In A World Like This

In a World Like This is the eighth studio album by American group Backstreet Boys. It was released on July 30, 2013, through the group's own K-BAHN record label, under license to BMG Rights Management, and distributed by RED Distribution. Although it serves as the follow-up to This Is Us, it is the first album since Never Gone to feature Kevin Richardson, who left the group in 2006 and rejoined in 2012. It was also their first independent album since leaving their old label Jive Records in 2010. Critics saw the album as a mature and well-crafted effort, but often too safe, bland, or less memorable than Backstreet Boys' earlier work. In a World Like This debuted strongly worldwide, topping Japan's Oricon chart, reaching the top five in several countries, and becoming band's highest-charting US album since 2005 despite lower sales than earlier releases. Overall sales were solid but modest, with Gold certification in Japan, 180,100 copies sold in the US, and mixed chart performance across Europe and Asia. On May 20, 2013, the group released "Permanent Stain" as a promotional single. A free song download was offered with a ticket for their In a World Like This Tour. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Wo...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)