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Wikipedia article




"'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.

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.

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". Frontman Brandon Flowers was also interviewed.

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



#"The World We Live In" - 4:40

#"Joy Ride - Night Version" - 7:16 (free download with 7" vinyl)

Chart performance



Release history



References



Category:2009 singles

Category:The Killers songs

Category:Songs written by Brandon Flowers

Category:Songs written by Dave Keuning

Category:Songs written by Ronnie Vannucci Jr.

Category:Songs written by Mark Stoermer

Category:Song recordings produced by Stuart Price

Category:2008 songs

Category:Island Records singles

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