Suffer the Children (song)
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| "Suffer the Children" | ||
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| Single by Tears for Fears | ||
| from the album The Hurting | ||
| B-side(s) | "Wino" | |
| Released | November 1981 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
| Recorded | 1981 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 3:36 | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Writer(s) | Roland Orzabal | |
| Producer(s) | David Lord | |
| Tears for Fears singles chronology | ||
| "Suffer the Children" (1981) |
"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" (1982) |
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| "Suffer the Children (1985 Reissue)" | ||
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| Single by Tears for Fears | ||
| Released | August 26, 1985 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
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"Suffer the Children" is a song originally written by Roland Orzabal of the British band Tears for Fears. It was the band's first release, recorded in Bath, England shortly after the 1981 breakup of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith's previous band Graduate. The song would eventually be re-recorded for inclusion on Tears for Fears' debut LP The Hurting in 1983.
[edit] Reissue
Following up on the massive success of the band's sophomore LP Songs from the Big Chair, Mercury Records reissued the single in 1985 complete with a new picture sleeve. It barely missed the UK Top 50 after failing to chart altogether the first time around. This release featured the same formats and track listings as the original.
[edit] Track listings
7": IDEA1 (UK)
- "Suffer the Children" (3:36)
- "Wino" (2:17)
12": IDEA12 (UK)
- "Suffer the Children [Remix]" (4:15)
- "Suffer the Children [Instrumental]" (4:26)
- "Wino" (2:17)
[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 |
