Raoul and the Kings of Spain (song)

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“Raoul and the Kings of Spain”
“Raoul and the Kings of Spain” cover
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album Raoul and the Kings of Spain
Released September 1995
(Not released in the U.S.)
Format CD Single, 12"
Genre Rock
Length 5:15
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Roland Orzabal
Alan Griffiths
Producer Roland Orzabal
Tim Palmer
Alan Griffiths
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Elemental"
(1994)		 "Raoul and the Kings of Spain"
(1995)		 "God's Mistake"
(1995)

"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" is a song by the band Tears for Fears released as the first single from their 1995 album of the same name, Raoul and the Kings of Spain. Upon its release, the single reached #31 in the UK and would be the band's last Top 40 hit there for ten years (until 2005's "Closest Thing to Heaven").

The single was not released in the United States.

The track was first performed two years prior to its release, on the band's 1993 "Elemental" World Tour.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK 2-CD set

[edit] Disc 1

  1. "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" - 5:15
  2. "Queen of Compromise" - 3:52
  3. "All of the Angels" - 4:25

[edit] Disc 2

  1. "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" - 5:15
  2. "Creep" (Live in Birmingham) - 4:55 (Radiohead cover)
  3. "The Madness of Roland" - 5:09
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