Tears for Fears discography
The English pop rock band Tears for Fears have released seven studio albums, along with numerous singles, compilations and videos. Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo signed to Phonogram Records in the UK and released their first single the same year. It was not until Tears for Fears' third single, "Mad World" (1982), that they scored their first hit, and their platinum-selling debut album The Hurting (1983) was a UK number one.
| Tears for Fears discography | |
|---|---|
 Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith (right) performing in Hanover, 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 36 |
Their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, was released in 1985 and became a worldwide hit, establishing the band in the US. After a third platinum-selling studio album, The Seeds of Love (1989), Smith and Orzabal parted company. The band's first Greatest Hits album was released in 1992 and went double platinum in the UK. Subsequent Tears for Fears studio albums Elemental (1993) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995) were effectively solo albums by Orzabal. However, the duo reformed in 2000 for a new studio album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, which was released in 2004/05. Although continuing to tour regularly across the world, the band's recording output slowed down for several years. A new compilation album, Rule the World: The Greatest Hits, was released in 2017, giving the band their sixth UK Top 20 album. After a lengthy development, the band's seventh studio album, The Tipping Point, was released in February 2022.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
NL [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWI [10] |
SWE [11] |
US [12] | ||||||||
| 1983 | The Hurting
|
1 | 15 | — | 7 | — | 15 | — | 30 | 16 | — | — | 73 | ||||||
| 1985 | Songs from the Big Chair
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2 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989 | The Seeds of Love
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1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 1993 | Elemental
|
5 | 56 | — | 18 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 31 | — | 24 | 26 | 45 |
| |||||
| 1995 | Raoul and the Kings of Spain
|
41 | — | — | 62 | 5 | 88 | 23 | 70 | — | 42 | — | 79 | ||||||
| 2004 | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
|
45 | — | — | — | 28 | 35 | 68 | 86 | — | 48 | — | 46 | ||||||
| 2022 | The Tipping Point
|
2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 10 [16] |
3 | 14 [17] |
5 | 4 | 4 | 16 [18] |
8 | ||||||
| "—" denotes unknown chart positions or releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | FRA [5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Secret World – Live in Paris
|
106 |
| 2009 | Live from Santa Barbara
|
— |
| 2021 | Live at Massey Hall Toronto, Canada / 1985
|
— |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
NL [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWI [10] |
SWE [11] |
US [12] | |||||||||
| 1992 | Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
|
2 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 53 | |||||||
| 1996 | Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2017 | Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
|
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — |
| ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
Other compilations
(The following compilations tended to be regional releases, issued without the band's involvement and often on "budget price" labels)
- 1986: Everybody Wants to Mix the World (Remixes compilation released only in Argentina)
- 1991: Flip (B-sides compilation only released in Japan)
- 1991: Collusion (First three albums plus Flip, a disc of B-sides, in heavy cardboard slipcase. Only released in Japan)
- 2000: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
- 2001: Classic Tears for Fears
- 2001: The Collection
- 2001: The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears
- 2001: Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
- 2003: Tears for Fears: The Ultimate Collection
- 2003: Collection (UK/BPI certification: Silver)
- 2006: Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears
- 2006: Gold
- 2007: Famous Last Words: The Collection
- 2010: Mad World: The Collection
- 2013: Everybody Wants to Rule the World: The Collection
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][19][20] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (Fla) [21] |
CAN [22] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
IRE [23] |
ITA [24] |
NL [8] |
NZ [9] |
US [25] | ||||
| 1981 | "Suffer the Children" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hurting | |
| 1982 | "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)"[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mad World" | 3 | 12 | — | — | 73 | 21 | 6 | — | — | 25 | — |
| ||
| 1983 | "Change" | 4 | 29 | 30 | 23 | — | — | 8 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 73 |
| |
| "Pale Shelter" (1983 version)[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | — | — | N/R | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Way You Are" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1984 | "Mothers Talk" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 50 | — | Songs from the Big Chair | |
| "Shout" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | |||
| 1985 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| "Head over Heels" | 12 | 21 | 18 | 8 | — | 55 | 5 | — | 29 | 12 | 3 | |||
| "Suffer the Children" (reissue) | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hurting | ||
| "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" (reissue) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 28 | — | Songs from the Big Chair | ||
| 1986 | "Everybody Wants to Run the World" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Mothers Talk" (US Remix) | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | Songs from the Big Chair | ||
| 1989 | "Sowing the Seeds of Love" | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | The Seeds of Love | |
| "Woman in Chains" (with Oleta Adams) | 26 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 34 | 36 | |||
| 1990 | "Advice for the Young at Heart" | 36 | 116 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 51 | 15 | 49 | 22 | — | 89 | ||
| "Famous Last Words" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"[lower-alpha 3] | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1992 | "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" | 17 | — | 49 | 28 | 15 | 40 | — | 8 | 27 | — | —[lower-alpha 4] | Greatest Hits 82–92 | |
| "Woman in Chains" (re-release)[lower-alpha 5] | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Break It Down Again" | 20 | 82 | 49 | 4 | 19 | 66 | — | 7 | 27 | — | 25 | Elemental | |
| "Cold" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Goodnight Song" | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | |||
| 1994 | "Elemental" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" | 31 | — | 39 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | Raoul and the Kings of Spain | |
| "God's Mistake" | 61 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | |||
| 1996 | "Secrets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Falling Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Call Me Mellow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | —[lower-alpha 6] | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | |
| 2005 | "Closest Thing to Heaven" | 40[lower-alpha 7] | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | ||
| "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/ Call Me Mellow" |
102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Secret World"[lower-alpha 8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Ready Boy & Girls?" (ltd. edition vinyl EP)[lower-alpha 9] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2017 | "I Love You but I'm Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rule the World: The Greatest Hits | |
| 2021 | "The Tipping Point" | — [lower-alpha 10] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[lower-alpha 11] | The Tipping Point | |
| "No Small Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2022 | "Break the Man"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | ||||||||||||||
Footnotes
- The 1982 Mike Howlett-produced version of "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" was eventually issued as a single in Canada in 1983, and peaked at #12.[lower-alpha 12] In other territories, the hit single was the "1983 version" of "Pale Shelter". This 1983 version was a wholly new recording produced by Chris Hughes & Ross Cullum, and it did not include the parenthetical subtitle.
- In the U.S., "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was the first single release from Songs from the Big Chair followed by "Shout".
- Though not formally credited to Tears for Fears, "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was originally the B-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart". It was then remixed by Fluke and released as a single by TFF's record company in the UK and simply credited to Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams. The single reached #1 on the UK Dance Chart.
- "Laid So Low" reached #10 on US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
- This 1992 re-release credits the artist as Tears for Fears featuring Oleta Adams.
- "Call Me Mellow" reached #28 on US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.
- "Closest Thing to Heaven" reached #8 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.
- "Secret World" was released as a promo single in France only.
- "Ready Boy and Girls?" was released as a limited edition three-track 10" vinyl single for Record Store Day. It features three cover versions which the band recorded as they worked on their seventh studio album, including; Arcade Fire's "Ready to Start", Hot Chip's "Boy From School" and Animal Collective's "My Girls".
- "The Tipping Point" reached #36 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart[26] and #37 on the UK Singles Sales Chart[27] in October 2021.
- "The Tipping Point" reached #17 on the US Billboard Adult Alternative Songs Chart, #17 on the US Billboard Alternative Digital Song Sales Chart and #19 on the US Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart[28] between October 2021 and January 2022.
- "RPM Top 50 Singles - November 5, 1983" (PDF).
Videos/DVDs
- 1983: The Videosingles ("Mad World", "Change", "Pale Shelter")
- 1984: In My Mind's Eye (Live at the London Hammersmith Odeon)
- 1985: Scenes from the Big Chair
- 1990: Sowing the Seeds ("Sowing the Seeds of Love", "Woman in Chains", "Tears Roll Down", "Advice for the Young at Heart")
- 1990: Tears for Fears: Live at Knebworth '90 ("Change", "Badman's Song", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World")
- 1990: Going to California (Live from Santa Barbara)
- 1992: Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
- 2003/5: Tears for Fears – 20th Century/Universal Masters (two minor video collections that include some post-1992 promos not available on the "Tears Roll Down" compilation)
- 2006: Secret World (Live in Paris) (CD & DVD)
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Mad World" | Clive Richardson |
| 1983 | "Change" | |
| "Pale Shelter" | Steve Barron | |
| "The Way You Are" | unknown | |
| 1984 | "Mothers Talk" (version 1) | Laurie Lewis |
| "Mothers Talk" (version 2) | Nigel Dick | |
| "Shout" | ||
| 1985 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | |
| "Head Over Heels" | ||
| "I Believe" | ||
| 1986 | "Mothers Talk" (US remix) | |
| 1989 | "Sowing the Seeds of Love" | Jim Blashfield |
| "Woman in Chains" | Andy Morahan | |
| 1990 | "Advice for the Young at Heart" | |
| "Famous Last Words" | Nigel Dick | |
| 1992 | "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" | Commanding Images |
| 1993 | "Break It Down Again" | Dani Jacobs |
| "Cold" | unknown | |
| "Goodnight Song" | Dani Jacobs | |
| 1994 | "Elemental" | Samuel Bayer |
| 1995 | "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" | Cameron Casey |
| "God's Mistake" | ||
| 1996 | "Secrets" (version 1) | |
| "Secrets" (version 2) | Roland Orzabal | |
| "Falling Down" | ||
| 2005 | "Closest Thing to Heaven" | Michael Palmieri |
| 2017 | "I Love You But I'm Lost" | unknown |
| 2021 | "The Tipping Point" | Matt Mahurin |
| "No Small Thing" | Vern Moen | |
| 2022 | "Break the Man" | WeWereMonkeys |
References and sources
- "Official Charts > Tears for Fears". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 306. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Tears for Fears in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 276.
- "Advice for the Young at Heart" (ARIA) peak: "ARIA Singles Chart w/c 4-6-1990". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "austriancharts.at > Tears for Fears in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- The Tipping Point: "Tears for Fears Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- "lescharts.com > Tears for Fears dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Tears for Fears"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-05-28. N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display album chart peaks.
- "Tears for Fears: Italian Charts (albums)". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- "dutchcharts.nl > Tears for Fears in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "charts.nz > Tears for Fears in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "Tears for Fears in Swiss Charts" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "swedishcharts.com > Tears for Fears in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "Tears for Fears Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "British certifications – Tears for Fears". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2022. Type Tears for Fears in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Wellington: Dean Scapolo and Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8.
- The ARIA Report. Vol. 12. ARIA. 1 April 1990. p. 6.
- "Top Albums (Week 9, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 25.02.2022 al 03.03.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- "TEARS FOR FEARS - THE TIPPING POINT (ALBUM)". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Official Charts > Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- UK peak for "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- "Ultratop > Tears for Fears in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- "Tears for Fears: Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- "Tears for Fears: Italian Charts (singles)". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- "Tears for Fears Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- "The Official Charts Company (Singles Downloads) - 15 October 2021". The Official Charts Company. 15 October 2021.
- "The Official Charts Company (Singles Sales) - 15 October 2021". The Official Charts Company. 15 Oct 2021.
- Select the right category
- "Tears for Fears Rail Against the Patriarchy in New Single "Break the Man"". Rolling Stone. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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