Watch the World Burn

In early January 2023, vocalist Ronnie Radke changed his social media profile photo to a photo of planet Earth on fire. The band finally released the single on January 31, 2023, thus being the third single from their upcoming EP Neon Zombie.{{cite web|url=https://www.genius.com/albums/Falling-in-reverse/Neon-zombie-ep|title=Falling in Reverse – Neon Zombie|website=Genius|date=January 5, 2022|accessdate=January 31, 2023}}{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/video/falling-in-reverses-new-video-drops-laptops-on-a-sebastian-bach-lookalike|title=Falling in Reverse's New Video Drops Laptops On A Sebastian Bach Lookalike|work=Metal Injection|date=January 31, 2023|access-date=January 31, 2023}} That same day the band had a presentation on their "ROCKZILLA" tour with Papa Roach, the band presented the song live for the first time.{{cite web|first=Lauryn|last=Schaffner|url=https://loudwire.com/papa-roach-falling-in-reverse-2023-north-american-tour-dates-hollywood-undead-escape-the-fate/|title=Papa Roach + Falling in Reverse Book 2023 Tour Dates With Hollywood Undead + Escape the Fate|publisher=Loudwire|date=December 6, 2022|accessdate=February 1, 2023}}https://youtube/LYmtf__EGRo But the band later never announced any preview or estimated date for the EP.

On May 7, 2024 the band released the single "Ronald" and after 7 years of the release of their fourth studio album Coming Home, the band finally announced that they would be releasing their fifth studio album called Popular Monster and it was released on August 16, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/falling-in-reverse-popular-monster-album/|first=Joe|last=DiVita|title=Falling In Reverse Announce First Album Since 2017, ‘Popular Monster’|publisher=Loudwire|date=May 7, 2024|accessdate=May 7, 2024}}

"Watch the World Burn" begins as a dramatic, Eminem-influenced hip hop song before building into a metalcore chorus and breakdown in the second half.{{cite web|first=Ricky|last=Aarons|url=https://www.wallofsoundau.com/2023/02/01/falling-in-reverse-hit-back-with-watch-the-world-burn/|title=Falling In Reverse Hit Back with 'Watch the World Burn' and Ronnie Radke's Book "I Can Explain"|date=31 January 2023 |publisher=Wall of Sound|accessdate=February 1, 2023}} The song was produced by Ronnie Radke and DangerKids vocalist Tyler Smyth, which they composed alongside Wage War guitarist Cody Quistad and FIR members Christian Thompson and Tyler Burgess.{{cite web|url=https://www.genius.com/falling-in-reverse-go-scorched-earth-on-new-song-watch-the-world-burn|title=Falling In Reverse Go Scorched Earth On New Song "Watch The World Burn"|website=Genius|accessdate=February 1, 2023}} Throughout the song, Radke makes references to succeeding despite his inner struggles and outside disputes with critics and other musicians, such as being made fun of for having to cancel a show after having laptops stolen, and compares himself to a supervillain while also hinting at having information about public figures that he's withholding ("I got dirt on people but they act like I don't know, yeah"). The song's finale encourages listeners to indulge their inner villains as well ("The fear is what keeps you alive/Break the fucking chains, take back your life").{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Falling-in-reverse-watch-the-world-burn-lyrics|title=Falling in Reverse - Watch the World Burn Lyrics|website=Genius|accessdate=December 27, 2023}}

"Watch the World Burn" achieved immediate success shortly after its release, the song managed to position itself on prominent music charts, debuting for the first time at number 95 on the UK Singles chart, the most important in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25168/falling-in-reverse/|title=FALLING IN REVERSE – full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=February 10, 2023}} It also managed to debut for the first time on the main Canadian chart at number 77 on Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart. The single made the band debut for the first time on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and peaked at number 83.{{cite magazine|first=Xander|last=Zellner|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/falling-in-reverse-watch-the-world-burn-hot-100-first-timers-1235254268/|title=Hot 100 First-Timers: Falling in Reverse Lands With 'Watch the World Burn'|magazine=Billboard|date=February 14, 2023|accessdate=February 19, 2023}}

The music video was released the same day the single was released and was directed by Jensen Noen.{{cite web|first=Corinne|last=Westbrook|url=https://www.knotfest.com/news/falling-in-reverse-watch-the-world-burn-with-new-single/|title=FALLING IN REVERSE "WATCH THE WORLD BURN" WITH NEW SINGLE|date=31 January 2023 |publisher=Knotfest|accessdate=January 31, 2023}} In the video, Radke portrays a supervillain character inspired by Homelander from The Boys and Injustice: Gods Among Us, first skydiving from an exploding airplane and landing in a city street surrounded by cameras, then giving a speech to an army inspired by General Hux's speech in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Radke then has a rap duet with a version of himself in demonic makeup before appearing in a church and using his powers to first set a priest on fire and then kill the churchgoers before setting the entire planet aflame.

During the video, a lookalike of ex-Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach is struck in the head by laptops raining down on him from above, as a reference to Bach insulting Radke on Twitter regarding Falling In Reverse being forced to cancel a show because some of their laptops were stolen.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sebastian-bach-lookalike-gets-hit-in-head-by-falling-laptop-in-falling-in-reverses-new-music-video|title=Sebastian Bach Lookalike Gets Hit In Head By Falling Laptop In Falling in Reverse's New Music Video|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=January 31, 2023|access-date=January 31, 2023}} The video reached one million views on the first day on YouTube and reached number one in global trends.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RonnieRadke/status/1621310716278890497|title=Ronnie Radke on Twitter|website=Twitter|accessdate=February 3, 2023}}

Credits adapted from Genius.

Falling in Reverse

• Ronnie Radke – vocals, programming, producer, keyboard, composer
• Max Georgiev – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Christian Thompson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, composer, writer
• Luke Holland – drums, percussion
• Tyler Burgess – bass, backing vocals, composer, writer

Additional personnel

• Tyler Smyth – producer, strings, writer, recording, mixing, mastering, programming, engineered
• Charles Kallaghan Massabo – producer, engineerd, vocal producer, beat instrumental
• Cody Quistad – writer, composer, additional guitar

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