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"The World We Live In"
Song
B-side"Joy Ride - Night Version"

"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
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[7] 78
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[8] 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 April 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "World We Live In Video". YouTube. Retrieved May 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Jonathan Ross Part 1". YouTube. Retrieved June 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Jonathan Ross Part 2". YouTube. Retrieved June 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Jonathan Ross Interview". YouTube. Retrieved June 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Joy Ride 'The Night Version'". Vertigo Records. Retrieved May 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200927 into search.
  8. ^ ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)". OCC. Retrieved on June 8, 2009.
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