Mothers Talk
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| Single by Tears for Fears | ||
| from the album Songs from the Big Chair | ||
| B-side(s) | "Empire Building" | |
| Released | August 6, 1984 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
| Recorded | Original: 1984 US Remix: 1986 |
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| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | Original: 3:53 US Remix: 4:14 |
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| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Writer(s) | Roland Orzabal Ian Stanley |
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| Producer(s) | Chris Hughes | |
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| Tears for Fears singles chronology | ||
| "The Way You Are" (1983) |
"Mothers Talk" (1984) |
"Shout" (1984) |
| USA Release (1986) | ||
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| US Remix picture sleeve. | ||
"Mothers Talk" is a song originally written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley of the British band Tears for Fears. It was the band's seventh single release (the first taken from their sophomore LP Songs from the Big Chair) and fifth UK Top 40 chart hit. The song was released well in advance of the LP and showcased the band's edgier sound, as compared to their debut LP The Hurting. Along with its b-side "Empire Building", "Mothers Talk" was one of the first Tears for Fears songs to demonstrate a creative use of sampling. The strings at the beginning of the song were culled from a Barry Manilow record, while the drum sample around which "Empire Building" is built was lifted from the Simple Minds song "Today I Died Again". This was the second Tears for Fears single for which Mercury Records would use the picture disc and coloured vinyl gimmicks as a promotional tool, and the first one to feature multiple 12" releases offering different remixes of the track. There were also two different videos shot for the UK and European markets, after the first one was deemed unacceptable by the band.
While America saw "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" as the first single release from the Songs from the Big Chair LP, "Mothers Talk" was eventually released there as the fourth and final single from the album in April of 1986. This version of the song was completely re-recorded by the band after their Big Chair tour wrapped up and was mixed by Bob Clearmountain. In addition to a different picture sleeve, the single featured a cover of Robert Wyatt's "Sea Song" as the B-side (which was included as the B-side of the "I Believe" single in the UK). Another new video was filmed for the US release, bringing the total number of videos for the song to three.
[edit] Track listings
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7": IDEA7 (UK)
7": 884 638-7 (USA)
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12": IDEA712 (UK)
12": IDEAR712 (UK)
12": 884 638-1 (USA)
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[edit] External links
| Tears for Fears |
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| Roland Orzabal · Curt Smith
Studio albums: The Hurting · Songs from the Big Chair · The Seeds of Love · Elemental · Raoul and the Kings of Spain · Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Compilations: Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) · Saturnine Martial & Lunatic Live albums: Secret World Singles: Suffer the Children · Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love) · Mad World · Change · Pale Shelter · The Way You Are · Mothers Talk · Shout · Everybody Wants to Rule the World · Head Over Heels · I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) · Everybody Wants to Run the World · Sowing the Seeds of Love · Woman in Chains · Advice for the Young at Heart · Famous Last Words · Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) · Break It Down Again · Cold · Goodnight Song · Elemental · Raoul and the Kings of Spain · Gods Mistake · Secrets · Falling Down · Closest Thing to Heaven · Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow · Secret World |
