Tears Roll Down is a compilation album released by the British 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...

 in 1992.

The album contains all the Top 20 hits up to that point released in the U.K. and internationally, and one new single, "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)

Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)

"Laid So Low " is a song by the British band Tears for Fears.It was released as a single in 1992 to coincide with the release of the band's Greatest Hits album Tears Roll Down . The song was a Top 20 hit in the UK, France, Italy and in the U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks and a Top 40 hit in Canada,...

", which also made the Top 20 in the U.K. (peaking at #17), and in several other European countries (France

France

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, Italy

Italy

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, etc.). The album has been certified double platinum in the U.K., and platinum in the U.S.

The album originally peaked at #1 in Italy and #2 in the U.K. and France upon its release, but returned to the U.K. Top 10 (#6) in 2004 for several weeks following the success of Gary Jules' cover version of "Mad World".

A compilation video

Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) (video)

Tears Roll Down is a music compilation video released by the British pop band Tears For Fears. It was released in 1992 in conjunction with the band's first Greatest Hits album of the same name, and features an identical track listing including the new track "Laid So Low " which became another UK...

 under the same title was also released in 1992, and was later issued on DVD.

The album itself was reissued in 2005 with a bonus disc containing various remixes.

Track listing

1. "Sowing the Seeds of Love
   Sowing the Seeds of Love
   "Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a 1989 song and single by the British group Tears for Fears from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love.A worldwide hit, it reached the top five in the UK, Canada , Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and the Netherlands. In the US, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot...
   
   " – 6:19
2. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World
   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...
   
   " – 4:11
3. "Woman in Chains
   Woman in Chains
   "Woman in Chains" is a hit song by the British band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love....
   
   " – 6:28
4. "Shout
   Shout (Tears for Fears song)
   "Shout" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears.Written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal , it was the band's eighth single release and sixth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #4 in January 1985...
   
   " – 6:33
5. "Head Over Heels
   Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)
   "Head over Heels" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #12 in July 1985...
   
   " – 4:14
6. "Mad World
   Mad World
   "Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
   
   " – 3:29
7. "Pale Shelter
   Pale Shelter
   "Pale Shelter" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was originally the band's second single release in early 1982 - called at that time "Pale Shelter " - but would not find chart success until a reissue the following year...
   
   " – 4:39
8. "I Believe
   I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)
   "I Believe " is a single by the British band Tears for Fears. It was the band's eleventh single release and ninth UK Top 40 hit...
   
   " – 4:50
9. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)
   Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)
   "Laid So Low " is a song by the British band Tears for Fears.It was released as a single in 1992 to coincide with the release of the band's Greatest Hits album Tears Roll Down . The song was a Top 20 hit in the UK, France, Italy and in the U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks and a Top 40 hit in Canada,...
   
   " – 4:44
10. "Mothers Talk
    Mothers Talk
    "Mothers Talk" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears.Written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal, it was the band's seventh single release and fifth UK Top 40 chart hit...
    
    " – 4:59
11. "Change
    Change (Tears for Fears song)
    "Change" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's fourth single release. It would eventually become the second hit from their debut LP The Hurting and second UK Top 5 chart hit, following the success of "Mad World"...
    
    " – 3:54
12. "Advice for the Young at Heart
    Advice for the Young at Heart
    "Advice for the Young at Heart" is a song released in 1990 by the British band Tears for Fears, taken from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love....
    
    " – 4:54

Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) was reissued in 2005 with bonus disc:

1. "Shout" (Skylark 12" Extended Club Mix) – 9:07
2. "Change" (Joey Negro
   Joey Negro
   Dave Lee is a British DJ and house music producer, also known by the stage name Joey Negro. Lee was born on the Isle of Wight. He has released music under a variety of pseudonyms, including the name Jakatta...
   
    Punkdisco Mix) – 7:42
3. "Head Over Heels" (Dave Bascombe
   David Bascombe
   David Bascombe is an English music producer and mix engineer. He has worked with many bands and musicians, such as Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode and Suede.-Selected engineering, production, mixing and remixing:*Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair...
   
    7" N.Mix) – 4:17
4. "Pale Shelter" (New Extended Version) – 7:09
5. "Laid So Low" (Tears Roll Down) (US Dance Mix) – 3:18
6. "Mothers Talk" (Beat of the Drum Mix) – 8:57
7. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (Wen's Overnight Mix) – 6:48
8. "Shout" (Jakatta
   Joey Negro
   Dave Lee is a British DJ and house music producer, also known by the stage name Joey Negro. Lee was born on the Isle of Wight. He has released music under a variety of pseudonyms, including the name Jakatta...
   
    Thrilled-Out Mix) – 5:36
9. "Woman in Chains" (Jakatta Awakened Mix Radio Edit) – 3:45
10. "Mad World" (Afterlife
    Afterlife (musician)
    Afterlife is UK chillout producer/writer/remixer Steve Miller. He has had a number of tracks on the Cafe Del Mar series.Rachel Lloyd was one of the earliest vocalists on Miller's albums, including the track "Dub In Ya Mind"...
    
    Remix) – 5:18
11. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (The Chosen Few Remix) – 6:34

Note: "Tears Roll Down" is labeled as "Laid So Low (U.S. Dance Mix)," but is actually the original B-side version of the song.