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{{Infobox album
| name = When the World Comes Down
{{Infobox Album
| Name = When the World Comes Down
| type = studio
| Type = studio
| artist = [[The All-American Rejects]]
| Artist = [[The All-American Rejects]]
| cover = Aarwhentheworldcomesdown1.jpg
| alt = A photo of a sign burning with a wood on a wall in a white room. The band's name underneath is colored blue.
| Cover = Aarwhentheworldcomesdown1.jpg
| Released = [[December 16]], [[2008]]
| released = December 16, 2008
| recorded = 2007–2008
| Recorded = February-August 2008 in Los Angeles, California
| studio = {{hlist|Barefoot, Los Angeles, California|[[Skywalker Ranch]], [[San Rafael, California]]|Avatar Events Group, Atlanta, Georgia|Nick Wheeler's house|Tyson Ritter's house, Florida}}
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[power pop]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[pop punk]]|[[power pop]]}}
| Length =
| length = 45:35
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| label = {{hlist|[[DGC Records|DGC]]|[[Doghouse Records|Doghouse]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| Producer = [[Eric Valentine]]
| Reviews =
| producer = [[Eric Valentine]]
| prev_title = [[Move Along]]
*[[Alternative Press]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://altpress.com/reviews/1353.htm link]
| prev_year = 2005
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24458349/review/24602678/when_the_world_comes_down link]
| next_title = [[Kids in the Street (The All-American Rejects album)|Kids in the Street]]
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20245370,00.html]
| next_year = 2012
| Last album = ''[[Move Along]]''<br>(2005)
| misc = {{Singles
| This album = '''''When the World Comes Down'''''<br>(2008)
| name = '''When the World Comes Down'''
| Next album =
| type = studio
{{Singles
| Name = When the World Comes Down
| single1 = [[Gives You Hell]]
| single1date = September 30, 2008
| Type = Studio
| single 1 = [[Gives You Hell]]
| single2 = [[The Wind Blows]]
| single 1 date = September 21, 2008
| single2date = April 21, 2009
| single 2 = Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)
| single3 = [[I Wanna (The All-American Rejects song)|I Wanna]]
| single 2 date = November 18, 2008
| single3date = June 8, 2009
}}
}}
}}

'''''When the World Comes Down''''' is the third studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[The All-American Rejects]], released on December 16, 2008, by [[Interscope Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/03/all-american-rejects-title-new-lp-when-the-world-comes-down/|title=All-American Rejects Title New LP "When the World Comes Down"|access-date=2008-12-14|magazine=Rolling Stone| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090503091211/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/03/all-american-rejects-title-new-lp-when-the-world-comes-down/ | archive-date = 2009-05-03| url-status=dead}}</ref> Following on from touring and promoting for their previous album ''[[Move Along]]'' (2005), the band began writing for their follow-up in late 2006 with producer [[Eric Valentine]]. The album was recorded in 2008 at Barefoot Studios in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].

==Production==
The All-American Rejects began writing material for their third studio album in late December 2006 after wrapping up their ''[[Tournado (The All-American Rejects album)|Tournado]]'' tour, and continued through into the new year. But due to further touring and promotion for their second album ''[[Move Along]]'', the band did not enter the studio until nearly a year later. This was also the first time lyricists Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter tried new methods of writing by "escaping" to various regional areas in North America to conceive new lyrics so that the songs could sound "honest".

The All-American Rejects began recording for ''When the World Comes Down'' at [[Skywalker Ranch]] in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]], California<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entermusicstore.biz/drum-jan09.html |title=DRUM! Jan-09Matt McDonough |publisher=Entermusicstore.biz |access-date=2011-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227025129/http://www.entermusicstore.biz/drum-jan09.html |archive-date=2013-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with assistant engineer Dann Thompson, and later at Barefoot Studios in [[Los Angeles]], California, with producer [[Eric Valentine]]. The sessions were overseen by studio manager Trevor Whatever; Matt Radosevich and Brad Cook served as assistant engineers. The band rented additional instruments from Hollywood Studio Rentals, and other equipment from Stephen Jarvis Rentals. Additional vocals were recorded at Avatar Events Group in Atlanta, Georgia by Kenny Cresswell, and at Wheeler's and Ritter's houses in [[Florida]].<ref name=WTWCDbooklet/>

An orchestra was recorded at Warner Brothers Studios in [[Burbank, California]] on the Eastwood Scoring Stage. The recordings were mixed by Valentine at Barefoot, and the Village in [[Santa Monica]], California. [[Bernie Grundman]] mastered the album at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California.<ref name=WTWCDbooklet/> Despite the album being initially planned for release in mid-September 2008, recording was not completed until September 18.<ref name=AltPcomplete>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/archive_4737/|title=The All-American Rejects complete new album, push back release|work=Alternative Press|date=September 18, 2008|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=August 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824173351/https://www.altpress.com/archive_4737/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Composition==
In an interview with ''She Knows Entertainment'', Ritter commented "I think ''When the World Comes Down'' has been a journey. I was twenty-three when I started writing this record. I'm twenty-four now... people say when you graduate college you figure out who you are. If I had graduated college, this would be that moment – now. I think I was most questioning life when I was getting off the road with ''Move Along'' and this record was therapy for me. It's everything I needed it to be for me."<ref>[http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/807005/all-american-rejects-gives-you-hell All American Rejects Gives You Hell] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117194104/http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/807005/all-american-rejects-gives-you-hell |date=November 17, 2012 }}</ref>

The first songs to be written that made it onto the album were "[[I Wanna (The All-American Rejects song)|I Wanna]]", "Back to Me", and "Breakin'". While "I Wanna" was written over a six-month period, with Ritter making constant refinements, the following songs "[[Gives You Hell]]" and "Another Heart Calls" were all written during a road trip to [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]], with "Fallin' Apart" and "Mona Lisa" getting scored in [[Rabun County, Georgia]], the latter of which was recorded live in one take. The album was later named ''When the World Comes Down'' as Ritter saw the title track as "a perfect, simple work of art".

==Release==
During production of the album, The All-American Rejects broadcast live to fans online to provide a direct insight into the "record-making" process. They later released the demo version of the track "Mona Lisa (When the World Come Down)" and "Sierra's Song" as free downloads, the latter of which never featured on the album and appears on the soundtrack to the American television show ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''.

In April 2008, the band appeared at the [[Bamboozle Left]] festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_3511|title=Blaqk Audio, Hot Water Music, H2O added to Bamboozle Left|work=Alternative Press|date=February 15, 2008|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728175351/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_3511|archive-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June, the band performed on the 2008 edition of [[Warped Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_3594|title=Venues for Warped Tour 2008 revealed|work=Alternative Press|date=March 12, 2008|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728165537/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_3594|archive-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 30, 2008, the band announced that their next album would be released in three months' time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/29479/all-american-rejects-plan-september-release|title=All-American Rejects plan September release|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=June 30, 2008|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617174949/https://www.punknews.org/article/29479/all-american-rejects-plan-september-release|url-status=live}}</ref> In August and September, the band embarked on a Canadian tour with [[Simple Plan]] and [[Faber Drive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/04/28/simple-plan-all-american-rejects-and-faber-drive-to-tour-together-this-summer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419202344/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/04/28/simple-plan-all-american-rejects-and-faber-drive-to-tour-together-this-summer/|title=Simple Plan, All-American Rejects And Faber Drive To Tour Together This Summer|work=Chart Attack|date=April 28, 2008|archive-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=usurped|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> On September 18, the day that recording for the album was completed, the album's release was changed from mid-September to November 18.<ref name=AltPcomplete/> On September 22, "[[Gives You Hell]]" was made available for streaming through [[imeem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/30547/media-all-american-rejects-give-you-hell|title=All-American Rejects: 'Give You Hell'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 22, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619085239/https://www.punknews.org/article/30547/media-all-american-rejects-give-you-hell|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released as the album's lead single on September 30. On October 11, it was announced that the album's release date had again been pushed back, this time to mid-December.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_4884/|title=The All-American Rejects' When The World Comes Down pushed back (again)|work=Alternative Press|date=October 11, 2008|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619161709/https://www.altpress.com/archive_4884/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October and November 2008, the band went on a US tour, which included an appearance on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/30974/tours-all-american-rejects|title=All-American Rejects|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 24, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619160828/https://www.punknews.org/article/30974/tours-all-american-rejects|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video for "Gives You Hell" followed on November 6, 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/31144/videos-all-american-rejects-give-you-hell|title=All-American Rejects: 'Give You Hell'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=November 6, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619203952/https://www.punknews.org/article/31144/videos-all-american-rejects-give-you-hell|url-status=live}}</ref> with an alternative version premiering in January 2009. "Mona Lisa" was released November 18, 2008 along with its music video as a promotional single prior to the album's release. ''When the World Comes Down'' was made available for streaming through Myspace on December 15, 2008, before being released a day later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/31624/media-the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down|title=The All-American Rejects: 'When the World Comes Down'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Raub, Jesse|date=December 15, 2008|access-date=June 20, 2022|archive-date=June 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620173002/https://www.punknews.org/article/31624/media-the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon ''When the World Comes Down'''s release, ten percent of profits made from the album's sales were donated to the charity [[Feed the Children]].


In April and May 2009, the band went on the I Wanna Rock tour in the US with [[Ace Enders and A Million Different People]]. [[Shiny Toy Guns]], [[Vedera]] and [[the Upwelling]] each appeared on select dates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_6174|title=All-American Rejects announce tour with Ace Enders|work=Alternative Press|date=March 4, 2009|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193549/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_6174|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[The Wind Blows]]" was released as the album's second single on April 21 and was swiftly followed by the release of its music video on April 27, an alternative version was published the following October. A music video was released for "I Wanna" on June 2, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/33804/videos-all-american-rejects-i-wanna|title=All-American Rejects: 'I Wanna'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=June 2, 2009|access-date=October 8, 2022|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008154407/https://www.punknews.org/article/33804/videos-all-american-rejects-i-wanna|url-status=live}}</ref> Six days later, "I Wanna" was released as its third and final single.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=69239 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=2011-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703052406/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=2010-07-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout the month, the band performed a few shows in Europe with [[Sparks the Rescue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_7088|title=Sparks the Rescue announce short European tour|work=Alternative Press|date=May 29, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810014000/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_7088|url-status=live}}</ref> A second music video was released for "I Wanna" on October 14, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/35588/videos-all-american-rejects-i-wanna|title=All-American Rejects: 'I Wanna'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 14, 2009|access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012133415/https://www.punknews.org/article/35588/videos-all-american-rejects-i-wanna|url-status=live}}</ref> For the rest of the month, the band went on a European tour with [[American Steel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/35380/tours-all-american-rejects-american-steel|title=All-American Rejects / American Steel|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012091604/https://www.punknews.org/article/35380/tours-all-american-rejects-american-steel|url-status=live}}</ref> "Real World" was later released as a second promotional single on July 8, 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=22681 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=2011-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325113434/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=22681 |archive-date=2014-03-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November and December, the band co-headlined a US tour with [[Taking Back Sunday]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/35127/tours-the-all-american-rejects-taking-back-sunday-co-headlining|title=The All-American Rejects / Taking Back Sunday (co-headlining)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=October 11, 2022|archive-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011204107/https://www.punknews.org/article/35127/tours-the-all-american-rejects-taking-back-sunday-co-headlining|url-status=live}}</ref> with support from [[Anberlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=news&id=14248|title=All American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday & Anberlin Fall Tour Announced|work=Melodic|author=Osborn, Dallas|date=September 8, 2009|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=March 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309061431/http://www.melodic.net/?page=news&id=14248|url-status=live}}</ref> In June and July 2010, the band performed on [[Warped Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-dillinger-escape-plan-every-time-i-die-suicide-silence-confirmed-for-vans-warped-tour/|title=The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Suicide Silence Confirmed For Vans Warped Tour|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=December 19, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730153532/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-dillinger-escape-plan-every-time-i-die-suicide-silence-confirmed-for-vans-warped-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Reception==
{{Music ratings<!-- there should be no more than 10 reviews in the infobox per wp:albums. Before adding/removing reviews, discuss it on the talk page -->
| MC = 64/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/when-the-world-comes-down/the-all-american-rejects/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for When The World Comes Down |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2013-12-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140416201340/http://www.metacritic.com/music/when-the-world-comes-down/the-all-american-rejects/critic-reviews | archive-date = 2014-04-16| url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1456560 |title=When the World Comes Down - The All-American Rejects |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824173349/https://www.allmusic.com/album/when-the-world-comes-down-mw0000805150 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/whentheworldcomesdown/ |title=The All-American Rejects - When The World Comes Down |last=Lux |first=Rachel |magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=2008-12-01 |access-date=2013-12-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131227150834/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/whentheworldcomesdown/ | archive-date = 2013-12-27| url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev3Score = F<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2009/01/album-review-the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down/ |title=Album Review: The All-American Rejects - When The World Comes Down |last=Keil |first=Andy |magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=2009-01-08 |access-date=2013-12-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228123603/https://consequence.net/2009/01/album-review-the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down/ | archive-date = 2013-12-28| url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20245370,00.html |title=When the World Comes Down Review |last=Greenblatt |first=Leah |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=2008-12-10| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073810/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20245370,00.html | archive-date = 2013-12-27| url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/12/album-review-al.html |title=Album review: All-American Rejects' 'When the World Comes Down' |last=Brown |first=August |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2008-12-15 |access-date=2013-12-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140123221608/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/12/album-review-al.html | archive-date = 2014-01-23| url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[musicOMH]]
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down |title=The All-American Rejects - When The World Comes Down |last=Morton-Smith |first=Alan |publisher=[[musicOMH]] |date=2009-02-09 |access-date=2013-12-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131227190219/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down | archive-date = 2013-12-27| url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev7Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/67071-the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down/ |title=The All-American Rejects: When the World Comes Down |last=Stewart |first=Bill |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |date=2009-01-04 |access-date=2013-12-27}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24458349/review/24602678/when_the_world_comes_down |title=When the World Comes Down : The All-American Rejects : Review |last=Hoard |first=Christian |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2008-12-11 |access-date=2013-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206062914/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24458349/review/24602678/when_the_world_comes_down |archive-date=2008-12-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9Score = (6/10)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/all-american-rejects-when-world-comes-down-doghousedgcinterscope |title=The All-American Rejects, 'When the World Comes Down' (Doghouse/DGC/Interscope) |last=Wood |first=Mikael |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=2008-12-15| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131227212900/http://www.spin.com/reviews/all-american-rejects-when-world-comes-down-doghousedgcinterscope/ | archive-date = 2013-12-27| url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2009-01-12-listen-up-headley_N.htm |title=All-American Rejects, ''When the World Comes Down'': Flickering Fire |last=Gundersen |first=Edna |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=2009-01-13 |access-date=2013-12-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121026104929/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2009-01-12-listen-up-headley_N.htm | archive-date = 2012-10-26| url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}


===Critical reception===
'''''When the World Comes Down''''' is the upcoming third [[studio album]] by [[The All-American Rejects]] set for release on [[December 16]], [[2008]].<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/03/all-american-rejects-title-new-lp-when-the-world-comes-down/</ref> It was also [[Alternative Press]] most anticipated album of the year. It is produced by [[Eric Valentine]] who has recorded with groups like [[Maroon 5]]. It is the first album that the Rejects recorded with a hidden track and the first they made using tape to record the songs.
''When the World Comes Down'' divided music critics. The album has a score of 64 out of 100 from [[Metacritic]] based on "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=MC/> ''[[The Boston Herald]]'' gave it a B− and stated, "there are tracks that showcase their amalgam of bubblegum-pop and hair metal, as well as their penchant for corn-fed power ballads. But the rest is a departure."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1140152 |title=The All-American Rejects (''When the World Comes Down'') |last=Foley |first=Ryan |newspaper=[[The Boston Herald]] |date=2008-12-20 |access-date=2013-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522024607/http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1140152 |archive-date=2011-05-22 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]'' gave it a score of four stars out of five and said, "You could fool anyone with this being a Greatest Hits collection because the new songs are that good!"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=7306 |title=The All-American Rejects - When the World Comes Down |last=Roth |first=Kaj |magazine=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]] |year=2008 |access-date=2013-12-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131227084703/http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=7306 | archive-date = 2013-12-27| url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' gave it a favorable review and said that the album "will only cement the band's top-of-the-heap status."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/12/15/all_american_rejects_when_the_world_comes_down/ |title=All-American Rejects, When the World Comes Down |last=Shaer |first=Matthew |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=December 15, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131227083017/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/12/15/all_american_rejects_when_the_world_comes_down/ | archive-date = 2013-12-27| url-status=live}}</ref> RedRecords gave it a score of 90% and said it "isn’t an amazing album based on how far and deep the band goes into perfecting their genre, it is an amazing album because it sounds great and diverse. There are no boring tracks (though there are some filler tracks, even they’re listenable) and there isn’t a dictating genre to keep everything in line. The lyrics are okay, nothing poor but nothing great, and the production is incredible."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redrecords.us/reviews/when-the-world-comes-down-the-all-american-rejects-album-review/ |title=When the World Comes Down - The All-American Rejects (Album Review) |last=Euterpe |first=Nicko |publisher=RedRecords |year=2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131227145425/http://redrecords.us/reviews/when-the-world-comes-down-the-all-american-rejects-album-review/ | archive-date = 2013-12-27| url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Rock Sound]]'' gave it a score of seven out of ten and called it "A-class power-pop of the standard so many other bands reach for but can never attain."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down |title=The All American Rejects - When the World Comes Down |last=Hidden |first=Chris |magazine=[[Rock Sound]] |date=2009-02-09| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228213252/http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/the-all-american-rejects-when-the-world-comes-down | archive-date = 2013-12-28| url-status=live}}</ref>
So far two singles have been released: "[[Gives You Hell]]" & Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down).


''[[The New York Times]]'' gave it a positive review and called it "completely clear and even traditional pop music, but those over 16 will likely have no use for it."<ref name=MC/> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' gave it an average review and said that the album "doesn't evince much growth, proffering more of the same hooky pop/rock centered around adolescent love and heartache."<ref name=MC/> However, ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five and said, "Anything involving a string section is disastrous, but a couple of choruses are suitable for both raucous fist-pumping and rampant pouting."<ref name=MC/>
==Production and marketing==

The All-American Rejects began to create their follow up to ''Move Along'' roughly around mid November 2007, after a four-month [[hiatus]]. As a way to maintain fans' interest, the Rejects highlighted their record making process through sporadic live internet broadcasts, providing a direct look into the record-making process. To further promote the upcoming album, the Rejects also shot a [[Got Milk?]] ad.<ref>[http://www.bodybymilk.com/aar/win.php?REF=AAR_SITE/ All-American Rejects] at Body by Milk</ref> Also, the band released two song previews, "Mona Lisa" and "Sierra's Song" (Now Renamed "Sunshine"). When The World Comes Down is now available for pre-order on [[iTunes]]. The song "Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)" was made available as a single on iTunes on November 18th, 2008. The band did an interview with [[Entertainment Weekly]] to further promote the record by stating that "It's like nothing you've ever heard". The band talked about how the songs were put together and how it is different from ''[[Move Along]]''. The CD version of the song "Real World" was released as downloadable content for [[Rock Band]] on December 2. The Rejects posted the lyrics to all of the songs from the new album on their official website on December 11, five days before the albums release. Also on December 11, the group released 30-second clips to all of the songs on the new album on their official [[MySpace]] page.
===Chart performance===
Upon the week of its release, ''When the World Comes Down'' sold 112,000 copies and charted at #15 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and the top ten on the [[Top Alternative Albums|Top Alternative]], [[Top Digital Albums|Top Digital]] and [[Top Rock Albums]] charts respectively<ref>''Billboard'' [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481216/taylor-swift-trumps-big-debuts-to-stay-no-1 Taylor Swift Trumps Big Debuts to Stay No. 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612202005/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481216/taylor-swift-trumps-big-debuts-to-stay-no-1 |date=June 12, 2013 }}</ref> and by January 7, 2009, sold 76,923 more copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=783662 |title=All-American Rejects Sales Check - News Article |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=2011-01-19| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120527032145/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=783662 | archive-date = 2012-05-27| url-status=live}}</ref> As of June 2009, the album has sold 422,000 copies.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/35607/week-ending-june-7-2009-dmb-chases-the-stones/ Week Ending June 7, 2009: DMB Chases The Stones] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505103712/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/35607/week-ending-june-7-2009-dmb-chases-the-stones/ |date=May 5, 2011 }}</ref> It was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], denoting 500,000 shipments. "Gives You Hell" was met with critical and commercial success, reaching #4 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and topping the [[Adult Top 40]] and [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Mainstream Top 40]] charts in the United States. "I Wanna" charted at #15 on the [[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles]] chart and reaching the top 30 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40]] and [[Adult Top 40]] charts in the U.S.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by the All-American Rejects.<ref name=WTWCDbooklet/>
# "I Wanna" - 3:29
{{track listing
# "Fallin' Apart" - 3:27
| title1 = [[I Wanna (The All-American Rejects song)|I Wanna]]
# "Damn Girl" - 3:51
| length1 = 3:29
# "[[Gives You Hell]]" - 3:33
| title2 = Fallin' Apart
# "Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)" - 3:15
| length2 = 3:27
# "Breakin'" - 3:59
| title3 = Damn Girl
# "Another Heart Calls" <small>featuring [[The Pierces]]</small> - 4:08
| length3 = 3:52
# "Real World" - 4:03
| title4 = [[Gives You Hell]]
# "Back to Me" - 4:28
| length4 = 3:33
# "Believe" - 3:28
| title5 = Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)
# "The Wind Blows" - 4:22
| length5 = 3:15
# "Sunshine" (hidden track) - 2:59
| title6 = Breakin'
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Another Heart Calls
| note7 = featuring [[The Pierces]]
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 = Real World
| length8 = 4:03
| title9 = Back to Me
| length9 = 4:29
| title10 = Believe
| length10 = 3:28
| title11 = [[The Wind Blows]]
| length11 = 4:22
| title12 = Sunshine
| note12 = hidden track
| length12 = 3:00
}}
{{track listing
| headline = ''SlotMusic'' bonus track
| title13 = Alone Again
| note13 = "[[The Wind Blows]]" demo
| length13 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = US [[iTunes Store]] and international deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title13 = [[I Wanna (The All-American Rejects song)|I Wanna]]
| note13 = demo
| length13 = 3:18
| title14 = Damn Girl
| note14 = demo
| length14 = 3:37
| title15 = Fallin' Apart
| note15 = demo
| length15 = 3:34
| title16 = Mona Lisa
| note16 = demo
| length16 = 2:44
| title17 = Real World
| note17 = demo
| length17 = 3:55
| title18 = On the Floor
| note18 = demo
| length18 = 2:53
| title19 = Here I Sit
| note19 = demo - iTunes pre-order
| length19 = 3:59
}}
{{track listing
| headline = UK bonus track
| title20 = [[The Wind Blows]]
| note20 = [[Steve Aoki]] "Hurricane" remix
| length20 = 4:21
}}


{{track listing
The basic version of the album leaked onto the internet on the 12th of December, 2008.
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/artist/all_american_rejects/uics1183.html|title=All-American Rejects:"When the World Comes Down"|access-date=2011-01-18|publisher=[[Universal Music Japan]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111104035138/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/artist/all_american_rejects/uics1183.html | archive-date = 2011-11-04| url-status=live}}</ref>
| title18 = Here I Sit
| note18 = demo
| length18 = 3:59
| title19 = [[The Wind Blows]]
| note19 = Steve Aoki "Hurricane" remix
| length19 = 4:22
| title20 = Another Heart Calls
| note20 = featuring Hiroko of [[Mihimaru GT]]
| length20 = 4:09
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Australian bonus tracks (Disc 2)
| title1 = [[Gives You Hell]]
| note1 = live at ''Acoustic Yahoo!''
| length1 =
| title2 = Mona Lisa
| note2 = live at ''Rhapsody Original''
| length2 =
| title3 = [[I Wanna (The All-American Rejects song)|I Wanna]]
| note3 = live at ''Rhapsody Original''
| length3 =
| title4 = It Ends Tonight
| note4 = acoustic
| length4 =
| title5 = Move Along
| note5 = live from [[Tournado (The All-American Rejects album)|Tournado]]
| length5 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = US deluxe edition bonus tracks (Disc 2)
| title1 = [[I Wanna (The All-American Rejects song)|I Wanna]]
| note1 = demo
| length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Damn Girl
| note2 = demo
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = Fallin' Apart
| note3 = demo
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Mona Lisa
| note4 = demo
| length4 = 2:44
| title5 = Real World
| note5 = demo
| length5 = 3:55
}}
{{track listing
| headline = ''Best Buy'' deluxe edition bonus tracks (Disc 2)
| title6 = Swing, Swing
| note6 = live
| length6 = 6:59
| title7 = I'm Waiting
| note7 = live
| length7 = 5:38
| title8 = Move Along
| note8 = live
| length8 = 4:49
}}


===Deluxe edition===
===Notes===
* Thirty seconds of silence is featured between tracks 11 and 12 on the CD release of the album.
# "I Wanna" (Demo)
* Bonus Computer Content on all CD Deluxe Editions and the UK album (which is essentially a deluxe version) includes the videos "Track by Track with Tyson and Nick", the "Mona Lisa" music video, the "[[Gives You Hell]]" MTV edit music video, and "The Making of [[Gives You Hell]]". The former two videos can be downloaded onto the computer from the website, as well as from the iTunes Deluxe Edition. Lastly, the Bonus Computer Content website features a small picture gallery with pictures that can be set as wallpapers on the computer.
# "Damn Girl" (Demo)
# "Fallin' Apart" (Demo)
# "Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)" (Demo)
# "Real World" (Demo)


==Personnel==
*Additionally,the Deluxe Edition will also include a "Track By Track with Tyson and Nick" as well as the "Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)" music video.
Personnel per booklet.<ref name=WTWCDbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=When the World Comes Down|others=The All-American Rejects|year=2008|type=booklet|publisher=DGC/Interscope/Doghouse Records|id=1796289}}</ref>
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'''The All-American Rejects'''
* [[Tyson Ritter]] – lead vocals, bass, bowed vibes <small>(track 1)</small>, [[recorder (musical instrument)|recorder]] <small>(track 2)</small>, synthesizer <small>(track 3 and 5)</small>, gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>, [[marxophone]] <small>(track 7)</small> [[pedal steel guitar|pedal steel]] <small>(tracks 7 and 11)</small>, [[vibraphone]] <small>(track 8)</small> [[broomstick]] <small>(track 11)</small>
* Nick Wheeler – guitars, gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>, orchestration <small>(track 8)</small>, programming, drum corp <small>(track 8)</small>, [[autoharp]] <small>(track 12)</small>
* Mike Kennerty – guitars, gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>, Hammond [[bass pedals]] <small>(track 5)</small>, autoharp <small>(track 11)</small>
* Chris Gaylor – drums, gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>, drum corp <small>(track 8)</small>


'''Additional musicians'''
===iTunes exclusives===
* Kevin Saulnier – keyboards, piano
# "On the Floor" (Demo) [iTunes Exclusive]
* [[Deborah Lurie]] – orchestra <small>(tracks 7, 8 and 12)</small>
# "Here I Sit" (Demo) [iTunes Pre-Order Track Only]
* [[Eric Valentine]] – orchestra <small>(track 8)</small>, programming, drum corp <small>(track 8)</small>
* [[Anton Patzner]] – violin <small>(track 2)</small>
* Zoe Ellis – angelic choir <small>(tracks 2 and 8)</small>
* Sunshine Becker – angelic choir <small>(tracks 2 and 8)</small>
* Caitlin Cornwell – angelic choir <small>(tracks 2 and 8)</small>
* Ashiling Cole – angelic choir <small>(tracks 2 and 8)</small>
* Jeff Sosnow – gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
* Trevor Whatever – gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
* Brad Cole – gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
* Lonn Friend – gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
* Seth Howard – gang vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
* Catherine Pierce – vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
* [[The Pierces|Allison Pierce]] – vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
* [[Lenny Castro]] – percussion
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'''Production'''
* [[Eric Valentine]] – producer, engineer, mixing
* Trevor Whatever – session coordinator, studio manager
* Matt Radosevich – assistant engineer
* Brad Cook – assistant engineer
* Bernie Grundman – mastering


'''Design'''
<ref>http://www.allamericanrejects.com/discography/detail.aspx?pid=1674</ref>
* Ianthe Zevos – art director
* Graphictherapy – design
* Herb Williams – cover artist, art director
* Thomas Petillo – cover photography
* Jeff "Rhino" Neumann – back cover photo
* The All-American Rejects – inside photos
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==Charts and certifications==
==Singles==
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The single "[[Gives You Hell]]" was released on [[September 20]], [[2008]] as a digital download. The song's music video premiered on [[November 3]], [[2008]] on [[Yahoo! Music]]. "Gives You Hell" was serviced to mainstream radio on October 7th, 2008. The single "Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)" was released on [[November 18th]], [[2008]] on [[iTunes]].
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==Music Videos==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
On November 3rd, 2008 the band released their first music video for the record, "[[Gives You Hell]]". The band also has a second upcoming video for "Mona Lisa", which will be released on the deluxe [[iTunes]] version of the album.
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2008–09)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|35|artist=The All-American Rejects|album=When the World Comes Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|39|artist=The All-American Rejects|album=When the World Comes Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|France|76|artist=The All-American Rejects|album=When the World Comes Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|35|id=101942|artist=The All-American Rejects|album=When the World Comes Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Irish Albums Chart|Irish Albums]] ([[Irish Recording Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+All-American+Rejects|title=The All American Rejects|publisher=[[Irish Recording Music Association]]|access-date=December 6, 2024}}</ref>
| 81
|-
! scope="row"| [[Oricon Albums Chart|Japanese Albums]] ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/805731/1/ |title=オール・アメリカン・リジェクツ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |date=1999-02-22 |access-date=2011-01-19| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232316/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/805731/1/ | archive-date = 2012-10-21| url-status=live}}</ref>
| 100
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|19|artist=The All-American Rejects|album=When the World Comes Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|53|date=20090215|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|48|date=20090215|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=The All-American Rejects|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|4|artist=The All-American Rejects|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|6|artist=The All-American Rejects|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2021}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
==References==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{reflist}}
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2009)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>
| 69
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>
| 23
|}
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==External links==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
*[http://www.whentheworldcomesdown.com/ ''When the World Comes Down'' website] (login required)
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2009|certyear=2024|title=When the World Comes Down|artist=All American Rejects|type=album|award=Silver|id=20590-3714-2|access-date=December 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=2008|certyear=2010|title=When the World Comes Down|artist=All American Rejects|type=album|award=Gold|id=19902-6738-2|access-date=December 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}


==Release history==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Date
!Format
!Label
|-
|Canada
|rowspan="2"|December 16, 2008
|rowspan="2"|[[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]], [[LP record|LP]]
|rowspan="2"|[[DGC Records|DGC]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
|-
|United States
|-
|Australia
|rowspan="2"|January 10, 2009
|rowspan="13"|CD, digital download
|rowspan="4"|DGC, Interscope
|-
|New Zealand
|-
|Austria
|rowspan="2"|February 5, 2009
|-
|Germany
|-
|United Kingdom
|February 9, 2009
|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
|-
|Europe
|February 22, 2009
|rowspan="3"|DGC, Interscope
|-
|Japan
|April 1, 2009
|-
|France
|May 19, 2009
|}

==References==
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When the World Comes Down
A photo of a sign burning with a wood on a wall in a white room. The band's name underneath is colored blue.
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 16, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
Studio
Genre
Length45:35
Label
ProducerEric Valentine
The All-American Rejects chronology
Move Along
(2005)
When the World Comes Down
(2008)
Kids in the Street
(2012)
Singles from When the World Comes Down
  1. "Gives You Hell"
    Released: September 30, 2008
  2. "The Wind Blows"
    Released: April 21, 2009
  3. "I Wanna"
    Released: June 8, 2009

When the World Comes Down is the third studio album by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released on December 16, 2008, by Interscope Records.[1] Following on from touring and promoting for their previous album Move Along (2005), the band began writing for their follow-up in late 2006 with producer Eric Valentine. The album was recorded in 2008 at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Production

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The All-American Rejects began writing material for their third studio album in late December 2006 after wrapping up their Tournado tour, and continued through into the new year. But due to further touring and promotion for their second album Move Along, the band did not enter the studio until nearly a year later. This was also the first time lyricists Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter tried new methods of writing by "escaping" to various regional areas in North America to conceive new lyrics so that the songs could sound "honest".

The All-American Rejects began recording for When the World Comes Down at Skywalker Ranch in San Rafael, California[2] with assistant engineer Dann Thompson, and later at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, California, with producer Eric Valentine. The sessions were overseen by studio manager Trevor Whatever; Matt Radosevich and Brad Cook served as assistant engineers. The band rented additional instruments from Hollywood Studio Rentals, and other equipment from Stephen Jarvis Rentals. Additional vocals were recorded at Avatar Events Group in Atlanta, Georgia by Kenny Cresswell, and at Wheeler's and Ritter's houses in Florida.[3]

An orchestra was recorded at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California on the Eastwood Scoring Stage. The recordings were mixed by Valentine at Barefoot, and the Village in Santa Monica, California. Bernie Grundman mastered the album at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California.[3] Despite the album being initially planned for release in mid-September 2008, recording was not completed until September 18.[4]

Composition

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In an interview with She Knows Entertainment, Ritter commented "I think When the World Comes Down has been a journey. I was twenty-three when I started writing this record. I'm twenty-four now... people say when you graduate college you figure out who you are. If I had graduated college, this would be that moment – now. I think I was most questioning life when I was getting off the road with Move Along and this record was therapy for me. It's everything I needed it to be for me."[5]

The first songs to be written that made it onto the album were "I Wanna", "Back to Me", and "Breakin'". While "I Wanna" was written over a six-month period, with Ritter making constant refinements, the following songs "Gives You Hell" and "Another Heart Calls" were all written during a road trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with "Fallin' Apart" and "Mona Lisa" getting scored in Rabun County, Georgia, the latter of which was recorded live in one take. The album was later named When the World Comes Down as Ritter saw the title track as "a perfect, simple work of art".

Release

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During production of the album, The All-American Rejects broadcast live to fans online to provide a direct insight into the "record-making" process. They later released the demo version of the track "Mona Lisa (When the World Come Down)" and "Sierra's Song" as free downloads, the latter of which never featured on the album and appears on the soundtrack to the American television show 90210.

In April 2008, the band appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival.[6] In June, the band performed on the 2008 edition of Warped Tour.[7] On June 30, 2008, the band announced that their next album would be released in three months' time.[8] In August and September, the band embarked on a Canadian tour with Simple Plan and Faber Drive.[9] On September 18, the day that recording for the album was completed, the album's release was changed from mid-September to November 18.[4] On September 22, "Gives You Hell" was made available for streaming through imeem.[10] It was released as the album's lead single on September 30. On October 11, it was announced that the album's release date had again been pushed back, this time to mid-December.[11] In October and November 2008, the band went on a US tour, which included an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[12] A music video for "Gives You Hell" followed on November 6, 2008,[13] with an alternative version premiering in January 2009. "Mona Lisa" was released November 18, 2008 along with its music video as a promotional single prior to the album's release. When the World Comes Down was made available for streaming through Myspace on December 15, 2008, before being released a day later.[14] Upon When the World Comes Down's release, ten percent of profits made from the album's sales were donated to the charity Feed the Children.

In April and May 2009, the band went on the I Wanna Rock tour in the US with Ace Enders and A Million Different People. Shiny Toy Guns, Vedera and the Upwelling each appeared on select dates.[15] "The Wind Blows" was released as the album's second single on April 21 and was swiftly followed by the release of its music video on April 27, an alternative version was published the following October. A music video was released for "I Wanna" on June 2, 2009.[16] Six days later, "I Wanna" was released as its third and final single.[17] Throughout the month, the band performed a few shows in Europe with Sparks the Rescue.[18] A second music video was released for "I Wanna" on October 14, 2009.[19] For the rest of the month, the band went on a European tour with American Steel.[20] "Real World" was later released as a second promotional single on July 8, 2009.[21] In November and December, the band co-headlined a US tour with Taking Back Sunday,[22] with support from Anberlin.[23] In June and July 2010, the band performed on Warped Tour.[24]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[25]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[26]
Alternative Press[27]
Consequence of SoundF[28]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[29]
Los Angeles Times[30]
musicOMH[31]
PopMatters[32]
Rolling Stone[33]
Spin(6/10)[34]
USA Today[35]

Critical reception

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When the World Comes Down divided music critics. The album has a score of 64 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[25] The Boston Herald gave it a B− and stated, "there are tracks that showcase their amalgam of bubblegum-pop and hair metal, as well as their penchant for corn-fed power ballads. But the rest is a departure."[36] Melodic gave it a score of four stars out of five and said, "You could fool anyone with this being a Greatest Hits collection because the new songs are that good!"[37] The Boston Globe gave it a favorable review and said that the album "will only cement the band's top-of-the-heap status."[38] RedRecords gave it a score of 90% and said it "isn’t an amazing album based on how far and deep the band goes into perfecting their genre, it is an amazing album because it sounds great and diverse. There are no boring tracks (though there are some filler tracks, even they’re listenable) and there isn’t a dictating genre to keep everything in line. The lyrics are okay, nothing poor but nothing great, and the production is incredible."[39] Rock Sound gave it a score of seven out of ten and called it "A-class power-pop of the standard so many other bands reach for but can never attain."[40]

The New York Times gave it a positive review and called it "completely clear and even traditional pop music, but those over 16 will likely have no use for it."[25] Billboard gave it an average review and said that the album "doesn't evince much growth, proffering more of the same hooky pop/rock centered around adolescent love and heartache."[25] However, Blender gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five and said, "Anything involving a string section is disastrous, but a couple of choruses are suitable for both raucous fist-pumping and rampant pouting."[25]

Chart performance

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Upon the week of its release, When the World Comes Down sold 112,000 copies and charted at #15 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and the top ten on the Top Alternative, Top Digital and Top Rock Albums charts respectively[41] and by January 7, 2009, sold 76,923 more copies.[42] As of June 2009, the album has sold 422,000 copies.[43] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting 500,000 shipments. "Gives You Hell" was met with critical and commercial success, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts in the United States. "I Wanna" charted at #15 on the Australian Singles chart and reaching the top 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts in the U.S.

Track listing

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All songs written by the All-American Rejects.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna"3:29
2."Fallin' Apart"3:27
3."Damn Girl"3:52
4."Gives You Hell"3:33
5."Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)"3:15
6."Breakin'"3:59
7."Another Heart Calls" (featuring The Pierces)4:08
8."Real World"4:03
9."Back to Me"4:29
10."Believe"3:28
11."The Wind Blows"4:22
12."Sunshine" (hidden track)3:00
SlotMusic bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Alone Again" ("The Wind Blows" demo) 
US iTunes Store and international deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."I Wanna" (demo)3:18
14."Damn Girl" (demo)3:37
15."Fallin' Apart" (demo)3:34
16."Mona Lisa" (demo)2:44
17."Real World" (demo)3:55
18."On the Floor" (demo)2:53
19."Here I Sit" (demo - iTunes pre-order)3:59
UK bonus track
No.TitleLength
20."The Wind Blows" (Steve Aoki "Hurricane" remix)4:21
Japanese bonus tracks[44]
No.TitleLength
18."Here I Sit" (demo)3:59
19."The Wind Blows" (Steve Aoki "Hurricane" remix)4:22
20."Another Heart Calls" (featuring Hiroko of Mihimaru GT)4:09
Australian bonus tracks (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
1."Gives You Hell" (live at Acoustic Yahoo!) 
2."Mona Lisa" (live at Rhapsody Original) 
3."I Wanna" (live at Rhapsody Original) 
4."It Ends Tonight" (acoustic) 
5."Move Along" (live from Tournado) 
US deluxe edition bonus tracks (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna" (demo)3:19
2."Damn Girl" (demo)3:38
3."Fallin' Apart" (demo)3:35
4."Mona Lisa" (demo)2:44
5."Real World" (demo)3:55
Best Buy deluxe edition bonus tracks (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
6."Swing, Swing" (live)6:59
7."I'm Waiting" (live)5:38
8."Move Along" (live)4:49

Notes

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  • Thirty seconds of silence is featured between tracks 11 and 12 on the CD release of the album.
  • Bonus Computer Content on all CD Deluxe Editions and the UK album (which is essentially a deluxe version) includes the videos "Track by Track with Tyson and Nick", the "Mona Lisa" music video, the "Gives You Hell" MTV edit music video, and "The Making of Gives You Hell". The former two videos can be downloaded onto the computer from the website, as well as from the iTunes Deluxe Edition. Lastly, the Bonus Computer Content website features a small picture gallery with pictures that can be set as wallpapers on the computer.

Personnel

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Personnel per booklet.[3]

Charts and certifications

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[60] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Canada December 16, 2008 CD, digital download, LP DGC, Interscope
United States
Australia January 10, 2009 CD, digital download DGC, Interscope
New Zealand
Austria February 5, 2009
Germany
United Kingdom February 9, 2009 Polydor
Europe February 22, 2009 DGC, Interscope
Japan April 1, 2009
France May 19, 2009

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