Tear, tears or tearing may refer to: *

Tearing Tearing is the act of breaking apart a material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool. A tear in a piece of paper, fabric, or some other similar object may be the result of the intentional effort with one's bare hands, or be accidental. Un ...

, the act of breaking apart a material by force *

Tears 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 ...

, a clear liquid secreted by the tear gland in the eyes of land mammals

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* "Tears", a poem by Edward Thomas * "Tears", a poem by

Walt Whitman Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among t ...

Music

Groups and labels

The Tears The Tears were an English rock group formed in 2004 by ex-Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler, along with the former Delicatessen and Lodger members Will Foster (keyboardist), bassist Nathan Fisher, and Bernard Butler session dru ...

, an English rock band

Albums

* ''Tears'' (Paul Bley album) * ''Tears'' (The Crocodiles album) * ''Tears'' (The Crüxshadows album), 2001 * ''Tears'' (Joseph Williams album) * ''Tears'', album by

Fumiya Fujii is a Japanese musician, actor and former lead singer of The Checkers born in Kurume. His younger brother is Naoyuki Fujii, a musician and former sax player for The Checkers. His eldest son is Fuji TV announcer Kōki Fujii. He formerly belonged t ...

* '' Love Yourself: Tear'', a 2018 album by the South Korean boy band BTS

Songs

* "Tear", a song by Lotion from ''

Full Isaac ''full Isaac'' is the debut studio album by Lotion, released in 1994. The album was named in reference to ''The Love Boat''. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that "Lotion’s songwriting isn’t yet strong enough to connect the dots of ...

'', 1993 * "Tear", a song by Smashing Pumpkins from '' Adore'', 1998 * "Tear", a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers from ''

By the Way ''By the Way'' is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released July 9, 2002, on Warner Bros. Records. It sold more than 286,000 copies in its first week, and peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. Si ...

'', 2002 * "Tears" (Ken Dodd song), 1965 * "Tears" (Rush song), 1976 * "Tears" (X Japan song), 1993 * "Tears" (Fayray song), 2000 * "Tears" (Clean Bandit song) featuring Louisa Johnson, 2016 * "Tears", a song by The Stone Roses from ''

Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian (as well as Islamic and Baha'i) belief that Jesus will return again after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messi ...

'', 1994 * ”Tears!” a song by 5 Seconds Of Summer from

5SOS5 ''5SOS5'' is the fifth studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, released on 23 September 2022 through BMG Rights Management. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Complete Mess", " Take My Hand", " Me Myself & I", ...

* "Tears", a song by Rockell from '' Instant Pleasure'', 2000 * "Tears", a song by Aly & AJ from ''

Insomniatic ''Insomniatic'' is the third studio album by American pop rock duo Aly & AJ, released on July 10, 2007 by Hollywood Records. The album features an electronic based sound, differing from their previous pop-rock and acoustic releases, that was acce ...

'', 2007 * "Tears", a song by Charli XCX from '' Pop 2'', 2017 * "Tears", a song by Underground Solution featuring

Colour Girl Rebecca Skingley, better known as Colour Girl, is a British singer. She appeared on several house and garage records in the 1990s into the 2000s, and scored several hits on the UK Singles Chart, including a cover of "Can't Get Used to Losing You ...

, 1998 * "Tears", a song by

Tinie Tempah Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He has been signed to Parlophone Records since 2009, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own entertainment compa ...

featuring

Cleo Sol Cleopatra Zvezdana Nikolic (born 24 March 1991), better known by her stage name Cleo Sol, is a British singer-songwriter. Working closely with the producer Inflo, she has released two solo studio albums, ''Rose in the Dark'' (2020) and ''Mother'' ...

, 2007 * "Tears", a song by Health from the ''

Max Payne 3 ''Max Payne 3'' is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on May 15, 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; a Microsoft Windows port was released on May 29, 2012, followed by an OS X p ...

'' soundtrack, 2012 * "Tears", a jazz song performed by guitarist

Django Reinhardt Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...

* " Outro: Tear", a 2018 song by BTS from the album ''Love Yourself: Tear''

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Tear (scratch) Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA syste ...

, a type of scratch used by turntablists *

Tear (Wheel of Time) ''The Wheel of Time'' is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three novels. Originally planned as a six-book series, ''The Wheel of Time'' spans 14 volumes, in a ...

, a fictitious nation in Wheel of Time series of novels * ''Tears'' (film), a 2000 South Korean film directed by Im Sang-soo

People

Robert Tear Robert Tear (pronounced to rhyme with "beer"), CBE (8 March 1939 – 29 March 2011) was a Welsh tenor singer, teacher and conductor. He first became known singing in the operas of Benjamin Britten in the mid-1960s. From the 1970s until his r ...

(1939–2011), a Welsh singer