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Written by Roland Orzabal, also Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Pale Shelter and Shout
Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Produced by Chris Hughes, also Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Pale Shelter and Shout
Part of The Hurting, also Pale Shelter, Change and Memories Fade
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Chris Hughes produced 8 of Tears for Fears’s top 10 songs
Ross Cullum produced 3 of Tears for Fears’s top 10 songs
Chris Hughes produced 49 songs on fono
Ross Cullum produced 31 songs on fono
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Roland Orzabal
- Produced by
- Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum
- Performed by
- Chris Hughes, Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Manny Elias, Phil Palmer, Roland Orzabal and Ross Cullum
- Part of
- The Hurting
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Roland Orzabal
- Produced by
- Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum
- Performed by
- Chris Hughes, Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Manny Elias, Phil Palmer, Roland Orzabal and Ross Cullum
- Part of
- The Hurting
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Roland Orzabal
Same producer: Ross Cullum
Same label: Mercury Records
Same producer: Ross Cullum
Same label: Mercury Records
Same writer: Roland Orzabal
Same producer: Ross Cullum
Same label: Mercury Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Mad World was performed by Chris Hughes
2MusicBrainz Mad World was performed by Curt Smith
3MusicBrainz Mad World was performed by Ian Stanley
4MusicBrainz Mad World was performed by Manny Elias
5MusicBrainz Mad World was performed by Phil Palmer
6MusicBrainz Mad World was performed by Roland Orzabal
Mad World was performed by Roland Orzabal
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7MusicBrainz Mad World was performed by Ross Cullum
8MusicBrainz Mad World was produced by Chris Hughes
9MusicBrainz Mad World was produced by Ross Cullum
10MusicBrainz Mad World was written by Roland Orzabal
11MusicBrainz Mad World is part of the release The Hurting
Mad World is part of the release The Hurting
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Mad World
Mercury Records is the label of the song Mad World
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Mad World was released on 1982-09-20