This Is the World We Live In

"This Is the World We Live In"
Single by Alcazar
from the album Alcazarized
Released2 June 2004 (2004-06-02)
Length3:35
LabelRCA, BMG
Songwriter(s)Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Anoo Bhagavan, Jonas von der Burg
Producer(s)Jonas von der Burg
Alcazar singles chronology
"Love Life"
(2003)
"This Is the World We Live In"
(2004)
"Physical"
(2004)
Music video
"This Is the World We Live In" on YouTube

"This Is the World We Live In" is a song by Swedish band Alcazar. It is the fifth single from their second album, Alcazarized (2003). The song contains an interpolation of Diana Ross's "Upside Down", and the chorus is adapted from the Genesis song "Land of Confusion". It was released in June 2004 and became a hit, peaking at number three in Sweden, number one in Hungary, and reaching the top 20 in Flemish Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom.