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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).
Adam's version of "Mad World" is based on Gary Jules' interpretation of the Tears for Fears' song from the film Donnie Darko. [6] Gary Jules himself praised Adam's performance of "Mad World", that he had delivered the song "in a unique and beautiful way". [7] His "Ring of Fire" is a further elaboration of Dilana's version of the Johnny Cash ...
"Mad World" Tears for Fears: 8 Safe Top 7 Songs from the Cinema "Born to Be Wild" – Easy Rider: Steppenwolf: 3 Safe Top 7 1: Disco "If I Can't Have You" Yvonne Elliman: 5 Safe Top 5 Rat Pack Standards "Feeling Good" Cy Grant: 5 Bottom 2 Top 4 Rock and Roll Solo Duet "Whole Lotta Love" "Slow Ride" with Allison Iraheta: Led Zeppelin Foghat: 1 6 ...
But of course it is “Mad World” — which wasn’t even a hit in America in 1982, but has since reached younger audiences through covers by Gary Jules and American Idol’s Adam Lambert ...
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]
If you grew up in the 1980s, Tears for Fears gave you a soundtrack. They're back now with their first album in 17 years, "The Tipping Point."
Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated that the "natural inclination" was to compare the album to Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears.He goes on to state, "the selections are quite different, even though both include most of the obvious picks -- "Mad World," "Change," "Break It Down Again," "Sowing the Seeds of Love," "Advice for the Young at Heart."
A new Tears for Fears album would be cause for celebration for fans under any circumstance, but especially so with “The Tipping Point” being their full-length in 18 years — a gap that has ...