4x Digital Media (super deluxe version, mastered for iTunes)

Songs From the Big Chair

Album by Tears for Fears

Released 17 February 1985

new wave pop rock synth-pop

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
1
Shout
6:32
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
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 (single version)
3:41
16
When in Love With a Blind Man
2:23
17
Sea Song
3:53
Digital Media 2
1
The Way You Are
4:55
2
Mothers Talk (short version)
3:54
5.0 ★
3
Shout (alternative version)
6:00
5.0 ★
4
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (7″ version)
4:12
3.9 ★
5
Head Over Heels (Dave Bascombe 7″ N.mix)
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 (edit)
4:21
9
Mothers Talk (U.S. remix)
4:14
5.0 ★
10
Shout (U.S. single edit)
4:06
4.5 ★
11
Everybody Wants to Run the World (running version)
4:33
12
Head Over Heels
4:16
13
Mothers Talk (video version)
4:47
14
Shout (7″ edit)
4:47
4.6 ★
15
Listen (clean intro)
6:52
16
Roland & Curt Interviewed
7:36
Digital Media 3
1
The Way You Are (extended)
7:41
2
Mothers Talk (long version)
6:17
3
Shout (UK version / extended 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 (extended)
8:00
8
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Urban mix)
6:01
9
Mothers Talk (alternate U.S. remix)
4:12
10
Shout (US dub version)
6:48
11
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (instrumental)
4:23
12
Shout (a cappella)
5:02
Digital Media 4
1
Head Over Heels (Richard Skinner BBC session / London / 1984)
4:14
2
The Working Hour (Richard Skinner BBC session / London / 1984)
6:08
3
Broken (Richard Skinner BBC session / London / 1984)
3:19
4
Mothers Talk (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada / 1985)
4:04
5
Broken / Head Over Heels (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada / 1985)
7:31
6
Memories Fade (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada / 1985)
5:10
7
The Working Hour (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada / 1985)
6:51
8
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada / 1985)
4:19
9
Shout (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada / 1985)
7:48
10
Mothers Talk (early mix)
4:39
11
The Way You Are (demo)
4:25
12
Broken (demo)
5:39
13
Shout (alternative mix)
5:08
14
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (alternative single version)
4:21

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, 7]
Andy Davis
grand piano [2, 7]
Annie McCaig
background vocals [7]
Bob Clearmountain
remixer [9]
Chris Hughes
conductor [13], drums (drum set) [1], percussion [13], producer [1.1-8, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.9, 2.14, 3.3-4, 3.6-7], programming [13]
Curt Smith
bass guitar [1.1-8, 1.13, 2.4], keyboard [13], lead vocals [2.4, 1.3], vocal [13]
David Bascombe
engineer [1.1-8, 2.4], recording [17]
Ian Stanley
arranger [8], keyboard [1.1-8, 1.13, 2.4], producer [9], programming [13], recording [17]
Jerry Marotta
drums (drum set) [2], saxophone [2]
Manny Elias
drums (drum set) [2.4, 1.1-2, 1.2-8], membranophone [13], programming [13]
Marilyn David
background vocals [7], vocal [8]
Mel Collins
saxophone [2]
Michael Barbiero
remixer [7]
Neil Taylor
guitar [1.3, 1.6, 2.4], solo [2.4, 1.3, 1.6]
Nicky Holland
piano [6], recording [17]
Phil Palmer
performer [13]
Roland Orzabal
additional [8], background vocals [1.3, 2.4], grand piano [5], guitar [13], keyboard [13], lead vocals [1-2, 4-8], programming [13], recording [17], vocal [13]
Ross Cullum
performer [13], producer [1]
Steve Thompson
remixer [7]
Steven Wilson
mix [1.1-8, 2.4]
Stevie Vann
background vocals [1.4, 3.6]
Tears for Fears
producer [1.13, 2.6]
Will Gregory
saxophone [1.2, 1.5, 2.6], solo [2]