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Most popular songs
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:55 | |
| 2. | Woman in Chains | 6:28 | |
| 3. | Change | 4:15 | |
| 4. | Pale Shelter | 4:34 | |
| 5. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:52 | |
| 6. | Head Over Heels | 4:09 | |
| 7. | Mad World | 3:35 | |
| 8. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:11 | |
| 9. | Shout | 6:33 |
Biography
Tears for Fears, named after a phrase found in Arthur Janov's book Prisoners of Pain, is a British pop/rock outfit formed in 1981 in Bath, England, by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, two school friends and ex-members of Graduate. Initially associated with new wave and the new romantic movements, the duo's earliest work (through 1983's The Hurting) was explicitly based around the confusion and angst of adolescence. Though top forty regulars on both sides of the Atlantic, Orzabal and Smith made their major international breakthrough with Songs From the Big Chair in 1985, which included their most commercially popular material to date (scoring two Billboard Hot 100 #1s and a UK #2). n n They released three albums - the synthesizer-based The Hurting (1983), Songs from the Big Chair (1985) (which broke free from the new-wave mold) and the jazz/blues/Beatles influenced The Seeds of Love (1989) - before Orzabal and Smith had an extremely acrimonious falling out.n n The split of the duo was ultimately blamed on Orzabal's intricate but frustrating approach to production ...
Read moreAlbums
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
January 1, 2004
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | 4:21 | |
| 2. | Closest Thing to Heaven | 3:20 | |
| 3. | Call Me Mellow | 3:28 | |
| 4. | Size of Sorrow | 4:30 | |
| 5. | Who Killed Tangerine? | 5:18 | |
| 6. | Quiet Ones | 4:12 | |
| 7. | Who You Are | 3:40 | |
| 8. | The Devil | 3:25 | |
| 9. | Secret World | 5:09 | |
| 10. | Killing With Kindness | 5:24 | |
| 11. | Ladybird | 4:36 | |
| 12. | Last Days on Earth | 5:25 |
Raoul and the Kings of Spain
January 1, 1995
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Raoul and the Kings of Spain | 5:15 | |
| 2. | Falling Down | 4:55 | |
| 3. | Secrets | 4:41 | |
| 4. | God's Mistake | 3:47 | |
| 5. | Sketches of Pain | 4:20 | |
| 6. | Los reyes Católicos | 1:44 | |
| 7. | Sorry | 4:48 | |
| 8. | Humdrum and Humble | 4:10 | |
| 9. | I Choose You | 3:25 | |
| 10. | Don't Drink the Water | 4:51 | |
| 11. | Me and My Big Ideas | 4:32 | |
| 12. | Los reyes Católicos (reprise) | 3:43 |
Elemental
June 2, 1993
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elemental | 5:30 | |
| 2. | Cold | 5:05 | |
| 3. | Break It Down Again | 4:31 | |
| 4. | Mr. Pessimist | 6:16 | |
| 5. | Dog's a Best Friend's Dog | 3:39 | |
| 6. | Fish Out of Water | 5:10 | |
| 7. | Gas Giants | 2:41 | |
| 8. | Power | 5:46 | |
| 9. | Brian Wilson Said | 4:24 | |
| 10. | Goodnight Song | 3:52 |
The Seeds of Love
September 27, 1989
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Woman in Chains | 6:30 | |
| 2. | Badman's Song | 8:32 | |
| 3. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:19 | |
| 4. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:55 | |
| 5. | Standing on the Corner of the Third World | 5:33 | |
| 6. | Swords and Knives | 6:20 | |
| 7. | Year of the Knife | 6:55 | |
| 8. | Famous Last Words | 4:31 |
Songs From the Big Chair
November 26, 1984
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shout | 6:32 | |
| 2. | The Working Hour | 6:31 | |
| 3. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:11 | |
| 4. | Mothers Talk | 5:10 | |
| 5. | I Believe | 4:54 | |
| 6. | Broken | 2:38 | |
| 7. | Head Over Heels | 4:09 | |
| 8. | Broken (live) | 0:52 | |
| 9. | Listen | 6:49 |
The Hurting
January 1, 1983
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Hurting | 4:20 | |
| 2. | Mad World | 3:35 | |
| 3. | Pale Shelter | 4:34 | |
| 4. | Ideas as Opiates | 3:46 | |
| 5. | Memories Fade | 5:08 | |
| 6. | Suffer the Children | 3:53 | |
| 7. | Watch Me Bleed | 4:18 | |
| 8. | Change | 4:15 | |
| 9. | The Prisoner | 2:55 | |
| 10. | Start of the Breakdown | 5:00 |
EP
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow
June 13, 2005
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call Me Mellow (Tin Tin Out Coney Island club mix) | 7:48 | |
| 2. | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (Steve Fitzmaurice mix) | 2:33 | |
| 3. | Call Me Mellow (MaUVe club mix) | 6:58 |
Closest Thing to Heaven
February 21, 2005
God's Mistake
October 3, 1995
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | God's Mistake | 3:48 | |
| 2. | Creep (live) | 4:52 |
Raoul and the Kings of Spain
January 1, 1995
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Raoul and the Kings of Spain | 5:17 | |
| 2. | All of the Angels | 4:27 |
Break It Down Again
May 1, 1993
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Break It Down Again | 4:31 | |
| 2. | Bloodletting Go | 4:13 | |
| 3. | Schrodinger's Cat | 5:03 | |
| 4. | Break It Down Again (karaoke version) | 4:31 |
Break It Down Again
May 1, 1993
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Break It Down Again | 4:32 | |
| 2. | Bloodletting Go | 4:15 |
Cold
January 1, 1993
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cold | 5:06 | |
| 2. | New Star | 4:29 | |
| 3. | Déjà -vu & the Sins of Science | 6:23 |
Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)
January 1, 1992
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | 4:45 | |
| 2. | The Body Wah | 5:20 | |
| 3. | Lord of Karma | 4:45 |
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
January 1, 1991
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (mix One) | 6:22 | |
| 2. | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (mix Two) | 5:56 |
Advice for the Young at Heart
January 1, 1990
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:49 | |
| 2. | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams | 4:16 | |
| 3. | Music for Tables | 3:32 | |
| 4. | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (instrumental) | 4:18 |
Sowing the Seeds of Love
January 1, 1989
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:52 | |
| 2. | Tears Roll Down | 3:19 | |
| 3. | Shout (U.S. remix) | 8:00 |
Everybody Wants to Rule the World / Shout
January 1, 1989
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World (extended version) | 5:40 | |
| 2. | Shout (US remix) | 8:02 |
Woman in Chains
January 1, 1989
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Woman in Chains | 5:31 | |
| 2. | Always in the Past | 4:39 | |
| 3. | My Life in the Suicide Ranks | 4:37 | |
| 4. | Woman in Chains (instrumental) | 6:30 |
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
January 1, 1985
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 2:51 | |
| 2. | Pharaohs | 3:13 |
I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)
January 1, 1985
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) | 3:14 | |
| 2. | Shout (dub version) | 3:09 | |
| 3. | Sea Song | 3:15 | |
| 4. | Shout (U.S. remix) | 3:12 |
Mother's Talk
January 1, 1984
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mother's Talk (extended version) | 6:12 | |
| 2. | Empire Building | 2:46 |
The Way You Are
January 1, 1983
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Way You Are | 2:58 | |
| 2. | The Marauders | 3:05 |
Mad World
January 1, 1982
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mad World | 2:47 | |
| 2. | Ideas as Opiates | 3:55 | |
| 3. | Saxophones as Opiates | 3:56 |
Compilations
Famous Last Words: The Collection
May 14, 2007
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pharaohs | 3:43 | |
| 2. | Brian Wilson Said | 4:24 | |
| 3. | New Star | 4:25 | |
| 4. | The Way You Are | 4:56 | |
| 5. | Break It Down Again | 4:33 | |
| 6. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:17 | |
| 7. | Lord of Karma | 4:30 | |
| 8. | Ideas as Opiates | 3:49 | |
| 9. | Suffer the Children | 3:52 | |
| 10. | When in Love with a Blind Man | 2:26 | |
| 11. | We are Broken | 4:06 | |
| 12. | Cold | 5:05 | |
| 13. | Year of the Knife | 7:11 | |
| 14. | Famous Last Words | 4:23 | |
| 15. | The Big Chairs | 3:36 | |
| 16. | Deja-Vu and the Sins of Science | 6:15 | |
| 17. | Ghost Papa | 3:56 | |
| 18. | Shout | 6:29 | |
| 19. | Mothers Talk | 5:00 | |
| 20. | I Believe (a soulful re-recording) | 4:44 | |
| 21. | Head Over Heels | 4:15 | |
| 22. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:48 | |
| 23. | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | 4:39 | |
| 24. | Mad World | 3:32 | |
| 25. | Change (radio edit) | 3:53 | |
| 26. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:08 | |
| 27. | Woman in Chains | 6:25 | |
| 28. | Tears Roll Down | 3:16 | |
| 29. | The Prisoner | 2:56 | |
| 30. | The Body Wah | 5:18 | |
| 31. | The Marauders | 4:14 | |
| 32. | The Hurting | 4:15 | |
| 33. | Johnny Panic & The Bible of Dreams | 4:18 | |
| 34. | Empire Building | 2:50 | |
| 35. | The Conflict | 4:05 |
The Collection
November 27, 2006
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mad World | 3:35 | |
| 2. | Pale Shelter | 4:36 | |
| 3. | Shout | 4:52 | |
| 4. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:14 | |
| 5. | Head Over Heels | 4:16 | |
| 6. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:18 | |
| 7. | Woman in Chains | 6:30 | |
| 8. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:53 | |
| 9. | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | 4:42 | |
| 10. | Break It Down Again | 4:33 | |
| 11. | Goodnight Song | 3:55 | |
| 12. | Pharaohs | 3:43 | |
| 13. | New Star | 4:28 | |
| 14. | I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) | 4:54 |
Tears for Fears Gold
August 8, 2006
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mad World | 3:32 | |
| 2. | Pale Shelter | 4:26 | |
| 3. | Change | 4:13 | |
| 4. | The Way You Are | 4:55 | |
| 5. | Shout | 6:31 | |
| 6. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:12 | |
| 7. | Mother's Talk (U.S. remix) | 4:13 | |
| 8. | Head Over Heels | 4:15 | |
| 9. | Woman in Chains | 6:30 | |
| 10. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:17 | |
| 11. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:50 | |
| 12. | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | 4:40 |
Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears
January 1, 2006
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:16 | |
| 2. | Shout | 6:31 | |
| 3. | Pale Shelter | 4:42 | |
| 4. | Pharaohs | 3:41 | |
| 5. | New Star | 4:27 | |
| 6. | I Believe | 4:55 | |
| 7. | Break It Down Again | 4:32 | |
| 8. | Lord of Karma | 4:39 | |
| 9. | Bad Man's Song | 8:34 | |
| 10. | Schrodinger's Cat | 5:03 | |
| 11. | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | 4:42 | |
| 12. | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams | 4:18 | |
| 13. | Power | 5:51 | |
| 14. | Dog's a Best Friend's Dog | 3:39 | |
| 15. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:11 | |
| 16. | Mad World | 3:36 | |
| 17. | Head Over Heels | 4:15 | |
| 18. | Woman in Chains (feat. Oleta Adams) | 6:29 | |
| 19. | When in Love With a Blind Man | 2:23 | |
| 20. | Swords and Knives | 6:13 | |
| 21. | Ashes to Ashes | 4:31 | |
| 22. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:50 | |
| 23. | Always in the Past | 4:37 | |
| 24. | Change | 4:13 | |
| 25. | Tears Roll Down | 3:16 | |
| 26. | The Working Hour | 6:31 | |
| 27. | The Marauders | 4:15 | |
| 28. | Goodnight Song | 3:54 |
The Collection
October 1, 2003
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pharaohs | 3:41 | |
| 2. | Shout | 6:33 | |
| 3. | Mad World | 3:33 | |
| 4. | Mothers Talk | 3:57 | |
| 5. | The Working Hour | 5:32 | |
| 6. | Sea Song | 3:51 | |
| 7. | I Believe | 4:55 | |
| 8. | Ideas as Opiates | 3:47 | |
| 9. | Year of the Knife | 7:05 | |
| 10. | Break It Down Again | 4:32 | |
| 11. | Memories Fade | 5:07 | |
| 12. | Empire Building | 2:49 | |
| 13. | Brian Wilson Said | 4:22 | |
| 14. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:15 | |
| 15. | Always in the Past | 4:37 | |
| 16. | Change | 4:17 | |
| 17. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:51 |
Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
January 1, 2001
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mad World | 3:34 | |
| 2. | Change | 3:59 | |
| 3. | Pale Shelter | 4:26 | |
| 4. | The Way You Are | 4:55 | |
| 5. | Suffer the Children | 3:51 | |
| 6. | Mothers Talk (US remix) | 4:18 | |
| 7. | Shout | 6:32 | |
| 8. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:08 | |
| 9. | Head Over Heels | 4:15 | |
| 10. | I Believe (A Soulful Re-recording) | 4:41 | |
| 11. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 5:44 | |
| 12. | Woman in Chains | 6:28 | |
| 13. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:44 | |
| 14. | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | 4:41 | |
| 15. | Break It Down Again | 4:32 | |
| 16. | New Star (From the Movie Threesome) | 4:27 | |
| 17. | Goodnight Song | 3:52 |
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
January 1, 2000
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:10 | |
| 2. | Shout | 6:33 | |
| 3. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:18 | |
| 4. | Head Over Heels | 4:16 | |
| 5. | Woman in Chains | 6:29 | |
| 6. | Break It Down Again | 4:33 | |
| 7. | Mothers Talk | 4:18 | |
| 8. | I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) | 4:41 | |
| 9. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:47 | |
| 10. | Change | 5:56 | |
| 11. | Pharoahs | 3:41 |
Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
January 1, 1996
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams | 6:21 | |
| 2. | The Big Chair | 3:20 | |
| 3. | Schrodinger's Cat | 5:03 | |
| 4. | My Life in the Suicide Ranks | 4:32 | |
| 5. | When in Love With a Blind Man | 2:24 | |
| 6. | Pharaohs | 3:41 | |
| 7. | Deja Vu & the Sins of Science | 6:24 | |
| 8. | The Marauders | 4:08 | |
| 9. | Tears Roll Down | 3:16 | |
| 10. | New Star | 4:26 | |
| 11. | The Body Wah | 5:19 | |
| 12. | Lord of Karma | 4:41 | |
| 13. | Bloodletting Go | 4:11 | |
| 14. | Always in the Past | 4:38 | |
| 15. | Sea Song | 3:51 | |
| 16. | Ashes to Ashes | 4:31 | |
| 17. | Empire Building | 2:49 | |
| 18. | The Way You Are | 4:57 |
Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 82-92
January 1, 1992
| Nr. | Title | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sowing the Seeds of Love | 6:20 | |
| 2. | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 4:11 | |
| 3. | Woman in Chains | 6:28 | |
| 4. | Shout | 6:33 | |
| 5. | Head Over Heels | 4:14 | |
| 6. | Mad World | 3:29 | |
| 7. | Pale Shelter | 4:39 | |
| 8. | I Believe | 4:50 | |
| 9. | Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) | 4:44 | |
| 10. | Mothers Talk | 4:59 | |
| 11. | Change | 3:54 | |
| 12. | Advice for the Young at Heart | 4:54 |
