4x CD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video (super deluxe edition)

Songs From the Big Chair

Album by Tears for Fears

Released 17 February 1985

new wave pop rock synth-pop

Tracklist

CD 1: Songs From the Big Chair
1
Shout
6:33
4.4 ★
2
The Working Hour
6:31
3.4 ★
3
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
4:11
3.9 ★
4
Mothers Talk
5:06
3.5 ★
5
I Believe
4:55
2.8 ★
6
Broken
2:38
4.0 ★
7
Head Over Heels / Broken (live)
5:02
4.5 ★
8
Listen
6:53
3.4 ★
9
The Big Chair
3:21
10
Empire Building
2:52
11
The Marauders
4:15
12
Broken Revisited
5:16
13
The Conflict
4:04
14
The Working Hour (piano version)
2:08
15
Pharaohs
3:41
16
When in Love With a Blind Man
2:23
17
Sea Song
3:55
CD 2: Edited Songs From the Big Chair
1
The Way You Are
4:56
2
Mothers Talk (single version)
3:54
5.0 ★
3
Shout (single version)
6:00
5.0 ★
4
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (single version)
4:12
3.9 ★
5
Head Over Heels (remix)
4:17
4.5 ★
6
I Believe (a soulful re-recording)
4:42
7
Everybody Wants to Run the World
4:34
8
The Way You Are (short version)
4:21
9
Mothers Talk (U.S. remix)
4:14
5.0 ★
10
Shout (U.S. single version)
4:06
4.5 ★
11
Everybody Wants to Run the World (running version)
4:33
12
Head Over Heels (radio version)
4:16
13
Mothers Talk (video version)
4:47
14
Shout (short version)
4:47
4.6 ★
15
Listen (clean intro)
6:52
16
Interview With Curt & Roland
7:38
CD 3: Remixed Songs From the Big Chair
1
The Way You Are (extended version)
7:42
2
Mothers Talk (extended version)
6:17
3
Shout (extended remix version)
7:42
4
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (extended version)
5:40
5
Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken (Preacher mix)
8:01
5.0 ★
6
Mothers Talk (Beat of the Drum mix)
8:56
7
Shout (U.S. remix)
8:00
8
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (urban mix)
6:01
9
Mothers Talk (U.S. remix - alternate)
4:12
10
Shout (dub)
6:48
11
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (instrumental)
4:23
12
Shout (acapella)
5:04
CD 4: Unreleased Songs From the Big Chair
1
Head Over Heels (Richard Skinner session)
4:15
2
The Working Hour (Richard Skinner session)
6:08
3
Broken (Richard Skinner session)
3:19
4
Mothers Talk (live at Massey Hall)
4:04
5
Broken / Head Over Heels (live at Massey Hall)
7:31
6
Memories Fade (live at Massey Hall)
5:10
7
The Working Hour (live at Massey Hall)
6:51
8
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (live at Massey Hall)
4:19
9
Shout (live at Massey Hall)
7:48
10
Mothers Talk (early mix - instrumental)
4:39
11
The Way You Are (early mix)
4:25
12
Broken (early mix)
5:39
13
Shout (early mix)
5:08
14
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (alternate single version)
4:23
DVD-Audio 5: 5.1 Songs From the Big Chair
1
Shout (2014 stereo mix)
6:35
2
The Working Hour (2014 stereo mix)
6:33
3
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (2014 stereo mix)
4:11
4
Mothers Talk (2014 stereo mix)
5:07
5
I Believe (2014 stereo mix)
4:55
6
Broken (2014 stereo mix)
2:39
7
Head Over Heels (2014 stereo mix)
4:54
8
Listen (2014 stereo mix)
6:57
9
Shout (5.1 mix)
6:35
10
The Working Hour (5.1 mix)
6:33
11
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (5.1 mix)
4:11
12
Mothers Talk (5.1 mix)
5:07
13
I Believe (5.1 mix)
4:55
14
Broken (5.1 mix)
2:39
15
Head Over Heels (5.1 mix)
4:54
16
Listen (5.1 mix)
6:57
17
Shout
6:34
4.4 ★
18
The Working Hour
6:31
3.4 ★
19
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
4:11
3.9 ★
20
Mothers Talk
5:06
3.5 ★
21
I Believe
4:54
2.8 ★
22
Broken
2:38
4.0 ★
23
Head Over Heels / Broken (live)
5:01
4.5 ★
24
Listen
6:55
3.4 ★
DVD-Video 6: Scenes From the Big Chair
1
“Scenes From the Big Chair” Documentary
74:46
2
Interview With Producer Chris Hughes
34:57
3
The Way You Are
3:57
4
Mothers Talk (Lewis version)
4:00
5
Mothers Talk
4:14
6
Shout
6:26
7
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
4:53
8
Head Over Heels
4:26
9
I Believe
4:51
10
Mothers Talk (US version)
4:52
11
Everybody Wants to Run the World
4:35
12
The Way You Are (TOTP 22-12-83)
4:07
13
Mothers Talk (TOTP 16-08-84)
3:41
14
Mothers Talk (TOTP 30-08-84)
3:50
15
Shout (TOTP 03-01-85)
4:16
16
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Wogan 13-03-85)
3:55
17
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (TOTP 03-85)
3:45
18
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (TOTP 04-85)
3:35
19
The Working Hour (Wogan 11-12-85)
3:40

Recent reviews

heidii 𝜗𝜚˚12 Jan 2026

★★½

very nostalgic for an era i didn’t even exist in🥹

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Release credits

Alexander A. McLelland
background vocals [1.1, 1.7, 5.17, 5.23]
Andy Davis
grand piano [5.18, 5.23, 1.2, 1.7]
Annie McCaig
background vocals [5.23, 1.7]
Bob Clearmountain
remixer [9]
Chris Hughes
conductor [13], drums (drum set) [5.17, 1.1], percussion [13], producer [5.17-24, 1.1-8, 3.3-4, 3.6-7, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.9, 2.14], programming [13]
Curt Smith
bass guitar [1.1-8, 1.13, 5.17-24, 2.4], keyboard [13], lead vocals [2.4, 5.19, 1.3], vocal [13]
David Bascombe
engineer [2.4, 5.17-24, 1.1-8], recording [17]
Ian Stanley
arranger [5.24, 1.8], keyboard [5.17-24, 2.4, 1.1-8, 1.13], producer [9], programming [13], recording [17]
Jerry Marotta
drums (drum set) [5.18, 1.2], saxophone [1.2, 5.18]
Manny Elias
drums (drum set) [1.1-2, 1.2-8, 2.4, 5.17-18, 5.18-24], membranophone [13], programming [13]
Marilyn David
background vocals [1.7, 5.23], vocal [1.8, 5.24]
Mel Collins
saxophone [1.2, 5.18]
Michael Barbiero
remixer [7]
Neil Taylor
guitar [2.4, 5.19, 5.22, 1.3, 1.6], solo [1.3, 1.6, 2.4, 5.19, 5.22]
Nicky Holland
piano [6], recording [17]
Nigel Dick
video director [7]
Phil Palmer
performer [13]
Roland Orzabal
additional [1.8, 5.24], background vocals [1.3, 2.4, 5.19], grand piano [1.5, 5.21], guitar [13], keyboard [13], lead vocals [1.1-2, 1.4-8, 5.17-18, 5.20-24], programming [13], recording [17], vocal [13]
Ross Cullum
performer [13], producer [1]
Steve Thompson
remixer [7]
Steven Wilson
mix [1.1-8, 2.4, 5.17-24]
Stevie Vann
background vocals [1.4, 5.20, 3.6]
Tears for Fears
producer [1.13, 2.6]
Will Gregory
saxophone [2.6, 5.18, 5.21, 1.2, 1.5], solo [5.18, 1.2]