Tears For Fears

Tears for Fears is an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s, and attained international chart success. The band's debut album, The Hurting (1983), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and their first three hit singles – "Mad World", "Change", and "Pale Shelter" – all reached the top five in the UK Singles Chart. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

14/10/1982
Mad World
Mimed Performance

LAST

17/11/1994
Mad World
Mimed Performance

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

Repeat Performances

Live Performances

Satellite Performances

Music Videos

Linked Performances

Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
17/11/1994	Mad World Mimed Performance
27/05/1993	Break It Down Again Live Performance
27/02/1992	Laid So Low (tears Roll Down) Top 40 Breaker Clip
Review of the 80s	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Mimed Performance
30/11/1989	Woman In Chains Top 40 Breaker Clip
14/09/1989	Sowing The Seeds Of Love Music Video
31/08/1989	Sowing The Seeds Of Love Music Video
29/05/1986	Everybody Wants To Run The World Music Video
Christmas Day 1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Music Video
04/07/1985	Head Over Heels Live Concert Performance
20/06/1985	Head Over Heels Top 40 Breaker Clip
11/04/1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Mimed Performance
28/03/1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Mimed Performance
03/01/1985	Shout Mimed Performance
13/12/1984	Shout Music Video
30/08/1984	Mothers Talk Mimed Performance
16/08/1984	Mothers Talk Mimed Performance
22/12/1983	The Way You Are Mimed Performance
08/12/1983	The Way You Are Mimed Performance
28/04/1983	Pale Shelter Mimed Performance
03/03/1983	Change Music Video
17/02/1983	Change Music Video
03/02/1983	Change Mimed Performance
18/11/1982	Mad World Mimed Performance
28/10/1982	Mad World Music Video
14/10/1982	Mad World Mimed Performance

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