Tears for Fears

Released: August 6, 1984

Songwriter: Roland Orzabal Ian Stanley

Producer: Chris Hughes

[Intro]
"At last he's asleep
Now to give him what he deserves"
We can work it out

[Interlude]

[Sample]
"Here in New York here in New York here in New York City"
"Here in New York here in New York here in New York City"
"Here in New York here in New York here in New York City"

[Interlude]

[Hook]
The beat of the drum
The beat of the drum
The beat of the drum

[Interlude]

[Refrain]
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"

[Interlude]

[Sample]
"There's a second"
"For 40 years our people lived with hope, now there's no hope"
"There's nothing we face that he cannot handle"

[Hook 2]
Put your head right
Put your head right
Put your head right
Put your head right
Put-put your head right
Put your head right
Put-put-put-put-put-put-put-put-put your head right
Put your head right next to my heart
Fear of the
Put-put-put-put

[Sample]
"There's a second"
"Here in New York here in New York here in New York City"
"Here in New York City"

[Hook 3: Roland Orzabal]
The beat, the beat, the beat
The-the-the-the-the-the-the beat of
The beat, the beat, the-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat
The-the-the beat, the beat
The-the-the-the-the-the-the beat
The-the beat
The-the beat
The-the beat
The beat, the-the beat
The-the beat
The-the beat
The beat, the beat, the-the beat, the

[Sample]
"You stand in the doorway, and if anyone comes to inquire tell them there is no one here"

[Refrain]
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"

[Interlude]

[Chorus]
My features form with a change in the weather
We can
We can work it out
My features form with a change in the weather
Better late than never, there's a change in the weather
We can work it out
When the wind blows
When the wind blows
When the mothers talk
When the mothers talk
When the wind blows
When the wind blows
When the wind blows
When the mothers talk
When the mothers talk
When the wind blows
We can
Only we can work it out

[Outro]
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"
"James Brown"

Tears for Fears are an English pop band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

The group rose to fame in 1982 with single “Mad World”, which made it to number 3 in the UK charts and paved the way for the huge success of debut album The Hurting, released in 1983. However, it wasn’t until Songs from the Big Chair in 1985, a change in musical direction towards pop, that the band made it internationally. The record proved to be hit, reaching #2 in the UK and #1 in the US charts, and contains their most well-known singles, “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. Third album The Seeds of Love, released in 1989, performed similarly, entering the UK Albums charts at #1.

In 1991, the band broke up. Curt Smith went on as a solo artist while Roland Orzabal continued as Tears for Fears, releasing Elemental in 1993 to much success in the UK (though significantly less in the US) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain in 1995, which did poorly in the charts, only reaching #41 in the UK but with some acclaim in continental Europe. In 2000, Curt and Roland reunited and recorded what became Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, released in 2004 to positive reviews and moderate success. The band currently continues to tour.

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Remixed Songs from the Big Chair

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Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) (1992)
Remixed Songs from the Big Chair (2014)

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Mothers Talk (Beat of the Drum Mix)Tears for Fears

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Remixed Songs from the Big Chair