The Hurting
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| The Hurting | ||
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| Studio album by Tears for Fears | ||
| Released | March 25, 1983 | |
| Recorded | 1981-1983 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 41:39 | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Producer(s) | Chris Hughes & Ross Cullum | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Tears for Fears chronology | ||
| The Hurting (1983) |
Songs from the Big Chair (1985) |
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The Hurting is the debut album by British pop band Tears for Fears. It was released on March 25, 1983.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original Release
All songs written by Roland Orzabal.
- "The Hurting" – 4:20
- "Mad World" – 3:35
- "Pale Shelter" – 4:34
- "Ideas As Opiates" – 3:46
- "Memories Fade" – 5:08
- "Suffer the Children" – 3:53
- "Watch Me Bleed" – 4:18
- "Change" – 4:15
- "The Prisoner" – 2:55
- "Start of the Breakdown" – 5:00
[edit] 1999 Remastered and Expanded
- "The Hurting" – 4:19
- "Mad World" – 3:35
- "Pale Shelter" – 4:34
- "Ideas As Opiates" – 3:45
- "Memories Fade" – 5:06
- "Suffer the Children" – 3:52
- "Watch Me Bleed" – 4:17
- "Change" – 4:14
- "The Prisoner" – 2:55
- "Start of the Breakdown" – 5:00
- "Pale Shelter [Long Version]" – 7:09
- "The Way You Are [Extended]" – 7:43
- "Mad World [World Remix]" – 3:42
- "Change [Extended Version]" – 6:00
[edit] Singles (released during this period)
- "Suffer the Children" (1981) (IDEA1)
- "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" (1982) (IDEA2)
- "Mad World" (1982) (IDEA3)
- "Change" (1983) (IDEA4)
- "Pale Shelter" (1983) (IDEA5)
- "The Way You Are"† (1983) (IDEA6)
(† originally a non-album track, though the 12" version was included on the remastered version of The Hurting in 1999)
[edit] Personnel
- Curt Smith – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
- Roland Orzabal – vocals, guitar, keyboards, rhythm programming
- Manny Elias – drumming, rhythm programming
- Ian Stanley – keyboard programming, computer programming
[edit] Additional personnel
- Chris Hughes – rhythm programming, tuned percussion, conducting
- Ross Cullum – Jazz high, dynamic toggle
- Mel Collins - saxophones
- Phil Palmer - Palmer picjing
- Caroline Orzabal – child vocal on "Suffer the Children"
[edit] Trivia
- At 0:19 during The Prisoner, a voice can be heard saying "The prisoner!"
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | UK | 1 |
| 1983 | US | 73 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Mad World" | UK | 3 |
| 1983 | "Change" | UK | 4 |
| 1983 | "Pale Shelter" | UK | 5 |
| 1983 | "Change" | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock | 22 |
| 1983 | "Change" | U.S. Billboard Pop Singles | 73 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI - UK | Platinum | January 29, 1985 |
| RIAA - USA | Gold | December 1, 1993 |
| Tears for Fears |
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| Roland Orzabal · Curt Smith
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 (You Don't Give Me Love) · Mad World · Change · Pale Shelter · 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 · Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) · Break It Down Again · Cold · Goodnight Song · Elemental · Raoul and the Kings of Spain · Gods Mistake · Secrets · Falling Down · Closest Thing to Heaven · Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow · Secret World |
