Performer: Tears For Fears
Genre: Electronic
Album: Mad World
Released: 1982
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
MP3 version ZIP size: 1204 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1571 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1672 mb
Rating: 4.7
Votes: 140
Other Formats: ASF MOD XM DTS VQF AAC ADX

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-AA	Mad World Engineer – Ross CullumProducer – Chris HughesWritten-By – R.Orzabal*	3:32
1-A	Mad World (World Remix) Engineer – Ross CullumProducer – Chris HughesWritten-By – R.Orzabal*	3:30
2-A	Suffer The Children Producer – David LordWritten-By – C.Smith*, R.Orzabal*	4:15
2-B	Ideas As Opiates Producer – Tears For FearsWritten-By – R.Orzabal*	3:54

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Britannia Row Studios
• Mixed At – Crescent Studios
• Mixed At – Air Studios
• Recorded At – Sleep Exchange
• Mixed At – Sleep Exchange
• Pressed By – Damont

Credits

• A&R – David Bates

Notes

Glossy gatefold sleeve. Some copies had a yellow hype sticker on the sleeve.
Pressed at Damont Audio Limited.

1-AA & 1-A: Recorded at Britannia Row & Mixed at Crescent & Air
2-A: Recorded & Mixed at Crescent
2-B: Recorded & Mixed at Sleep Exchange

℗ 1982 Phonogram Records (London)
M&M Music
Marketed by Phonogram

"Suffer The Children" is the original 12" remix version from idea 12 but not noted as such on the label.
"Ideas As Opiates" is a different recording to the one on "The Hurting"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side 1-AA): IDEA 33 AA DAMONT
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side 1-A): IDEA 33 A DAMONT
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side 2-A): IDEA 33 2A DAMONT
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side 2-B): IDEA 33 2B DAMONT

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
idea 3, IDEA 3	Tears For Fears	Mad World ‎(7", Single, Glo)	Mercury, Mercury	idea 3, IDEA 3	UK	1982
idea 3	Tears For Fears	Mad World ‎(7", Single, Pap)	Mercury	idea 3	UK	1982
TOS 1411	Tears For Fears	Mad World ‎(2x7", Single, Blu)	Mercury	TOS 1411	South Africa	1982
60 59 568	Tears For Fears	Mad World = Mundo Loco ‎(7", Single)	Mercury	60 59 568	Spain	1982
6400 677	Tears For Fears	Mad World ‎(12", Maxi)	Mercury	6400 677	Germany	1982