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 (2009), it is the first album since Never Gone (2005) 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. The first single from the album, also titled "In a World Like This" premiered on Z100 New York on June 18, 2013 and was released on June 25, 2013. The album was supported by the In a World Like This Tour, which started in China on May 24, 2013, and finished on June 28, 2015. The tour consists of over 150 shows in 11 legs worldwide so far.