World (Five for Fighting song)

Infobox Single
Name = World


Caption =
Artist = Five for Fighting
from Album = Two Lights
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 2006
Format = Standard
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 3:52
Label = Aware/Columbia
Writer = John Ondrasik
Producer = Curt Schneider
Certification =
Chart position = Debuted at Adult Top 40 in December 2006
Last single = The Riddle (2006)
This single = World
Next single = I Just Love You (2007)
Misc =

"World" is the second single from the album "Two Lights", written by Five for Fighting and released in 2006.

"World" is a wistfully upbeat, piano-driven melody that, like his other singles, paints vivid pictures of human life driven with deep emotion. The song's lyrics are notably more cryptic than in previous singles, but are driven by the chorus hooks, "What kind of world do you want?" and "Be careful what you wish for, history starts now."

Music video

The music video for "World" features aspects of the bright side of life including children, marriage and fireworks. There are also references that go with the lyrics including a brief image of a mushroom cloud in a cup of tea, with a newspaper's headline featuring North Korea's nuclear program.

A separate music video for the song was made by the U.S. television network CBS to promote their Wednesday night, post-apocalyptic drama "Jericho". The video consisted of scenes from the first half of the season edited together.

The song has also been used on The History Channel in a promotional montage for the network. PBS also used the song during the first episode of the documentary series "Carrier".