In a World Like This

In a World Like This
Studio album by Backstreet Boys
Released	July 24, 2013 (See release history)
Recorded	July 28, 2012 – March 31, 2013 Kensaltown Recording Studios (London, England) Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop dance-pop
Length	43:03
Label	K-BAHN, BMG Rights Management
Producer	Martin Terefe Max Martin Kristian Lundin Glen Scott Andreas Olsson Jordan Omley Dan Muckala Morgan Taylor Reid Justin Trugman Jaakko Manninen[1]
Backstreet Boys chronology
NKOTBSB (2011) In a World Like This (2013) The Essential Backstreet Boys (2013)
Singles from In a World Like This
"In a World Like This" Released: June 25, 2013 "Madeleine" Released: October 18, 2013 "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" Released: November 18, 2013

In a World Like This is the eighth studio album (seventh in the United States) by the Backstreet Boys, released in 2013 through the band's own record label K-BAHN.^[2] A follow-up to 2009's This Is Us, it is the first album featuring all five original members since Kevin Richardson left the group in 2006 to focus on his family and pursue other interests. Richardson rejoined the group in 2012. It was also their first independent album since leaving their old label Jive Records in 2010. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, making the Backstreet Boys the first act since Sade to have nine US top 10 albums, and the only boy band to do so.

On May 20, 2013, the group released "Permanent Stain" as a promotional single, which was co-written by band member Nick Carter. A free download of the song was offered with the purchase of a ticket for their In a World Like This Tour.^[3] The first single from the album, also titled "In a World Like This" premiered on Z100 New York on June 18, 2013^[4] and was released on June 25, 2013.^[5] As of January 2015, the album has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.^[6][7][8][9]

Background and recording

On May 25th, 2010, Backstreet Boys left their long-time label, Jive Records.^[10] The group then was looking to sign with Interscope Records, but the members couldn't agree on whether to take a one-album deal or a three-album deal. In June 2010, Nick Carter revealed that they had started working on new material for the next album,^[11] and Brian Littrell said in a separate interview that they were planning to release the album in early 2011.^[12] However, in late 2010 they teamed up with New Kids on the Block for a joint tour called NKOTBSB, planned for 2011, and they had to push back the release of the album as they had to find time to work on the album in between tour dates. In March 2011, during a press conference in Vietnam, the group stated that for the first time ever they have full creative control because they were no longer with Jive.^[13][14]

This is the Backstreet Boys' first album with Kevin Richardson back in the group.

In November 2011, after the US leg of NKOTBSB tour ended, Carter said in an interview that they were hoping to get a single out in spring 2012 and the album in summer 2012.^[15] However, Carter's sister Leslie's unexpected death at the end of January 2012 made the group once again postpone the recording until the end of February 2012 to give him time to cope with his loss. Howie Dorough stated later that month that they would not rush the album and that they would try to release the album in 2012 or 2013 at the latest.^[16]

In April 2012, a week before the European leg of NKOTBSB tour started, the group, along with original member Kevin Richardson, went to London to meet with producer Martin Terefe and to write some songs.^[17] On April 29, 2012, the group announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently^[18] and in July 2012, all five members moved into a house together all by themselves in London to work on the new album.^[19] Besides Terefe, they also wrote songs with Sacha Skarbek and Craig David while in London,^[20][21] and in the US they worked with Morgan Taylor Reid, Mika Guillory, GoodWill & MGI,^[22] Lucas Hilbert, Geo Slam, and Porcelain Black.^[23][24] On July 27, 2012 the group held a lottery for fans to win a chance to hear rough mixes of their new album at their studio in London.^[25][26]

On April 20, 2013, during their 20th anniversary celebration event, the group previewed eight new songs, "Soldier", "In Your Arms", "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)", "Trust Me", "Permanent Stain", "Hot, Hot, Hot", "Try", and "Breathe".^[27] The following day, they posted a video containing the previews of six of the new songs on their YouTube channel. On May 15, 2013, the group performed a song from the new album, "Permanent Stain", for the very first time on Good Morning America. While on GMA they also announced that the purchase of each ticket for their In A World Like This Tour would include a free download of "Permanent Stain". They released a lyric video of the song on their YouTube Channel the following day.^[3]

Writing and musical style

In July 2012, Richardson stated in an interview that the album will be authentic and personal, and that they were hoping Terefe would produce the entire record.^[17] They also wrote a lot on it and a lot of the songs were based on their own life experiences.^[28] Carter said that the band didn't want to make a traditional boy band album and record songs that they didn't write themselves.^[29] Richardson also revealed that he wrote a song about his son. "We want it to be a personal album about what's happening in our lives now. A.J. is getting ready to be a father. Howie, Brian and myself are fathers already. So we’re just trying to make it a personal record."^[30]

In an interview with Clizbeats, Carter talked about reinvention and drastic changes and he said that he didn't feel that the group were at that point anymore.^[31] The album itself is a mixture of modern pop, adult contemporary, and dance music, with a hint of singer/songwriter genre as demonstrated on "Try", "Madeleine", and "Trust Me".^[32]

Singles

• "In a World Like This" was released as the album's lead single on June 25, 2013.
• "Madeleine" was released as a radio single in Italy only. It officially impacted Italian radio stations on October 18, 2013.^[33]
• "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" was released as the second worldwide single on November 18, 2013.^[34] The music video was filmed in October 2013 and released on November 19, 2013.^[35][36]

Tour

The album was supported by the In a World Like This Tour, which started on May 5, 2013 in China and will finish in June 2015. The tour consists of over 150 shows in 11 legs worldwide so far.^[37][38][39] On June 28, 2015 tour ended up in Mexico.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[40]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[41]
Daily Express	[42]
Digital Spy	[43]
The Guardian	[44]
Idolator	[45]
Los Angeles Times	[46]
Newsday	C[47]
PopMatters	6/10[48]
Rolling Stone	[49]
Slant Magazine	[50]

In a World Like This received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 11 reviews.^[51]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found it "far more interesting" sonically than the two last albums and stated, "In a World Like This is a surprisingly mature and fine record from a former boy band that seems unafraid to act its age."^[52] MUZU.TV's Pip Ellwood opined that In a World Like This finds Backstreet Boys continuing to mature with their sound. The album's title track sees the group working once again with long-time collaborator Max Martin. The track keeps Backstreet Boys’ sensibilities allowing their strong harmonies to come to the fore on the chorus and giving each of the individual members vocal parts. Musically the song is an acoustic-driven mid-tempo number that is recognisable as them but different from anything they’ve done before.^[53]

In a mixed review, Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian opined that their last record, released 2009, recreated the dancepop of their golden era; this time, perhaps goaded by fear of looking foolish, they've abandoned the beats for mid-tempo adult pop.^[44]

Commercial performance

The album was first released in Japan on July 24, 2013 where it debuted and peaked at No. 4 with 40,000 copies at first week.^[54] It became the best-selling western album of that week. However, the album stood as a far cry from their previous release This Is Us, which debuted at No.2 with 98,000 copies sold. The album has sold over 139,000 copies in Japan, and earned number 57 on 2013 Oricon Year-End Chart.^[55]

On July 30, 2013, the album was released in the U.S. and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with 50,215 copies sold in its first week.^[56] The album, which was the first to be independently released by the group, was their highest-charting set since 2005's Never Gone debuted and peaked at No. 3. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Independent Albums Chart and No. 7 on the Digital Albums Chart.

The album was subsequently released in most other countries in August 2013 and reached No. 1 in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan G-Music Chart, Five Music Chart and Japan International Chart. It entered the top 5 in the U.S, Japan, Canada, Germany, and Spain, and the top 10 in Austria and Norway. In Canada, it is their 9th consecutive album that peaked at Top 3. In December 2013, it was released in China where it peaked at #3. In March 2014, it was released in France and entered French SNEP Albums Chart at number 144.^[57]

As of January 2015, the album had sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.^{[6][7][8][9][58]}

Track listing

The official track listing was posted on the group's official site on June 17, 2013.^[59]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"In a World like This"	Max Martin Kristian Lundin Savan Kotecha	Martin Lundin	3:40
2.	"Permanent Stain"	Morgan Taylor Reid Mika Guillory Nick Carter	Reid	3:55
3.	"Breathe"	Martin Terefe Nick Whitecross Magne Furuholmen Andreas Olsson AJ McLean Brian Littrell Howie Dorough	Terefe Olsson^[a]	3:50
4.	"Madeleine"	Terefe Sacha Skarbek	Terefe	4:05
5.	"Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)"	Reid Guillory McLean Kevin Richardson	Reid	3:44
6.	"Make Believe"	Dan Muckala Carter Richardson Howie Dorough Bryan Shackle	Muckala	4:46
7.	"Try"	Terefe James Bryan James Morrison Kyle Riabko	Terefe Bryan^[a]	3:22
8.	"Trust Me"	Terefe Bryan Justin Nozuka	Terefe	3:47
9.	"Love Somebody"	Justin Trugman Jaakko Manninen Jordan Omley Carter Dorough	Trugman Manninen Omley^[b]	3:25
10.	"One Phone Call"	Reid Dorough Sean Douglas	Reid	3:51
11.	"Feels Like Home"	Muckala Carter Dorough Richardson Shackle	Muckala	3:26
12.	"Soldier"	Reid Guillory Carter Dorough	Reid	3:52

iTunes Store bonus track[60][61]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Hot, Hot, Hot"	Terefe Glen Scott Dorough Littrell Carter	Terefe	3:26

Japanese edition bonus track[62]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Light On"	Muckala Carter Richardson Jess Cates	Muckala	4:06

Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Mexico and Target special edition bonus tracks[63][64]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"In Your Arms"	Reid Guillory Carter Dorough	Reid	3:45
14.	"Take Care"	Terefe Lowell Boland Glen Scott Dorough Littrell	Terefe Scott	3:26

Deluxe World Tour Edition bonus tracks[65]
No.	Title	Notes	Length
13.	"In a World Like This (Live in Japan)"	Audio
14.	"Show 'Em (What You're Made Of) (Live in Japan)"	Audio
15.	"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely (Live in Japan)"	Audio
16.	"Love Somebody (Live in Japan)"	Audio
17.	"The One (Live in Japan)"	Audio
18.	"Breathe (Live in Japan)"	Audio

iTunes Store Deluxe World Tour Edition bonus contents
No.	Title	Notes	Length
13.	"Hot, Hot, Hot"	Audio
14.	"In a World Like This (Live in Japan)"	Audio
15.	"Show 'Em (What You're Made Of) (Live in Japan)"	Audio
16.	"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely (Live in Japan)"	Audio
17.	"Love Somebody (Live in Japan)"	Audio
18.	"The One (Live in Japan)"	Audio
19.	"Breathe (Live in Japan)"	Audio
20.	"Permanent Stain (Live in China)"	Video
21.	"Madeleine (Live in China)"	Video

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Credits

As listed in the inserts.^[66]

Nathaniel Alford - Assistant David Angell - Violin Backstreet Boys - Primary Artist Cory Bice - Assistant Engineer James Bryan - Additional Production, Composer, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Programming Jordan Butcher - Art Direction, Design Nick Carter - Composer, Vocals Jon Castelli - Mixing Fernando Castillo - Horn, Horn Engineer, Primary Artist, Trumpet John Catchings - Cello Adam Cole - Assistant, Engineer Tom Coyne - Mastering David Davidson - String Arrangements, Violin Howie Dorough - Composer, Vocals Sean Douglas - Composer Brian Frederick - Assistant Magne Furuholmen - Composer Serban Ghenea - Mixing Franny Graham - Engineer Grooveline Horns - Horn, Horn Engineer, Primary Artist Mika Guillory - Composer John Hanes - Mixing Engineer Sam Holland - Engineer Nicole Janowicz - Stylist Jordan Keller - Vocals (Background) Sam Keyte - Engineer, Programming Savan Kotecha - Composer Adam Lester - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Brian Littrell - Composer, Vocals Tomas Ljung - Handclapping

The Love Sponge Strings - Primary Artist Kristian Lundin - Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming Jaakko Manninen - Composer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming Max Martin - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) Tony Maserati - Mixing AJ McLean - Composer, Vocals Dan Muckala - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background) Ryan Nasci - Mixing Assistant Justin Nozuka - Composer Andreas Olsson - Additional Production, Composer, Programming, Synthesizer Jordan Omley - Composer, Vocal Producer Morgan Taylor Reid - Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming Kevin Richardson - Composer, Vocals Tim Roberts - Assistant Engineer Glen Scott - Engineer, Organ, Piano, Programming, Synthesizer, Wurlitzer Bryan Shackle - Composer, Vocals (Background) Tyler Shields - Photography Baeho "Bobby" Shin - String Engineer Sacha Skarbek - Composer Kris Sonne - Drums, Percussion, Programming Carlos Sosa - Horn, Horn Engineer, Primary Artist, Saxophone Martin Terefe - Bass, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Producer Nikolaj Torp - Organ (Hammond), Wurlitzer Justin Trugman - Composer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming Reggie Watkins - Horn, Horn Engineer, Primary Artist, Trombone Clinton Welander - Engineer Nick Whitecross - Composer Kristin Wilkinson - Viola Carly Wise - Grooming

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[67] 30 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[68] 8 Belgian Albums (Flanders)[69] 17 Belgian Albums (Wallonia)[69] 37 China Albums (Sino-Chart)[70] 3 Croatian Albums (Croatian Albums Chart)[71] 32 Canadian Albums (Canadian Albums Chart)[72] 2 Danish Albums (IFPI Danmark)[73] 23 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[74] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[75] 14 German Albums (Media Control Charts)[76] 3 Indian Albums (IMI) 1 Irish Albums (IRMA)[77] 81 Italian Albums (FIMI)[78] 24 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[79] 4 Korean Albums (Gaon Weekly Charts)[80] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[81] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC)[82] 19 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[83] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[84] 25 Swiss Albums(Swiss Hitparade)[85] 1 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[86] 1 Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)[87] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[88] 16 US Billboard 200[89] 5 US Independent Albums[90] 3 US Digital Albums[91] 7 Chart (2014) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[57] 144

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[55] 57 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[92] 67 Italian Albums (FIMI)[93] 99 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[94] 48 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[95] 33 Certifications Country Certifications Sales/shipments Japan (Oricon)[96] Gold 109,077[97] South Korea (Gaon Charts) 2,156[98] United States (IFPI) 180,100[99] Summaries Worldwide 800,000[6][7][8][9][58] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Charted Single

Year	Song	Peak chart positions
		BE	GE	JP	IT	NL	UK
2013	"In a World Like This"	20	100	6	—	—	155
	"Madeleine"	—	—	—	51	—	—
	"Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)"	—	—	—	—	17	55

Awards

Year	Awards ceremony	Award	Results
2013	World Music Awards	World's Best Album	Nominated

Release history

Country	Date	Edition(s)	Label
Japan[100]	July 24, 2013	CD, digital download	K-BAHN, RCA Records
United Kingdom[101]	July 29, 2013		K-BAHN, BMG Rights Management
United States[2]	July 30, 2013
Australia[102]	August 2, 2013	Digital download	Cooking Vinyl
	August 9, 2013	CD
Germany[103]	August 2, 2013	CD, digital download	K-BAHN, BMG Rights Management
South Africa[104]		Digital download	Just Music
	August 23, 2013	CD
Hong Kong[104]	August 9, 2013	CD, digital download	Love Da Records
Taiwan[104]
Singapore[104]
Malaysia[104]
Korea[104]	August 12, 2013	Digital download	Sony Music Korea
	August 22, 2013	CD
Mexico[104]	August 15, 2013	CD, digital download	Sony Music Entertainment
Russia[104]	August 26, 2013		Gala Records, Warner Music
China[64]	December 15, 2013	CD	Guangdong Starsing Records, Sony Music China
France	March 14, 2014	CD, digital download

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