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The Videosingles
''The Videosingles'' is a home video music compilation by the British group Tears for Fears. Released in 1983, it features the three UK Top 5 hit singles from the band's debut studio album, ''The Hurting'' (1983). Track listing *"Mad World" (directed by Clive Richardson) *"Change" (directed by Clive Richardson) *"Pale Shelter" (directed by Steve Barron) *(additional music: "Start of the Breakdown") All music produced by Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum Ross Cullum (born 1957 in Fulham, London, England) is an English composer, record producer, songwriter, mixer, A&R and music industry consultant. Career Cullum became an assistant at George Martin's AIR Studios, where he worked on recordings by .... Tears for Fears video albums 1983 video albums Music video compilation albums 1983 compilation albums {{music-video-stub ...
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Tears For Fears
Tears for Fears are 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-driven Second British Invasion of the US, their second album, '' Songs from the Big Chair'' (1985), reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200, achieving multi-platinum status in both the UK and the US. The album contained two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hits: " Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", both of which reached the top five in the UK with the latter winning the Brit Award for Best Brit ...
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Phonogram Inc
Phonogram may refer to: * A sound recording – see Geneva Phonograms Convention * ''Phonogram'' (comics), a comic book by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie * Phonogram (linguistics), a grapheme which represents a phoneme or a combination of phonemes * Phonogram Inc., a music label holding company which was launched in 1971 * A phonogram, the sound recording element of a phonorecord See also * Phonograph, a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound * Phonograph record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near ... * Sound recording copyright symbol — ℗ stands for ''phonogram'' {{Disambig ...
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PolyGram
PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a holding for their record companies, and was renamed "PolyGram" in 1972. The name was chosen to reflect the Siemens interest Polydor Records and the Philips interest Phonogram Records. The company traced its origins through Deutsche Grammophon back to the inventor of the flat disc gramophone, Emil Berliner. Later on, PolyGram expanded into the largest global entertainment company, creating film and television divisions. In May 1998, it was sold to the alcoholic distiller Seagram which owned film, television and music company Universal Studios. PolyGram was thereby folded into Universal Music Group, and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment was folded into Universal Pictures, which had been both Seagram successors of MCA Inc. When the newly ...
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Steve Barron
Steven Barron (born 4 May 1956) is an Irish-British filmmaker. He is best known for directing the music videos for the songs "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Summer of '69" and " Run to You" by Bryan Adams, " Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, " Electric Avenue" and " I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant, " Let's Get Rocked" by Def Leppard, "Going Underground" by The Jam, " Don't You Want Me" by The Human League, " Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart, "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears, "Africa" by Toto, and " Take On Me" by A-ha. The videos for "Take On Me" and "Billie Jean" have each garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube. Barron also directed several films, including ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1990), ''Coneheads'' (1993), '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996) and '' Mike Bassett: England Manager'' (2001). Early life Barron was born in Dublin on 4 May 1956, the son of filmmaker Zelda Barron (née Solomons; 1929–2006) and actor Ron Barron. His mother was born in Manc ...
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In My Mind's Eye
''In My Mind's Eye'' is a concert performance video released by the British group Tears For Fears. It was recorded in December 1983 at the London Hammersmith Odeon (now the Hammersmith Apollo), and released on home video in October 1984. The band had been touring the UK and internationally throughout much of 1983, promoting their debut album ''The Hurting'' which went to no.1 in the UK and contained three UK Top 5 hit singles. In November 1983, they released a brand new single, " The Way You Are", and finished a successful year with another UK tour to promote it. The band also performed most of the tracks from ''The Hurting'' as well as the instrumental B-side to "The Way You Are" entitled "The Marauders". Ironically, "The Way You Are" and "The Marauders" were not featured on the video release, despite being the primary reason for the tour itself. The band also performed three brand new songs never before heard, "The Working Hour", " Mothers Talk", and " Head over Heels" (the lat ...
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The Hurting
''The Hurting'' is the debut studio album by British new wave band Tears for Fears, released on 7 March 1983. The album peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release, and was certified Gold by the BPI within three weeks of release. It reached Platinum status in January 1985. The album also entered the Top 40 in several other countries including Canada, Germany and Australia. ''The Hurting'' is a loose concept album focusing on themes of child abuse, psychological trauma and depression. Despite its dark subject matter, the album was a huge commercial success. It contains Tears for Fears' first three hit singles – "Mad World", "Change", and "Pale Shelter" – all of which reached the top five in the UK and the Top 40 internationally. It also contains a new version of the band's first single, " Suffer the Children", which had originally been released in 1981, while the album version of "Pale Shelter" is also a new recording. The album was remastered and r ...
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Mad World
"Mad World" is a 1982 song by British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas as Opiates", appeared on the band's debut LP '' The Hurting'' (1983). This single was also the band's first international success, reaching the Top 40 in several countries in 1982–83. "Mad World" has since been covered by various artists, including a 2001 version recorded by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the soundtrack of the film ''Donnie Darko''; a 2003 single release of the song reached number one in the UK for three consecutive weeks and won Orzabal his second Ivor Novello Award. A 2021 rendition of the song was included on Demi Lovato's album '' Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over''. The cover photo was taken at Round Pond in Kensington Gardens (London, England). Backgro ...
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Change (Tears For Fears Song)
"Change" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's fourth single release. It would eventually become the second hit from their debut LP '' The Hurting'' (1983) and second UK Top 5 chart hit, following the success of "Mad World". The song also gave Tears for Fears their first charting single in the United States when it cracked the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in August 1983. "Change" was also a big international success, reaching the Top 40 in numerous countries. Meaning Song versions The 7" version of "Change" is the same mix of the song found on ''The Hurting'', but in a slightly edited form. An extended remix of the song is showcased as the lead track on the 12" single. While many copies of the 12" single use the 7" mix of the song as one of the B-sides, some feature an altogether different recording. Although uncredited on the singles themselves, this mix is labeled the "New Version" on the UK casse ...
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Pale Shelter
"Pale Shelter" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was originally the band's second single release in early 1982. The original version of the song, entitled "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)", did not see chart success at the time of its original UK release. However, it did later become a top 20 hit in Canada and a top 75 hit when it was reissued in the UK in 1985. The generally better-known version was a re-recording from 1983. This version eventually became the third UK top 5 chart hit taken from Tears for Fears' debut LP '' The Hurting'' (1983), peaking at number 5. As with the previous two singles, the song also reached the top 40 in several other countries. Origin and production Along with "Suffer the Children", "Pale Shelter" was one of two demo songs that landed Tears for Fears their first record deal with Phonogram in 1981. The song began life as a sequence of two chords that Orzabal had be ...
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Chris Hughes (record Producer)
Christopher Merrick Hughes (born 3 March 1954, London, England), also known as Merrick, is a British music producer, songwriter, and drummer for Adam and the Ants. Best known as producer of Tears for Fears' ''Songs from the Big Chair'', and as the co-writer of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", Hughes has a joint background as a musician, songwriter and producer. His career began with Adam and The Ants as drummer and producer of the "Cartrouble" and "Kings of the Wild Frontier" singles, then the ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' album. Yielding three hit singles, the album earned Hughes ''Music Week''s 'Producer of the Year Award'. Life and career Hughes was educated at Emanuel School in London, and was a member of Adam and the Ants, also producing their albums, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' and ''Prince Charming''. Hughes was awarded ''Music Week''’s "Producer of the Year" award for his work on the album, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier''. He co-wrote Tears for Fears' hit song "E ...
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Ross Cullum
Ross Cullum (born 1957 in Fulham, London, England) is an English composer, record producer, songwriter, mixer, A&R and music industry consultant. Career Cullum became an assistant at George Martin's AIR Studios, where he worked on recordings by Roxy Music, Kate Bush, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jeff Beck and others. He has also worked alongside Geoff Emerick, Steve Nye, Bill Price, Jon Kelly, Peter Henderson, Bob Ezrin, Leiber and Stoller and Chris Thomas. In the 1980s, after touring the world mixing live shows, he formed a production collaboration with Chris Hughes. Together they worked with Adam and the Ants, Tears for Fears, Wang Chung, Paul McCartney, Ric Ocasek and others. Other artists he has worked with in varying capacities include Tori Amos, Miguel Bosé, Moya Brennan, Enya, Howard Jones, the Human League, the Afro Celt Sound System, Chris Hughes ('' Shift'' - a tribute to Steve Reich), Peter Gabriel, Sa Ding Ding, Robert Plant, Perry Blake, Mary-Jess Leaverland, J ...
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Tears For Fears Video Albums
Tears are a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands (tear gland) found in the eyes of all land mammals. Tears are made up of water, electrolytes, proteins, lipids, and mucins that form layers on the surface of eyes. The different types of tears—basal, reflex, and emotional—vary significantly in composition. The functions of tears include lubricating the eyes (basal tears), removing irritants (reflex tears), and also aiding the immune system. Tears also occur as a part of the body's natural pain response. Emotional secretion of tears may serve a biological function by excreting stress-inducing hormones built up through times of emotional distress. Tears have symbolic significance among humans. Physiology Chemical composition Tears are made up of three layers: lipid, aqueous, and mucous. Tears are composed of water, salts, antibodies, and lysozymes (antibacterial enzymes); though composition varies among different tear types. The composition of tears caused by an ...
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