The World's On Fire

The World's On Fire
Studio album by
Man with a Mission
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)
Genres
Length52:02
LabelSony Music Records
Producers
Man with a Mission chronology
Tales of Purefly
(2014)		 The World's On Fire
(2016)		 Chasing the Horizon
(2018)
Singles from The World's On Fire
  1. "Seven Deadly Sins"
    Released: February 11, 2015
  2. "Out of Control"
    Released: May 20, 2015
  3. "Raise your flag"
    Released: October 14, 2015
  4. "Memories"
    Released: January 27, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
SCMPStarStar
GRIMM Gent8/10

The World's On Fire (ザ・ワールズ・オン・ファイア) is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Man with a Mission, released on February 10, 2016 through Sony Music Records. It peaked at 3rd place on Oricon albums chart and stayed for 43 weeks. The album received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 100,000.

The single "Out of Control" features guest appearance from Zebrahead and was nominated for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan for Best Collaboration, losing to Momoiro Clover Z's "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na" (featuring Kiss). "Out of Control" was used as ending theme song for the Japanese dub release of Mad Max: Fury Road.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Survivor[A]"
  • Kamikaze Boy
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
4:29
2."Waiting for the Moment"Jean-Ken JohnnyJean-Ken Johnny3:58
3."Dive[B]"Jean-Ken JohnnyJean-Ken Johnny4:24
4."Raise Your Flag[C]"
  • Kamikaze Boy
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
Kamikaze Boy4:05
5."Followers"Jean-Ken JohnnyJean-Ken Johnny4:20
6."The World's On Fire[D]"
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Morse
  • Walters
  • Lopez
4:05
7."Give It Away[E]"Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Morse
  • Walters
3:09
8."Seven Deadly Sins[F]"
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Kamikaze Boy
Kamikaze Boy3:25
9."Mirror Mirror"Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Lopez
3:24
10."Memories"
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Kamikaze Boy
Kamikaze Boy4:37
11."Far"Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Jean-Ken Johnny
  • Lopez
4:06
12."Out of Control[G]" (featuring Zebrahead)
3:17
13."Wonderlands" (ワンダーランド)Jean-Ken JohnnyJean-Ken Johnny4:43
Total length:52:02

Charts

Album

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 3

Singles

Title Year Peak positions
JPN
Oricon		 JPN
Billboard
"Seven Deadly Sins" 2015 2 2
"Out of Control"
(featuring Zebrahead)		 2 45
"Raise Your Flag" 3 2
"Memories" 2016 17 21

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 "Out of Control"
(featuring Zebrahead)		 Best Collaboration Nominated

Personnel

Man with a Mission

Notes

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Vaim (August 23, 2016). "Man With A Mission – "The World's On Fire"". GRIMM Gent. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rencontre avec Man With a Mission" [Meeting with Man With A Mission]. Manga News (in French). April 2, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ Peters, Mark (July 8, 2016). "Album reviews: Red Hot Chili Peppers and Man With A Mission fizzle, but Garbage are far from rubbish". SCMP. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Man With A Mission | The World's On Fire". MWAM Official website. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "MAN WITH A MISSIONのThe World's On Fireランキング" [MAN WITH A MISSION – "The World’s On Fire" rank] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 22, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gold Disc Certification 2016". RIAJ (in Japanese). February 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "MAN WITH A MISSION x Zebrahead's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' version MV for "Out of Control" released". Tokyohive. June 30, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ MusicBrainz. 'The World's On Fire' by MAN WITH A MISSION
  10. ↑ "MAN WITH A MISSIONのSeven Deadly Sins·ランキング" [MAN WITH A MISSION - "Seven Deadly Sins" Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  11. ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  12. ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  13. ↑ "MAN WITH A MISSIONのRaise Your Flag·ランキング" [MAN WITH A MISSION - "Raise Your Flag" Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  14. ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  15. ↑ "MAN WITH A MISSIONのMemories·ランキング" [MAN WITH A MISSION - "Memories" Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  16. ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  17. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Man With A Mission – The World's On Fire" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年02月 on the drop-down menu
  18. ↑ "MAN WITH A MISSION、新曲"Survivor"が『ストリートファイターV』テーマソングに". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  19. ↑ Chapman, Paul (January 12, 2016). "Capcom Taps MAN WITH A MISSION for "Street Fighter V" Image Song". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Shinjuku Swan Film's Teaser, Man With a Mission & UVERworld Songs Unveiled". Anime News Network. January 30, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Anime's English Video Reveals Cast". Anime News Network. August 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  22. ↑ "BMW「MINI クリーン・ディーゼル」のCMソングは？" [BMW "MINI clean diesel" CM songs?]. CDJournal (in Japanese). July 15, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  23. ↑ Arakin, Ryōsuke (February 12, 2016). "MAN WITH A MISSION×映画『X-ミッション』、"Give it Away"の究極コラボPV公開！" [MAN WITH A MISSION × "X - Mission" movie, "Ultimate Collaboration of "Give it Away" PV release!]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  24. ↑ Arakin, Ryōsuke (January 11, 2015). "MAN WITH A MISSION、「七つの大罪」曲PVで死神と対峙" [MAN WITH A MISSION, confronting The God of Death with "Seven Deadly Sins" song PV]. Music Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 17, 2017.