Mad World
was Tears for Fears third single release, but gave the band their first
taste of chart success, reaching #3 in November 1982 on the UK singles
chart. It featured as the second track on the UK No.1 debut album The Hurting, which was released in '83.
Michael
Andrews and Gary Jules took their haunting, downtempo version of the
song to #1 in the UK in December 2003, and it became an International
hit. Personally, I do prefer the cover version, although I do also
acknowledge who created the song's melody and lyrics in the first place -
that should keep both TFF and Gary Jules/Michael Andrews fans happy!
