In a World Like This Songwriting Credits by Backstreet Boys

In a World Like This is the seventh studio album by Backstreet Boys, released in July 2013 on their own label Backstreet Records. It was the band's independent debut and the first album to feature the full original five-member lineup including Kevin Richardson since Never Gone in 2005. The band co-wrote or co-produced several tracks; 'In a World Like This,' 'Permanent Stain,' and 'Try' were the principal songs, with a mature pop-adult contemporary production approach that reflected the group's age and the expectations of their established fanbase. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 83,000 first-week sales and is the most critically regarded post-peak Backstreet Boys release, with reviewers noting the five-member chemistry and the quality of the production as genuine achievements. In a World Like This was supported by a summer festival and theater tour that demonstrated the sustained loyalty of the original fanbase. The album's independent release model demonstrated that a legacy pop act could achieve top-five commercial results without major-label infrastructure by leveraging a direct relationship with a fanbase that had been cultivated over nearly two decades of consistent commercial and personal engagement.