"lonely and gone" was the album's second single, peaking at number 5 on the country charts by year's end. the song was co-written by dave gibson and former pirates of the mississippi lead singer bill mccorvey. following it was the top 20 "daddy won't sell the farm", which won its co-writer, canadian country singer steve fox, the 2000 society of composers, authors, and music publishers of canada (socan) award for song of the year. after it, montgomery gentry charted the number 31 singles "self made man" and "all night long". the latter, which featured guest vocals from charlie daniels, was previously the b-side to "hillbilly shoes". it was also daniels' first appearance in the top 40 since "mister dj" in 1990. the duo won the vocal duo of the year award at the country music association awards in late 2000, the first time in eight years that brooks & dunn did not win this award. they also won the top new vocal duo or group award from the academy of country music and the 2000 favorite new artist—country award at the american music awards. by the end of 2000, montgomery gentry charted at number 38 with a cover of robert earl keen's "merry christmas from the family", itself the b-side to "all night long". "tattoos & scars" was certified platinum by the recording industry association of america (riaa) in 2001, for shipments of one million copies.