"World Where You Live" is a song by Australian-New Zealand

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. It was the second single from the group's debut album ''

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'' and was performed at the group's farewell concert ''

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Music video

The music video for the song shows

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...

holding a flying dollhouse in his hands, and then letting it go as he sings the lyrics while an oversized dollhouse comes into view. The rest of the band comes into the house, and then the whole band starts performing in a room inside the house. One scene shows Neil turning a page in a book containing maps of his home country, New Zealand, while experimenting with more dollhouses. Another scene shows the band coming out of the house while a party is going on, and the last scene shows the empty room in the house, indicating the band has left, except that a chandelier is dangling back and forth and

Paul Hester Paul Newell Hester (8 January 1959 – 26 March 2005) was an Australian musician and television personality. He was the drummer for the band Split Enz for a short time in 1984, and co-founding member and drummer of the rock group Crowded House ...

's drums are still left in the room before the video fades to black.

Track listings

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Something So Strong "Something So Strong" is a rock song written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom and performed by Crowded House for their eponymous debut album (June 1986). The track was released as the album's fifth and final single in April 1987. The single pe ...

" by Finn and

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and "That's What I Call Love" by

and Finn. Tracks on vinyl singles are all from the album "Crowded House" album, except the extended Version of "World where you live", On all formats "That's what I Call love" is 4:22, but the actual tracks are 3:39.''

Australian 7" vinyl

''Catalogue no: Capitol / CP 1769.'' #"World Where You Live" - 3:07 #"Hole In The River" - 4:02

UK 7" vinyl

''Catalogue no: Capitol / CL 416.'' #"World Where You Live" - 3:07 #"That's What I Call Love" - 3:39

UK 12" vinyl

''Catalogue no: Capitol / 12 CL 416.'' #"World Where You Live" (extended version) - 4:36 #"Can't Carry On" - 3:57 #"That's What I Call Love" - 3:39

UK CD single

''Catalogue no: Capitol / CDCL 416. Also available on MC (Capitol/ TC CL 416).'' #"World Where You Live" (extended version) - 4:36 #"Something So Strong" - 2:51 #"

Don't Dream It's Over "Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album. The song was composed and written by New Zealand frontman Neil Finn, and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from ...

" - 4:03 #"That's What I Call Love" - 3:39

US 12" vinyl

''Catalogue no: Capitol / SPRO-9693/9694. Promotional release. #"World Where You Live" - 3:07 #" Mean to Me" - 3:15 #"

" - 2:51

US Promotional CD single

''Catalogue no: Capitol / DPRO 79070. US Promotional CD single.'' Track 2 recorded at Wolfgang's, San Francisco, CA, 9 April 1987. Track 3 recorded at The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, 24 March 1987. Track 4 recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, 26 February 1987. The "single version" of "World Where You Live" is similar to the album version at 3:07. "World Where You Live" (live) is unique to this release, where both "Something So Strong" and "Don't Dream It's Over" will see official releases on singles to come. On a general note; there are several mix-ups of dates claiming "Don't Dream It's Over" to be from 24/3/1987 and "Something So Strong" to be from 26/2/1987. All "versions" in the 5:55 range of "Don't Dream It's Over" are from 26/2/1987 and "Something So Strong" from 24/3/1987. # "World Where You Live" (single version) - 3:05 # "World Where You Live" (live) - 5:08 # "Something So Strong" (live) - 4:02 # "Don't Dream It's Over" (live) - 5:53

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Release history

Notes

{{Crowded House Crowded House songs 1986 singles Songs written by Neil Finn Song recordings produced by Mitchell Froom 1986 songs Capitol Records singles