Tears for Fears discography

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This is the discography for the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Studio albums 1.2 Compilations and live albums 1.3 Other compilations 1.4 Videos 2 Singles 3 References and sources

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Album information
The Hurting Released: March 25, 1983 Chart Positions: #1 UK, #73 U.S., #16 FRA, #15 GER, #21 NL, #1 SWI UK certification: Platinum (300,000) U.S. certification: Gold (500,000) CAN certification: Platinum (100,000) FR. certification: Gold (160,000) Worldwide sales: 2 million (est)
Songs from the Big Chair Released: February 27, 1985 Chart Positions: #2 UK, #1 U.S., #12 FRA, #1 GER, #2 NL, #5 SWI UK certification: 3x Platinum (900,000) U.S. certification: 5x Platinum (5 million) CAN certification: 7x Platinum (700,000) FR. certification: 2x Gold (260,000) Worldwide sales: 10 million (est)
The Seeds of Love Released: September 27, 1989 Chart Positions: #1 UK, #8 U.S., #3 FRA, #5 GER, #2 NL, #8 SWI UK certification: Platinum (300,000) U.S. certification: Platinum (1 million) CAN certification: 2x Platinum (200,000) FR. certification: Platinum (520,000) Worldwide sales: 4 million (est)
Elemental Released: June 22, 1993 Chart Positions: #5 UK, #45 U.S., #5 FRA, #26 GER, #22 NL, #24 SWI UK certification: Silver (60,000) U.S. certification: Gold (500,000) CAN certification: Gold (50,000) FR. certification: 2x Gold (280,000) Worldwide sales: 1 million (est)
Raoul and the Kings of Spain Released: October 16, 1995 Chart Positions: #41 UK, #79 U.S., #5 FRA, #88 GER, #50 NL, #42 SWI UK certification: Not certified U.S. certification: Not certified FR. certification: Not certified Worldwide sales: 400,000 (est)
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Released: September 14, 2004 (US), March 7 2005 (UK/Europe) Chart Positions: #45 UK, #46 U.S., #28 FRA, #35 GER, #86 NL, #48 SWI UK certification: Not certified U.S. certification: Not certified FR. certification: Not certified Worldwide sales: 400,000 (est)

[edit] Compilations and live albums

Album information
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) Released: 1992 Chart Positions: #2 UK, #53 U.S., #2 FRA, #7 GER, #15 NL, #14 SWI UK certification: 2x Platinum (600,000) U.S. certification: Platinum (1 million) CAN certification: Gold (50,000) FR. certification: Gold (180,000) Worldwide sales: 4 million (est)
Saturnine Martial & Lunatic - B-sides & rarities Released: August 1, 1996 Chart Positions: #- UK, #- U.S., #- FRA, #- GER, #- NL, #-SWI UK certification: Not certified U.S. certification: Not certified FR. certification: Not certified Worldwide sales: unknown
Secret World Live in Paris Released: February 27, 2006 Chart Positions: #106 FRA (French release only) UK certification: Not certified U.S. certification: Not certified FR. certification: Not certified Worldwide sales: unknown

[edit] Other compilations

• 1986 Everybody Wants to Mix the World (Remixes compilation released only in Argentina)
• 1991 Flip (B-sides compilation only released in Japan)
• 2000 The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
• 2001 Classic Tears for Fears
• 2001 The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears
• 2003 Tears for Fears: The Collection
• 2006 Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears
• 2007 Famous Last Words - The Collection

[edit] Videos

• 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 (The Seeds of Love videosingles)
• 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 2005, incl. DVD)

[edit] Singles

Single releases vary according to territory.

Year	Song	UK singles	US Hot 100	France Top 75	Germany Top 75	Ireland Top 40	Italy Top 50	Dutch Top 50	South Africa Top 20	Switz Top 50	Album
1981	"Suffer the Children"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Hurting
1982	"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)"	193	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Mad World"	3(1)	-	-	21(1')	6	-	-	2	-
1983	"Change"	4	73	-	-	8	27	-	5	-
	"Pale Shelter"	5	-	-	25	5	-	-	-	-
	"The Way You Are"	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	non-album track
1984	"Mothers Talk" - [released in the US in 1986 as "Mothers Talk (US remix)"]	14	27	-	-	23	-	-	-	-	Songs from the Big Chair
	"Shout"	4(2)	1	21	1(2)	5	2	1	2	1
1985	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	2(3)	1	18	11(3)	2	11	2	14	13
	"Head Over Heels"	12	3	57	55	5	-	-	-	-
	"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	-	-	-	-	Songs from the Big Chair
1986	"Everybody Wants to Run the World"	5	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	non-album track
1989	"Sowing the Seeds of Love"	5	2	18	11(4)	4	2	3	-	11	The Seeds of Love
	"Woman in Chains"	26	36	20	45	21	23	12	-	-
1990	"Advice for the Young at Heart"	36	89	31	51	15	49	14	-	-
	"Famous Last Words"	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"†	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
1992	"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"	17	-	15	40	-	8	26	-	-	Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
	"Woman in Chains" - [reissue]	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	The Seeds of Love
1993	"Break It Down Again"	20	25	19	66	-	7	16	-	-	Elemental
	"Cold"	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Goodnight Song"	-	125	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	"Elemental"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	"Raoul and the Kings of Spain"	31	-	64	-	-	60	-	-	-	Raoul and the Kings of Spain
	"God's Mistake" [Released in the US in 1996]	61	102	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	"Secrets"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Falling Down"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	"Closest Thing to Heaven"	40	-	59	-	-	41	38	-	-	Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
	"Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow"	102	-	-	-	-	37	-	-	-
2006	"Secret World"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

†Though not formally released by Tears for Fears, this was originally the B-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart" which was then remixed by Fluke and released as a single by TFF's record company in the UK and simply credited as "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams".

1. Total chart-run: 17 weeks. 1'. Total chart-run: 21 weeks.
2. Total chart-run: 20 weeks.
3. Total chart-run: 17 weeks.
4. Total chart-run: 15 weeks.

[edit] References and sources

• [1]
• [2]
• Lescharts.com
• charts-surfer
• hitparadeitalia
• Irish charts
• South African Rock Lists

v • d • e Tears for Fears Roland Orzabal · Curt Smith Former members Ian Stanley · Manny Elias 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" · "Mad World" · "Change" · "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" · "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" · "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" · "Break It Down Again" · "Cold" · "Goodnight Song" · "Elemental" · "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" · "God's Mistake" · "Secrets" · "Falling Down" · "Closest Thing to Heaven" · "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow" · "Secret World"