"The World Seems Difficult" is a single by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in 1989.
[1] Greedy Smith, who wrote the song, said it "was a bit different for us - nobody knew who it was, basically."
He added, "You've got to do these things occasionally because you always run a risk of copying yourself.
"[2] Lynden Barber of the Sydney Morning Herald said about the song, "I would have picked on a blindfold test as A-Ha.
"[3] The song appears over the opening credits of the film The Big Steal (1990).