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"Mad World" is a 1982 song by British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas as Opiates", appeared on the band's debut LP The Hurting (1983).
Mike Duqette at The Second Disc states "this generic compilation is the most comprehensive, covering even the Raoul album, and has a few bonus cuts (the hard-to-find "Floating Down the River" and a new live version of "Mad World"). He goes on to comment that this album was "originally intended to be a career-spanning box, including a bunch of ...
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the synth-pop bands of the 1980s, and attained international chart success as part of the Second British Invasion. [8]
The Hurting is the debut studio album by British new wave band Tears for Fears, released on 7 March 1983 by Mercury Records distributed by Phonogram Inc. The album peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release and was certified Gold by the BPI within three weeks of release.
"Change" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's fourth single release.It would eventually become the second hit from their debut LP The Hurting (1983) and second UK Top 5 chart hit, following the success of "Mad World".
Classic Tears for Fears: The Universal Masters Collection is a compilation album by the British rock band Tears for Fears. The album has been reissued under various different names, including Popstars of the 20th Century and The Best of Tears for Fears – Superstar Collection .
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears is a compilation album by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears released by Mercury Records in the US and Canada only in 2000.
"Woman in Chains" is a song by English band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their third studio album, The Seeds of Love (1989). It has been described as a " feminist anthem ". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was an international success, reaching the top 40 in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France ...