Goodnight Song
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"Goodnight Song" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears
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Taken from their 1993 album Elemental
, it was released as a single in North America and in some European countries (though not in the UK), and was a minor hit in Canada.
and shows Orzabal and the rest of the group performing in a bar. It also shows brief video fragments of other things including scenes from a boardwalk and a picture of a toothbrush.
1 - Equaling #125 on the main U.S. Billboard Hot 100
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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...
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Taken from their 1993 album Elemental
Elemental (Tears for Fears album)
Elemental is the fourth album by the British pop band Tears for Fears. It was released on 7 June 1993 and includes the hit single "Break It Down Again". The album peaked at #5 in the UK and #45 in the US, and reached the Top 30 in several European countries.Elemental was the first new Tears for...
, it was released as a single in North America and in some European countries (though not in the UK), and was a minor hit in Canada.
US track listing
- "Goodnight Song" - 3:53
- "New Star" - (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)-4:29
French 2-track CD
- "Goodnight Song" - 3:53
- "ElementalElemental (song)"Elemental" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. It was the title track from their 1993 album Elemental and was released as a single in the US.- Music video :...
" (Sons of August Mix)-(Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)- 5:29
Video
The music video was directed by Dani JacobsDani Jacobs
-Background:Jacobs was born in London. He went to University of Manchester to study Physics but left to pursue his interests in Film.He worked at the The Haçienda nightclub as a resident filmmaker and VJ, creating visuals and lighting effects to project in the club space...
and shows Orzabal and the rest of the group performing in a bar. It also shows brief video fragments of other things including scenes from a boardwalk and a picture of a toothbrush.
Chart positions
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100... |
25 1 |
| Canada singles charts | 44 |
1 - Equaling #125 on the main U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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