# World Where You Live

"World Where You Live" is a song by Australian-New Zealand rock band Crowded House. It was the second single from the group's debut album Crowded House. 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.

## Music video

The music video for the song shows Neil Finn holding a flying dollhouse in his hands, and then letting it go as he sings the lyrics while an oversized dollhouse comes into view. The rest of the band comes into the house, and then the whole band starts performing in a room inside the house. One scene shows Neil turning a page in a book containing maps of his home country, New Zealand, while experimenting with more dollhouses. Another scene shows the band coming out of the house while a party is going on, and the last scene shows the empty room in the house, indicating the band has left, except that a chandelier is dangling back and forth and Paul Hester's drums are still left in the room before the video fades to black.

## 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. Tracks on vinyl singles are all from the album "Crowded House" album, except the extended version of "World Where You Live." On all formats "That's What I Call Love" is 4:22, but the actual tracks are 3:39.

### 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" - 3:39

### UK 12" vinyl

Catalogue no: Capitol / 12 CL 416.
* "World Where You Live" (extended version) - 4:36
* "Can't Carry On" - 3:57
* "That's What I Call Love" - 3:39

### 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" - 3:39

### 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 Promotional 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. The "single version" of "World Where You Live" is similar to the album version at 3:07. "World Where You Live" (live) is unique to this release, where both "Something So Strong" and "Don't Dream It's Over" will see official releases on singles to come. On a general note; there are several mix-ups of dates claiming "Don't Dream It's Over" to be from 24/3/1987 and "Something So Strong" to be from 26/2/1987. All "versions" in the 5:55 range of "Don't Dream It's Over" are from 26/2/1987 and "Something So Strong" from 24/3/1987.
* "World Where You Live" (single version) - 3:05
* "World Where You Live" (live) - 5:08
* "Something So Strong" (live) - 4:02
* "Don't Dream It's Over" (live) - 5:53

## Charts

| Chart (1986/87) | Peak position |
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 43 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) | 14 |

## Certifications

Certifications for "World Where You Live" :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date |
| United Kingdom | July 1986 |
| Australia | 2 March 1987 |