Tears for Fears
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Tears for Fears is a British pop-rock band formed in the early 1980s, best known for hits like "Shout," "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," and "Mad World."
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hurting | 0 |
| Elemental | 0 |
| Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | 0 |
| Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 0 |
| Raoul and the Kings of Spain | 0 |
| Shout | 0 |
| Songs from the Big Chair | 0 |
| The Seeds of Love | 0 |
| The Tipping Point | 0 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
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new wave band ⓘ song ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Graduate
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Naked Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleta Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | The Hurting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInPlace | Bath, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
new romantic ⓘ new wave ⓘ pop rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Elemental
NERFINISHED
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Everybody Loves a Happy Ending NERFINISHED ⓘ Raoul and the Kings of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Songs from the Big Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hurting NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seeds of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tipping Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAward | Brit Award for Best British Single NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Ian Stanley
NERFINISHED
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Manny Elias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Curt Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roland Orzabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWonAward | Brit Award for Best British Single NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Peter Gabriel
NERFINISHED
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Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Break It Down Again
NERFINISHED
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Change NERFINISHED ⓘ Everybody Loves a Happy Ending NERFINISHED ⓘ Everybody Wants to Rule the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Head Over Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ Mad World NERFINISHED ⓘ Pale Shelter NERFINISHED ⓘ Shout NERFINISHED ⓘ Sowing the Seeds of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tipping Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Woman in Chains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Tears for Fears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1983
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1985 ⓘ 1989 ⓘ 1993 ⓘ 1995 ⓘ 2004 ⓘ 2022 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Concord Records
NERFINISHED
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Epic Records ⓘ Fontana Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury Records ⓘ Phonogram Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.