The Hurting

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The Hurting
The Hurting cover
Studio album by Tears for Fears
Released March 25, 1983
Recorded 1981-1983
Genre New Wave
Length 41:39
Label Mercury Records
Producer Chris Hughes & Ross Cullum
Professional reviews
Tears for Fears chronology
The Hurting
(1983)		 Songs from the Big Chair
(1985)
Singles from The Hurting
  1. "Suffer the Children"
    Released: November 1981 (original release)
  2. "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)"
    Released: March 1982 (original release)
  3. "Mad World"
    Released: September 20, 1982
  4. "Change"
    Released: January 24, 1983
  5. "Pale Shelter"
    Released: April 18, 1983
  6. "Suffer the Children"
    Released: September 2, 1985 (re-release)
  7. "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)"
    Released: September 2, 1982 (re-release)

The Hurting is the debut album by British pop band Tears for Fears. It was released on March 25, 1983. It was the group's first #1 on the UK Albums Chart.

The album was remastered and reissued in 1999. This new release included four remixes as bonus tracks and an extensive booklet which described the recording process of the album.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original Release

All songs written by Roland Orzabal.

  1. "The Hurting" – 4:20
  2. "Mad World" – 3:35
  3. "Pale Shelter" – 4:34
  4. "Ideas As Opiates" – 3:46
  5. "Memories Fade" – 5:08
  6. "Suffer the Children" – 3:53
  7. "Watch Me Bleed" – 4:18
  8. "Change" – 4:15
  9. "The Prisoner" – 2:55
  10. "Start of the Breakdown" – 5:00

[edit] 1999 Remastered and Expanded

  1. "The Hurting" – 4:19
  2. "Mad World" – 3:35
  3. "Pale Shelter" – 4:34
  4. "Ideas As Opiates" – 3:45
  5. "Memories Fade" – 5:06
  6. "Suffer the Children" – 3:52
  7. "Watch Me Bleed" – 4:17
  8. "Change" – 4:14
  9. "The Prisoner" – 2:55
  10. "Start of the Breakdown" – 5:00
  11. "Pale Shelter [Long Version]" – 7:09
  12. "The Way You Are [Extended]" – 7:43
  13. "Mad World [World Remix]" – 3:42
  14. "Change [Extended Version]" – 6:00

[edit] Singles (released during this period)

  1. "Suffer the Children" (1981) (IDEA1)
  2. "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)" (1982) (IDEA2)
  3. "Mad World" (1982) (IDEA3)
  4. "Change" (1983) (IDEA4)
  5. "Pale Shelter" (1983) (IDEA5)
  6. "The Way You Are"† (1983) (IDEA6)

(† originally a non-album track, though the 12" version was included on the remastered version of The Hurting in 1999)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 UK 1
1983 US 73

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1982 "Mad World" UK 3
1983 "Change" UK 4
1983 "Pale Shelter" UK 5
1983 "Change" U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock 22
1983 "Change" U.S. Billboard Pop Singles 73

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
BPI - UK Platinum January 29, 1985
RIAA - USA Gold December 1, 1993


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