Everybody Wants to Run the World
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"Everybody Wants to Run the World" is a re-recording of the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World
", originally written by Roland Orzabal
, Ian Stanley
and Chris Hughes
of the British
band Tears for Fears
and featured on the band's 1985
second LP Songs from the Big Chair
.
The re-jigged single was released in 1986
to promote the Sport Aid
campaign, a charitable event held to raise money for famine relief in Africa. It was a success in the UK Singles Chart
, becoming the band's sixth top 5 hit, peaking at #5 in June 1986. The song also reached #4 in Ireland
.
The new song was meant to be included on the 2006 remaster of Songs from the Big Chair
, but was mistakenly replaced by a repetition of the album version (incorrectly labeled as the '7" version' (such a version does not exist)); the album's liner notes confirm this.
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.It was the band's ninth single release in the United Kingdom and seventh UK Top 40 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985...
", originally written by Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal
Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...
, Ian Stanley
Ian Stanley
Ian Stanley is an English musician, songwriter and record producer...
and Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes (record producer)
Chris Hughes is a music producer and a former drummer for Adam and the Ants....
of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
and featured on the band's 1985
1985 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1985.-January–March:*January 1 - The newest music video channel, VH-1, debuts on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV...
second LP Songs from the Big Chair
Songs from the Big Chair
Songs from the Big Chair is the second album by the British rock band Tears for Fears. It was released in 1985 on Phonogram Records, and remains their highest selling album to date. The album peaked at no.2 in the UK and reached no.1 in the US...
.
The re-jigged single was released in 1986
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
to promote the Sport Aid
Sport Aid
Sport Aid was a charitable event held on May 25 1986, raising $37m to support famine relief in Africa, and is the sporting event with the most participants in history....
campaign, a charitable event held to raise money for famine relief in Africa. It was a success in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, becoming the band's sixth top 5 hit, peaking at #5 in June 1986. The song also reached #4 in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
The new song was meant to be included on the 2006 remaster of Songs from the Big Chair
Songs from the Big Chair
Songs from the Big Chair is the second album by the British rock band Tears for Fears. It was released in 1985 on Phonogram Records, and remains their highest selling album to date. The album peaked at no.2 in the UK and reached no.1 in the US...
, but was mistakenly replaced by a repetition of the album version (incorrectly labeled as the '7" version' (such a version does not exist)); the album's liner notes confirm this.
7": Mercury / RACE1 (UK)
- "Everybody Wants to Run the World" (4:30)
- "Everybody Wants to Run the World [Running Version]" (4:30)
12": Mercury / RACE112 (UK)
- "Everybody Wants to Run the World" (4:30)
- "Everybody Wants to Run the World [Running Version]" (4:30)