Tears for Fears is an English
pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by
Roland Orzabal and
Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced
Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the
new wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s, and attained international chart success. The band's debut album,
The Hurting (1983), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and their first three hit singles – "
Mad World", "
Change", and "
Pale Shelter" – all reached the top five in the UK Singles Chart. Part of the MTV-…
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