“Acting on your best behaviour/Nothing ever lasts forever,” sings Curt Smith as the song shifts from Em-F#m-G-F#m, then Em-F#m-G-A on “Everybody wants to rule the world”. It was released as a single ...

The singer and bassist opens up to PEOPLE about struggling during the band's peak in the 1980s Back in the '80s, Tears for ...

Many bands that rose to prominence in the ‘80s have turned into oldies bands ... Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears for ...

Tears For Fears were on a roll after The Tipping Point, and the four new studio tracks that kick off Songs for a Nervous Planet recall the band’s ’80s heyday more directly than just about any ...

Jo Whiley presents highlights from Tears for Fears' performance to an intimate audience at the BBC Radio Theatre. Including hits Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Show more Jo Whiley ...

The core writing team was Orzabal, producer Chris Hughes and Tears For Fears’ band member Ian Stanley, who contributed synths, drum machines, organ, pianos and backing vocals. The song was recorded at ...