "dancefloor monster". Joey Bolsadura from Muzik viewed it as a "song of survival a la Gloria Gaynor with phunk". People Magazine wrote, "Even when Kristine W strikes her gloomiest pose, as in the beginning of the title songâÂÂI got a mirror, a bottle and a pen/ The mirror is cracked/ The bottle is empty/ And my pen don't know where to beginâÂÂshe conveys that somehow things will get better. They do. Before long, a jacked-up beat kicks in, and she rides it all the way to a happy ending." J.D. Considine for Vibe complimented it as a "lean, house-style jam".