The World I Know

"The World I Know"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Collective Soul
B-side
ReleasedOctober 23, 1995 (1995-10-23)
StudioCriteria (Miami, Florida)
Length4:16
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Ed Roland
Producer(s)
Collective Soul singles chronology
"Smashing Young Man"
(1995)
"The World I Know"
(1995)
"Where the River Flows"
(1996)
Music video
"The World I Know" on YouTube

"The World I Know" is a song by American rock band Collective Soul from their second studio album, Collective Soul (1995). Written by lead singer and guitarist Ed Roland, the song was released as the album's fourth single in October 1995. "The World I Know" peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. In Canada, the song reached number one on the week of March 11, 1996, becoming the band's highest-charting single there.