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Released on Phonogram, also Tease Me Please Me (Scorpions), Wind of Change (Scorpions) and Send Me an Angel (Scorpions)
Written by Roland Orzabal, also Mad World, Pale Shelter and Shout
Mixed by Steven Wilson, also Shout, I Talk to the Wind (King Crimson) and I Believe
Engineered by David Bascombe, also Big Time (Peter Gabriel), Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel) and In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Chris Hughes produced 8 of Tears for Fears’s top 10 songs
David Bascombe engineered 5 of Tears for Fears’s top 10 songs
Steven Wilson mixed 227 songs on fono
David Bascombe engineered 51 songs on fono
Credits
All 13 credits
- Written by
- Chris Hughes, Ian Stanley and Roland Orzabal
- Produced by
- Chris Hughes
- Performed by
- Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Manny Elias, Neil Taylor and Roland Orzabal
- Engineered by
- David Bascombe
- Mixed by
- Steven Wilson
- Part of
- Songs From the Big Chair
- Released on
- Phonogram
- Written by
- Chris Hughes, Ian Stanley and Roland Orzabal
- Produced by
- Chris Hughes
- Performed by
- Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Manny Elias, Neil Taylor and Roland Orzabal
- Engineered by
- David Bascombe
- Mixed by
- Steven Wilson
- Part of
- Songs From the Big Chair
- Released on
- Phonogram
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Roland Orzabal
Same mixer: Steven Wilson
Same engineer: David Bascombe
Same label: Phonogram
Same writer: Roland Orzabal
Same mixer: Steven Wilson
Same engineer: David Bascombe
Same label: Phonogram
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Curt Smith
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Curt Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
2MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Ian Stanley
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Ian Stanley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
3MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Manny Elias
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Manny Elias
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
4MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Neil Taylor
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Neil Taylor
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
5MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Roland Orzabal
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was performed by Roland Orzabal
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
6MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was produced by Chris Hughes
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was produced by Chris Hughes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
7MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was written by Chris Hughes
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was written by Chris Hughes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
8MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was written by Ian Stanley
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was written by Ian Stanley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
9MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was written by Roland Orzabal
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was written by Roland Orzabal
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
10MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World is part of the release Songs From the Big Chair
Everybody Wants to Rule the World is part of the release Songs From the Big Chair
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
11MusicBrainz Phonogram is the label of the song Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Phonogram is the label of the song Everybody Wants to Rule the World
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
12MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was engineered by David Bascombe
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was engineered by David Bascombe
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
13MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was mixed by Steven Wilson
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was mixed by Steven Wilson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
14MusicBrainz The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is new wave
The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is new wave
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15MusicBrainz The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is pop
The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is pop
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16MusicBrainz The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is pop rock
The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is pop rock
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17MusicBrainz The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is rock
The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is rock
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18MusicBrainz The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is synth-pop
The genre of Everybody Wants to Rule the World is synth-pop
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19MusicBrainz Everybody Wants to Rule the World was released on 1985-02-17
Everybody Wants to Rule the World was released on 1985-02-17
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 29, 2026