World Where You Live

Infobox Single
Name = World Where You Live


Artist = Crowded House
from Album = Crowded House
Released = July 1986
Format = 7" & 12" vinyl
CD Single
Cassingle
Recorded = 1985
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:17
Label = Capitol Records
Writer = Neil Finn
Producer = Mitchell Froom
Certification =
Chart position =
* #43 (AUS)
* #65 (US)
Last single = "Mean to Me"
(1986)
This single = "World Where You Live"
(1986)
Next single = "Now We're Getting Somewhere"
(1986)"World Where You Live" is a 1986 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the second single from the group's debut album "Crowded House". [Bailey, Marck; [http://www.etext.org/lists/house/ch-discography.html Comprehensive discography] of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released 28 March, 1995. Retrieved 5 July, 2007.] Though it was the second single, "World Where You Live" was the first internationally released single, as the first single "Mean To Me" was only released in Australia. It was released a month after the album "Crowded House" was released.

The song later appeared on Crowded House's greatest hits compilation "Recurring Dream" and was performed at the group's farewell concert "Farewell to the World".

Track listings

"All songs by Neil Finn except "Something So Strong" by Finn and Mitchell Froom and "That's What I Call Love" by Paul Hester and Finn."

Australian 7" vinyl

"Catalogue no: Capitol / CP 1769."
#"World Where You Live" - 3:07
#"Hole In The River" - 4:02

UK 7" vinyl

"Catalogue no: Capitol / CL 416."
#"World Where You Live" - 3:07
#"That's What I Call Love" - 4:22

UK 12" vinyl

"Catalogue no: Capitol / 12 CL 416."
#"World Where You Live" (extended version) - 4:36
#"Can't Carry On"
#"That's What I Call Love" - 4:22

UK CD single

"Catalogue no: Capitol / CDCL 416. Also available on MC (Capitol/ TC CL 416)."
#"World Where You Live" (extended version) - 4:36
#"Something So Strong" - 2:51
#"Don't Dream It's Over" - 4:03
#"That's What I Call Love" - 4:22

US 12" vinyl

"Catalogue no: Capitol / SPRO-9693/9694. Promotional release.
#"World Where You Live" - 3:07
#"Mean to Me" - 3:15
#"Something So Strong" - 2:51

US CD single

"Catalogue no: Capitol / DPRO 79070. US Promotional CD single." Track 2 recorded at Wolfgang's, San Francisco, CA, 9 April, 1987. Track 3 recorded at The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, 24 March, 1987. Track 4 recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, 26 February, 1987.

# "World Where You Live" (single version)
# "World Where You Live" (live)
# "Something So Strong" (live)
# "Don't Dream It's Over" (live)

Chart performance

Despite having a broad, international release in various formats, "World Where You Live" only charted in Australia and the United States, reaching #43 in the ARIA Singles Chart and #65 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986.

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