Madness (Is All in the Mind) is a song by British band Madness from their fourth album
The Rise & Fall
''The Rise & Fall'' is the fourth studio album by English ska band Madness, released on 5 November 1982 by Stiff Records. This album saw Madness at their most experimental, exhibiting a range of musical styles including jazz, English music ...
. It spent 9 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at number eight in February 1983. It was released as a
double A-side with "
Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)", with the latter being the side which got most airplay. Unlike most Madness songs this features
Chas Smash
Cathal Joseph "Carl" Smyth (born 14 January 1959), also known as Chas Smash, is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His career spans more than 40 years. Smash came to prominence in the late 1970s as secondary vocalist, trump ...
on lead vocals. It should not be confused with "Madness", the
Prince Buster song previously covered by the group.
Charts
Notes
1983 singles
Madness (band) songs
Songs written by Chris Foreman
1982 songs
Stiff Records singles
Song recordings produced by Clive Langer
Song recordings produced by Alan Winstanley
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