The World We Live In (song)

"The World We Live In"
Single by The Killers
from the album Day & Age
B-side"Joy Ride - Night Version"
ReleasedMay 18, 2009
Recorded2008
GenreSynthpop
Length4:40
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Killers singles chronology
"Joseph, Better You than Me"
(2008) 		"The World We Live In"
(2009) 		"A Dustland Fairytale"
(2009)

"The World We Live In" is a song by American rock band The Killers, taken from the band's third studio album Day & Age (2008), it was released as the third single in the UK and Europe. In North America and the rest of the world, "A Dustland Fairytale" is the third single.[1]

Music video

The video was directed by Danny Drysdale, who also directed the music video "Human" from the same album. It was shot in Banff, Alberta, Canada in April 2009 and was premiered on MTV Two on May 15, 2009.[2]

A book in the video titled The Wilder side of Gold and Glitz is taken from a lyric from "Neon Tiger".

TV performances

On May 29, The Killers performed "The World We Live In" on UK TV show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. They also performed "Human" and an impromptu "Mr. Brightside" and "When You Were Young".[3][4] Frontman Brandon Flowers was also interviewed.[5]

In July 2009, the song was used by ITV4 in their closing montage of coverage of the Tour de France 2009.

On September 8, 2009, the song was heard in the closing montage of the series premiere of Melrose Place.

Track list

  1. "The World We Live In" - 4:40
  2. "Joy Ride - Night Version" - 7:16 (free download with 7" vinyl)[6]

Chart performance

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[7] 2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[8] 78
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 58
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 82

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide November 23, 2008 Digital download Island Records
Europe June 19, 2009 Digital EP
United Kingdom May 18, 2009 7 inch vinyl Mercury Records

References

  1. ^ "Dustland for North America". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "World We Live In Video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Ross Part 1". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2009.[dead YouTube link]
  4. ^ "Jonathan Ross Part 2". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2009.[dead YouTube link]
  5. ^ "Jonathan Ross Interview". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2009.[dead YouTube link]
  6. ^ "Joy Ride 'The Night Version'". Vertigo Records. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  7. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 31, 2009" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200927 into search.
  9. ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 27/2009 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  10. ^ ""The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 100 SINGLES CHART". Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2008.". OCC. Retrieved on June 8, 2009.