"In a World like This" is a song by American pop group Backstreet Boys from their ninth (eighth in the U.S.) studio album of the same name.

It was released as the album's lead single on June 25, 2013, as a digital download and on July 3, 2013, on CD in Japan.

[5]In April 2013, Nick Carter revealed that the group had recorded a song with Swedish producer Max Martin, who was responsible for some of the group's biggest hits, including "I Want It That Way," "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)."

The right time for him because he's a really busy man, but what we created together from our hits... they're kind of like masterpieces in his mind.

The song topped the chart in Taiwan for four consecutive weeks and was the eighth-biggest Western artists' single for 2013.

[11][12][13] The video was premiered on Good Morning America was made available to watch on Vevo shortly after that.

The video explores three well-known moments in American history: the first landing of the moon, the September 11 attacks, and the overturn of Prop 8.