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Biography

Bath, England (1981 – present)

Tears for Fears, named after a phrase found in Arthur Janov’s book Prisoners of Pain, is a British pop/rock outfit formed in 1981 in Bath, England. Founder members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had been friends since their early teens and had already been in the shortlived ska band Graduate. Initially associated with the new wave and synthesiser bands of the early 1980s, Tears For Fears’ earlier work, as evidenced on their 1983 debut album The Hurting , was explicitly based around the emotional angst of adolescence.

1	Everybody Wants to Rule the World	3,908
2	Shout	2,830
3	Mad World	2,412
4	Head Over Heels	2,234
5	Sowing The Seeds Of Love	1,238
6	Pale Shelter	860
7	Woman In Chains	671
8	Change	513
9	Mothers Talk	426
10	Advice For The Young At Heart	401
11	I Believe	379
12	Break It Down Again	360
13	Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)	297
14	The Working Hour	266
15	The Hurting	243