Tears for Fears discography

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The English new wave/pop rock band Tears for Fears have released seven studio albums, along with numerous singles, compilations and videos. Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, the duo signed to Phonogram Records in the UK and released their first single the same year. It was not until Tears for Fears' third single, "Mad World" (1982), that they scored their first hit, and their platinum-selling debut album The Hurting (1983) was a UK number one.

Tears for Fears discography
Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith (right) performing in Hanover, 2008
Studio albums7
EPs1
Live albums3
Compilation albums3
Singles39
Video albums11
Music videos30
Box sets4
Other compilation albums22

Their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, was released in 1985 and became a worldwide hit, establishing the band in the US. After a third platinum-selling studio album, The Seeds of Love (1989), Smith and Orzabal parted company. The band's first greatest hits album was released in 1992 and went double platinum in the UK. Subsequent Tears for Fears studio albums Elemental (1993) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995) were effectively solo albums by Orzabal. However, the duo reformed in 2000 for a new studio album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, which was released in 2004/05. Although continuing to tour regularly across the world, the band's recording output slowed down for several years. A new compilation album, Rule the World: The Greatest Hits, was released in 2017, giving the band their sixth UK Top 20 album. After a lengthy development, the band's seventh studio album, The Tipping Point, was released in February 2022.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
ITA
[6][7]
NL
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
The Hurting 1 15 7 16 15 30 16 73
Songs from the Big Chair
  • Released: 25 February 1985
  • Label: Mercury/Phonogram
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2 5 1 12 1 6 1 2 5 1
The Seeds of Love
  • Released: 25 September 1989
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
1 18 5 3 5 5 7 4 8 8
Elemental
  • Released: 7 June 1993
  • Label: Mercury/Phonogram
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, DCC
5 56 18 5 26 10 31 24 45
Raoul and the Kings of Spain
  • Released: 16 October 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, MC, MD
41 62 5 88 23 70 42 79
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
  • Released: 14 September 2004 (US)/7 March 2005 (UK)
  • Label: New Door, Gut
  • Formats: CD
45 28 35 68 86 48 46
The Tipping Point 2 [A] 7 20 10 3 14 5 4 8 [B]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ The Tipping Point reached No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Sales Chart, the UK Official Physical Albums Sales Chart, the UK Official Downloads Albums Chart, and the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart.[21]
  2. ^ The Tipping Point reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales chart.[22]

Live albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
FRA
[4]
ITA
[7]
NL
[8]
US
[11]
Secret World – Live in Paris
  • Released: 27 February 2006
  • Label: XIII Bis
  • Formats: CD+DVD
  • France-only release
106
Live at Massey Hall Toronto, Canada / 1985
  • Released: 12 June 2021
  • Label: UMC/Mercury
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
Songs for a Nervous Planet
[23]
  • Released: 25 October 2024[24]
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, Blu-ray, digital download
6 72
[25]
58 104
[26]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[27]
CAN
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
ITA
[6]
NL
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
  • Released: 2 March 1992
  • Label: Fontana, Mercury
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, DCC
2 101 19 2[A] 7 1 22 9 14 53
Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
  • Released: 3 June 1996
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: CD, MC, 2×LP
Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 10 November 2017
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
12 87
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other compilations

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(The following compilations tended to be regional releases, issued without the band's involvement and often on "budget price" labels)

Title Details Certifications
Everybody Wants to Mix the World
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Mercury/PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Argentina-only collection of remixes
Tears Laid Low (A Tears for Fears Alter Collection)
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: CD
  • Canada limited promo-only release of B-sides
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 27 June 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • US and Canada-only release
Media Markt Präsentiert Tears for Fears
  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
Classic Tears for Fears: The Universal Masters Collection
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued in Japan in 2001 as The Best of Tears for Fears – Superstar Collection, in Germany as Millennium Edition and 2004 in Germany again as Popstars of the 20th Century
Shout
  • Released: January 2001
  • Label: Mercury/Universal
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
The Working Hour: An Introduction to Tears for Fears
  • Released: 26 March 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 25 September 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • US-only release
Gold
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Brazil-only release
The Best of Remixes
  • Released: 5 June 2002
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: February 2003
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: 3×CD
The Collection
Gold
  • Released: August 2006
  • Label: Hip-O/Mercury
  • Formats: 2×CD
The Collection
  • Released: November 2006
  • Label: Brunswick News/Universal Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Europe-only release
Sowing the Seeds of Love: The Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Brunswick News/Universal Music
  • Formats: 2×CD
  • Germany-only release
Famous Last Words: The Collection
  • Released: 14 May 2007
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: 2×CD
The Silver Collection
  • Released: June 2007
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Europe-only release
The Essential Collection
Die Grössten Hits
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Mercury/Universal Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
Mad World: The Collection
  • Released: 18 October 2010
  • Label: Spectrum Music/Universal
  • Formats: 2×CD
Everybody Wants to Rule the World: The Collection
  • Released: 26 August 2013
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
Icon
  • Released: 5 August 2014
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD

Box sets

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Title Details
Collusion
  • Released: 25 June 1991
  • Label: Fontana
  • Formats: 4×CD
  • Japan-only release
Songs from the Big Chair / The Hurting
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: 2×CD
The Hurting / Sowing the Seeds of Love
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: 2×CD
3 Original CDs
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: 3×CD

Extended plays

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Title Details
Ready Boy & Girls?

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1][29][30]
AUS
[2][27]
BEL
(FL)

[31]
CAN
[32]
FRA
[33]
GER
[5]
IRE
[34]
ITA
[6][35]
NL
[8]
NZ
[9]
US
[36]
"Suffer the Children" 1981 The Hurting
"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)"[B] 1982 12
"Mad World" 3 12 73[C] 21 6 25
"Change" 1983 4 29 30 23 8 14 32 36 73
"Pale Shelter" (1983 version)[B] 5 25 5
"The Way You Are" 24 Non-album single
"Mothers Talk" 1984 14 23 50 Songs from the Big Chair
"Shout" 4 1 1 1 21 1 5 2 1 1 1[D]
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 1985 2 2 3 1 18 11 2 12 2 1 1[D]
"Head over Heels" 12 21 18 8 55 5 29 12 3
"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 28 Songs from the Big Chair
"Mothers Talk" (US remix) 1986 87 27
"Everybody Wants to Run the World" 5 4 Non-album single
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" 1989 5 13 11 1 18 11 4 2 3 4 2 The Seeds of Love
"Woman in Chains"
(featuring Oleta Adams)
26 39 32 11 20 45 21 14 16 34 36
"Advice for the Young at Heart" 1990 36 116 34 25 31 51 15 22 89
"Famous Last Words" 83
"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"[E] 1991 70 152 Non-album single
"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" 1992 17 130 49 28 15 40 6 27 [F] Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
"Woman in Chains" (reissue) 57
"Break It Down Again" 1993 20 82 49 4 19 66 10 27 25 Elemental
"Cold" 72
"Goodnight Song"[G] 44 125
"Elemental"[H] 1994
"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" 1995 31 39 80 Raoul and the Kings of Spain
"God's Mistake" 61 48 102
"Secrets"[I] 1996
"Falling Down"[J]
"Call Me Mellow"[K] 2004 45 [L] Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
"Closest Thing to Heaven" 2005 40 64 70
"Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" / "Call Me Mellow" 102[M]
"Secret World"[N] 2006 Secret World – Live in Paris
"I Love You but I'm Lost" 2017 Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
"The Tipping Point" 2021 [O] [P] The Tipping Point
"No Small Thing"
"Break the Man"[45] 2022
"My Demons"[46]
"Long, Long, Long Time"[47]
"Rivers of Mercy"[48] 2023
"The Girl That I Call Home"[49] 2024 [Q] Songs for a Nervous Planet
"Astronaut"[51]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

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Video albums

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Title Details
The Videosingles
In My Mind's Eye
  • Released: 12 October 1984
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
Scenes from the Big Chair
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, Beta, LD
Sowing the Seeds
  • Released: March 1990
  • Label: Channel 5/PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Going to California
  • Released: 8 October 1990
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Knebworth '90
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
  • Released: March 1992
  • Label: PolyGram Music Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
20th Century Masters: The DVD Collection – The Best of Tears for Fears
  • Released: 24 February 2004
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: DVD
Classic – The Universal Masters DVD Collection
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Mercury/Universal
  • Formats: DVD
Gold: The Videos
  • Released: May 2007
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos

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Title Year Director(s)
"Mad World" 1982 Clive Richardson
"Change" 1983
"Pale Shelter" Steve Barron
"The Way You Are" Un­known
"Mothers Talk" (version 1) 1984 Laurie Lewis
"Mothers Talk" (version 2) Nigel Dick
"Shout"
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 1985
"Head over Heels"
"I Believe"
"Mothers Talk" (US remix) 1986
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" 1989 Jim Blashfield
"Woman in Chains" Andy Morahan
"Advice for the Young at Heart" 1990
"Famous Last Words" Nigel Dick
"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" 1992 Paul Donnellon
"Break It Down Again" 1993 Dani Jacobs
"Cold" Un­known
"Goodnight Song" Dani Jacobs
"Elemental" 1994 Samuel Bayer
"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" 1995 Cameron Casey
"God's Mistake"
"Secrets" (version 1) 1996
"Secrets" (version 2) Roland Orzabal
"Falling Down"
"Closest Thing to Heaven" 2005 Michael Palmieri
"I Love You but I'm Lost" 2017 Morgan Freed[52]
"The Tipping Point" 2021 Matt Mahurin
"No Small Thing" Vern Moen
"Break the Man" 2022 WeWereMonkeys
"My Demons" Heather Gildroy
"Long, Long, Long Time" Heather Gildroy and Justin Daashuur Hopkins
"The Girl That I Call Home" 2024
"Astronaut"

Notes

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  1. ^ Peak position on the Compilations Chart
  2. ^ a b The 1982 Mike Howlett-produced version of "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" was eventually issued as a single in Canada in 1983, and peaked at #12.[37] In other territories, the hit single was the 1983 version of "Pale Shelter". This version was a wholly new recording produced by Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum, and it did not include the parenthetical subtitle.
  3. ^ Chart position is from 2013.
  4. ^ a b In the US, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was the first single release from Songs from the Big Chair followed by "Shout".
  5. ^ Though not formally credited to Tears for Fears, "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was originally the B-side to "Advice for the Young at Heart". It was then remixed by Fluke and released as a single by Tears for Fears' record company in the UK and simply credited to 'Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams'. The single also reached number 1 on the UK Dance Chart.
  6. ^ "Laid So Low" reached number 10 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
  7. ^ "Goodnight Song" was released as a single in North America and some European countries. It was also released as a promo-only single in the UK.
  8. ^ "Elemental" was only released as a single in France and the US.
  9. ^ Whilst "Secrets" was released as a single elsewhere, it was withdrawn from release in the UK.
  10. ^ "Falling Down" was released as a promo-only single in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and some European countries.
  11. ^ "Call Me Mellow" was released as a promo-only single in North America in 2004 and in the UK and Germany in 2005. However, it did get a commercial release in a Italy in early 2005.
  12. ^ "Call Me Mellow" reached #28 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.
  13. ^ "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow" reached #79 on the UK Physical Singles Chart[40] and #13 on the UK Independent Singles Chart[41] in June 2005.
  14. ^ "Secret World" was released as a promo-only single in France.
  15. ^ "The Tipping Point" reached #36 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[42] and #37 on the UK Singles Sales Chart[43] in October 2021.
  16. ^ "The Tipping Point" reached #17 on the US Billboard Adult Alternative Songs Chart, #17 on the US Billboard Alternative Digital Song Sales Chart and #19 on the US Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart.[44] between October 2021 and January 2022.
  17. ^ "The Girl That I Call Home" reached #93 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart in November 2024.[50].

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Tears for Fears". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
  3. ^ a b "Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Album chart peaks in France:
  5. ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Tears for Fears"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 May 2019. N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display album chart peaks.
  6. ^ a b c "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Album" or "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Tears For Fears".
  7. ^ a b "italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "dutchcharts.nl > Tears for Fears in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "charts.nz > Tears for Fears in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Tears for Fears in Swiss Charts" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Tears for Fears Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certifications – Tears for Fears". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 October 2024. Type Tears for Fears in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Canadian certifications – Tears for Fears". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d e "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g "American certifications – Tears for Fears". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tears for Fears)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Dutch certifications – Tears for Fears" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Enter Tears for Fears in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  18. ^ a b c d e Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Wellington: Dean Scapolo and Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8.
  19. ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 12. ARIA. 1 April 1990. p. 6.
  20. ^ a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tears for Fears)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  21. ^ "UK Official Charts (OCC) - Tears For Fears: The Tipping Point (UK Album Charts summary)". Official Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Tears For Fears - Chart History - Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  23. ^ This album also contains four (or five in some limited editions) new studio tracks.
  24. ^ Sinclair, Paul (12 September 2024). "Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet". SuperDeluxeEdition. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 25.10.2024 al 31.10.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  26. ^ Songs For A Nervous Planet reached the Top 20 on the US Billboard's Top Album Sales, Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums, Top Current Album Sales, Independent Albums, Indie Store Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts.
  27. ^ a b "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 April 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Italian certifications – Tears for Fears" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Tears for Fears" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
  29. ^ "Official Charts > Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  30. ^ UK peak for "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  31. ^ "Ultratop > Tears for Fears in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  32. ^ "Tears for Fears in Canadian Charts". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  33. ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  34. ^ "Tears for Fears: Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  35. ^ "italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  36. ^ "Tears for Fears Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  37. ^ "RPM Top 50 Singles - November 5, 1983" (PDF).
  38. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tears for Fears)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  39. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  40. ^ "The Official Charts Company (Physical Singles) - 26 June 2005". The Official Charts Company. 1 November 2024.
  41. ^ "The Official Charts Company (Independent Singles Chart) - 19 June 2005". The Official Charts Company. 1 November 2024.
  42. ^ "The Official Charts Company (Singles Downloads) - 15 October 2021". The Official Charts Company. 15 October 2021.
  43. ^ "The Official Charts Company (Singles Sales) - 15 October 2021". The Official Charts Company. 15 October 2021.
  44. ^ Select the right category
  45. ^ "Tears for Fears Rail Against the Patriarchy in New Single "Break the Man"". Rolling Stone. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  46. ^ "Tears For Fears share striking video for latest single 'My Demons'". Retro Pop. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  47. ^ "Tears For Fears share music video for latest single 'Long, Long, Long, Time'". Retro Pop. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  48. ^ "Tears For Fears announce three special UK shows for September". Retro Pop. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  49. ^ "THE GIRL THAT I CALL HOME Watch now". X. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  50. ^ "The Official Charts Company (Singles Downloads) - 7 November 2024". The Official Charts Company. 1 November 2024.
  51. ^ "Tears For Fears Share New Song "Astronaut": Listen". Stereogum. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  52. ^ Polcaro, Rafael (27 December 2017). "Watch Tears For Fears video for they new song "I Love You But I'm Lost"". Rock And Roll Garage. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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