When The World Comes Down

***When the World Comes Down*** is the third studio album by British rock band The Tigers, released on 16 October, 2008, by Interscope Records.

## Background

In May 2007, they announced their next tour dates, and also announced that a third studio album will be coming in 2008, and they begun writing for it.

## Production

The album was produced in London, UK. The Tigers began recording for *When the World Comes Down* during their stay in Manchester, UK in early 2007. Lead Singer (Name) stated ''This album's meaning, you can interpret it in many ways, obviously people at first impression will interpret it as When the world around you falls down and maybe when you feel hopeless. And yeah it can be like that, some songs will definitely follow up with that Idea but again it is an album from The Tigers, we want to make it a mix of a lot of emotions, so we can't wait to release this album.''

## Release

''Move Along'' was released as a single on the 4 August 2008. A ''Move Along'' acoustic was also released as the ''B-Side'' to the single, it was never released to the album. A week later, during their USA tour, ''Move Along'' was played for the first time. A music video for ''Move Along'' was released on the August 26. On August 28, the second single of the album ''Breakin'' was made available to stream. On September 28, the album's third single ''The Wind Blows'' was released. On 12 October, four days before album release, the fourth and final single ''Real World'' was released, and on the same day a music video for ''Breakin'' was released. On October 15, a promo video was released, which featured elements of the four singles already released, and featured elements of the songs from the album, yet to be released. During the music being played, it showed the band practicing in a room and then kept cutting to the cover photo of the album, shown in real life, and the wall starting to catch fire. On October 16, all 11 songs of the album was released. There was also a deluxe edition available, with I Wanna, Fallin' Apart, Real World having demo versions, and a 'Here I Sit' song and Move Along LIVE for the first time. Initially the deluxe edition was only limited edition, but it got so popular they decided to release it for purchase or digital download and on Spotify in November.

## Reception

RedRecords gave it a score of 90% and said it "isn’t an amazing album based on how far and deep the band goes into perfecting their genre, it is an amazing album because it sounds great and diverse. There are no boring tracks (though there are some filler tracks, even they’re listenable) and there isn’t a dictating genre to keep everything in line. The lyrics are okay, nothing poor but nothing great, and the production is incredible." *Billboard* gave it an average review and said that the album "doesn't evince much growth, proffering more of the same hooky pop/rock centered around adolescent love and heartache."

## Track Listing

### Deluxe Edition

 **Total Length:** | 60:00

## References

1. ↑ The Tigers release third studio album 'When The World Comes Down' through Interscope record
2. ↑ The Tigers - Third Studio Album to be produced in London
3. ↑ Move Along Acoustic Version not to be in the album, confirms lead singer
4. ↑ The Tigers USA Tour: New Song ''Move Along'' played for the first time
5. ↑ The Tigers - Move Along (Official Music Video)
6. ↑ 'Real World' released as a single - thetigers.com
7. ↑ The Tigers - Breakin' (Official Music Video)
8. ↑ The Tigers - When The World Comes Down (Promo Video)
9. ↑ When The World Comes Down is out NOW - October 16 2008 - thetigers.com
10. ↑ Check out The Wind Blows Deluxe Edition
11. ↑ Deluxe Edition for When The World Comes Down now available for everyone