Mad World
E1043048
"Mad World" is a melancholic song originally by Tears for Fears, widely popularized by Gary Jules’ haunting cover used in the film *Donnie Darko*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mad World canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cover version
ⓘ
music video ⓘ single ⓘ song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| arrangementStyle | piano ballad ⓘ |
| artist |
Gary Jules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tears for Fears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Roland Orzabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresPerformer | Curt Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic rock
ⓘ
new wave ⓘ soft rock ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasChartSuccess |
UK Christmas number one single
ⓘ
United Kingdom Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | Mad World (Gary Jules version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Mad World (Gary Jules version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Mad World (Tears for Fears music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | "The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had" ⓘ |
| hasNotableUse | Donnie Darko soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Mad World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInCatalogOf |
Gary Jules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tears for Fears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| medium |
audio recording
ⓘ
audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor | haunting minimalist arrangement ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Hurting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Gary Jules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tears for Fears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Hughes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Phonogram Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
existential angst ⓘ melancholy ⓘ |
| usedInFilm | Donnie Darko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Curt Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Roland Orzabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.