In a World like This (song)

"In a World like This"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album In a World Like This
Released	June 25, 2013[1]
Format	Digital download CD single
Recorded	March 2013[2]
Genre	Pop
Length	3:40
Label	K-BAHN BMG Rights Management[3]
Writer(s)	Kristian Lundin Max Martin Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Max Martin Kristian Lundin
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"It's Christmas Time Again" (2012) "In a World like This" (2013) "Madeleine" (2013) Music video "In a World like This" on YouTube

"In a World like This" is a song by American pop group Backstreet Boys from their eighth studio album In a World Like This. It was released as the album's lead single on June 25, 2013 as a digital download and July 3, 2013 on CD in Japan. The song was written by Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, and it was produced by Martin and Lundin. This song was featured on the 2013 compilation album Hitzone 67.^[4]

Background and recording

I think 'In a World like This', both in a pop world that we've been living in for the past 20 years, and just the world that we live in with all the different things, positive things [and] negative things going on in this entire world. We're still here 20 years later, living in this world that we've created. And I think it's positive actually. It does kind of sound a little dark, but I think it's positive.^[5]

— A.J. McLean, MTV

In April 2013, Nick Carter revealed that the group had recorded a song with Swedish producer Max Martin, who was responsible for some of the group's biggest hits including, "I Want It That Way", "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". Carter called it both a "beautiful song" and a "smash". He later described the group's relationship with Martin as "symbiotic" and said, "We've changed each other's lives. Everything seems right now. It just seems like the right fit. The right time for him because he's a really busy man, but what we created together from our hits... they're kind of like masterpieces in his mind. So he wanted to live up to that in a certain way. So that's why it took this long to maybe come back around. It was just the right time for both of us."^[5]

On June 18, 2013 Backstreet Boys announced that "In a World like This" would be released as the first single from their upcoming eighth studio album on June 25. The track subsequently premiered on radio Z100 New York the same day, and was made available on YouTube.^[1][6]

Commercial performance

The single did not enter the overall Billboard Hot 100 due to poor promotion of radio airplay, but it peaked No.18 on Hot Single Sales Chart.^[7] The single was a hit in Asia. Continuing the success of their first single "Straight Through My Heart" from This Is Us, it debuted at No. 13 on Oricon Singles Chart. In the second week it rose and peaked at No. 6,^[8] No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart, and No. 3 on Airplay Chart. The single also charted at No. 63 on Oricon's Year-End Chart.^[9] It was certificated Gold in Japan. In Taiwan, the song topped the chart for four consecutive weeks and was the eight-biggest Western artists' single for 2013.^[10]

Music video

The music video for "In a World like This" was filmed in Los Angeles on June 21, 2013.^[11][12][13] The video was premiered on Good Morning America on July 18, 2013 and was made available to watch on Vevo shortly thereafter.^[14]

The concept of the video is based on the song lyrics, which is about how love conquers all and with real love one can overcome anything. The video explores three well-known moments in American history: the first landing of the moon, the September 11 attacks, and the overturn of Prop 8.^[15]

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "In a World like This" - 3:40

• Japanese CD single^[16][17]

1. "In a World like This" - 3:39^[18]
2. "In a World like This" (Acappella) - 3:31
3. "In a World like This" (Instrumental) - 3:39

• The Remixes

1. "In a World like This" - 3:40
2. "In a World like This" (Manhattan Clique Club Mix) - 5:57
3. "In a World like This" (Adam Rockford Remix)- 6:19
4. "In a World like This" (Varun Remix) - 5:00
5. "In a World like This" (Drezo Remix) - 6:42
6. "In a World like This" (DJ Lynnwood Remix) - 6:18

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013 - 2015) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[19] 20 Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[20] 5 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[21] 2 Germany (Radio-Charts Deutschland Mainstream)[22] 16 Germany (Media Control Charts) 100 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 21 Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 13 Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[25] 6 Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay)[8] 6 Japan (Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary)[26] 1 Japan (Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay)[27] 2 Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay)[28] 3 Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Overseas)[29] 2 Japan (Billboard Japan International Weekly Charts) 1 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20) 1 Mexican Airplay Chart (Billboard International)[30] 3 South Korea (Gaon charts)[31] 23 Spain (Spanish Single Top 50) 49 Taiwan (Taiwan Top 10)[32] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[33] 155 United States (Hot Single Sales)[7] 18 United States (Billboard Adult Top 40)[34] 34 United States (Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs)[35] 35

Year-end charts Charts (2013) Peak position Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[9] 63 Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay)[36] 25 Japan (Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary)[37] 11 Taiwan (Hit FM Western Singles Chart) [38] 8 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Japan (RIAJ)[39] Gold 100,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	25 June 2013	Digital download	BMG Rights Management
United Kingdom	30 June 2013
Japan	3 July 2013	CD single
Italy[40]	5 July 2013	Contemporary hit radio
United States[41]	22 July 2013	Top 40/Mainstream radio
South Korea[42]	16 August 2013	Digital download	Leaplay Music/Neowiz Internet

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