Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
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''Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)'' is a
greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
by the English pop/rock band
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. It was released on 2 March 1992 by
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. Preceded by the single "
Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" is a song by British band Tears for Fears. It was released as a single in 1992 to coincide with the release of the band's greatest hits album ''Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)''. As Curt Smith had alread ...
", the album contains the band's UK and international top-20 singles (except "
Everybody Wants to Run the World "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears. It was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes (musician), Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes. The song was first released on 22 March 198 ...
"). It has been certified double platinum in the United Kingdom, platinum in the United States, and gold in several other countries including Canada, France and Germany. ''Tears Roll Down'' originally peaked at number one in Italy, number two in the UK and France and reached the top 10 in several other countries upon its release, but re-entered the UK top 10 at number six in 2004 for several weeks following the success of
Gary Jules Gary Jules Aguirre Jr. (born March 19, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, one-hit wonder, known primarily for his cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World#Michael Andrews and Gary Jules version, Mad World", which he recorded wi ...
' cover version of "
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. Bo ...
". A compilation video under the same title was also released in 1992, and later issued on DVD. The album itself was reissued in 2004 as a 2-CD/1-DVD set under the "Sound+Vision Deluxe" line, and again in 2005 with a bonus disc containing several remixes. The compilation was eventually supplanted by another greatest hits package, '' Rule the World: The Greatest Hits'', in 2017, and is now out of print.


Track listing


2004 Bonus Disc


2005 bonus remix disc

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Punkdisco Mix) – 7:42 #"Head Over Heels" (Dave Bascombe 7" N. Mix) – 4:17 #"Pale Shelter" (New Extended Version) – 7:09 #"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (US Dance Mix) – 3:18 #"Mothers Talk" (Beat of the Drum Mix) – 8:57 #"Sowing the Seeds of Love" (Wen's Overnight Mix) – 6:48 #"Shout" (
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Thrilled-Out Mix) – 5:36 #"Woman in Chains" (Jakatta Awakened Mix Radio Edit) – 3:45 #"Mad World" (Afterlife Remix) – 5:18 #"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (The Chosen Few Remix) – 6:34 Notes : Track 3 is the "Remix" from the original 7" (1985). : Track 4 is the "Extended Version" from the re-released 12" (1983). : Track 5 is the original "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (1989) B-side "Tears Roll Down", the same version can be found on the ''
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'' compilation. : Track 7 is the "Full Version" from the 12" and CD single (1989).


2020

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#"Sowing the Seeds of Love" – 6:19 #"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – 4:10 #"Woman in Chains" – 6:28 #"Shout" – 6:33 #"Head over Heels" – 4:14 #"Mad World" – 3:29 #"Pale Shelter" – 4:39 #"I Believe" – 4:49 #"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – 4:44 #"Mothers Talk" – 4:59 #"Change" – 3:54 #"Advice for the Young at Heart" – 4:54 #"Shout" (
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12" Extended Club Mix) – 9:07 #"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" ( The Chosen Few Remix) – 6:34


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Video compilation

The video compilation of ''Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)'' was released in 1992 in conjunction with the album, featuring an identical track list. It was reissued on DVD in 2003 with a different cover featuring a still from the "Sowing the Seeds of Love" promo video under
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's "Classic Clips" imprint. After the ''Tears Roll Down'' album made a return to the UK top 10 in 2004, the DVD was reissued with the original white "sunflower" cover. The DVD release includes a 5.1 surround sound audio option as well as 2.0 stereo.


Track listing

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Sowing the Seeds of Love "Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears. It was released as the first single from their third studio album, '' The Seeds of Love'' (1989). The song was a worldwide hit, topping the Canadian '' RPM'' Top Sin ...
" – 6:19 #"
Everybody Wants to Rule the World "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears. It was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes. The song was first released on 22 March 1985 by Phonogram, Mercury, ...
" – 4:11 #"
Woman in Chains "Woman in Chains" is a song by English band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their third studio album, ''The Seeds of Love'' (1989). It has been described as a "feminist anthem". It was an international success, reaching the t ...
" – 6:28 #" Shout" – 6:33 #" Head over Heels" – 4:14 #"
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. Bo ...
" – 3:29 #"
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 ( ...
" – 4:39 #" I Believe" – 4:50 #"
Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" is a song by British band Tears for Fears. It was released as a single in 1992 to coincide with the release of the band's greatest hits album ''Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)''. As Curt Smith had alread ...
" – 4:44 #" Mothers Talk" – 4:59 #"
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" – 3:54 #"
Advice for the Young at Heart "Advice for the Young at Heart" is a song by the English band Tears for Fears, taken from their 1989 album ''The Seeds of Love''. It was released as the third single from the album in February 1990. The song was written by Roland Orzabal and keyb ...
" – 4:54


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) Tears for Fears albums 1992 greatest hits albums Fontana Records compilation albums Mercury Records compilation albums PolyGram compilation albums PolyGram video albums 1992 video albums Music video compilation albums Albums produced by Chris Hughes (musician) Albums produced by Tim Palmer