Tears For Fears reveal Songs For A Nervous Planet

Tears For Fears have revealed their first official live album, Songs For A Nervous Planet, which is set for release on 25 October. The album includes four brand new studio tracks, including new single The Girl That I Call Home.

Alongside the album, they’ve announced a stunning concert film shot and recorded at the scenic FirstBank Amphitheater at Graystone Quarry in Franklin, Tennessee, during their sold-out global Tipping Point Tour Part 2. Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) will be distributed in cinemas worldwide via Trafalgar Releasing.

On creating the album and film, Curt Smith shares, “We decided to film the live show last year. I think a lot of people don’t know that we are a good live band, actually! They see a duo, and they think it’s going to be two people with a couple of keyboards and a bunch of backing tapes, and that’ll be it. Over the years, we’ve vastly improved since our heyday back in the Eighties.” Roland Orzabal adds, “We’ve never released an official live album, so you could say this is an album 40 years in the making.”

Cinematic Soundscapes

Across the album’s 22 tracks, Songs For A Nervous Planet highlights the band’s transcendent live performances as they journey through The Tipping Point Tour setlist and beyond. Along with the live recordings, the album features four new studio tracks: Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad, Emily Said, Astronaut, and single The Girl That I Call Home.

These new songs expand on the career-spanning setlist, covering love, isolation, mental health, and escapism.  On the new track, Roland Orzabal recalls, “My wife Emily has been on at me for years to try and write her a love song. So eventually I did it. I was in Hawaii, I took my phone with me and every day I would sing over the backing track, many, many times. But I couldn’t for the life of me, think of a title. Then one night, I went to bed and I did that thing where we ask the universe, ‘please gimme a hand, gimme, a really good title.’ I woke up the next morning with The Girl That I Call Home. And my wife loves it.”

Watch below:

Songs For A Nervous Planet Tracklisting
2CD

Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad *
The Girl That I Call Home *
Emily Said *
Astronaut *
No Small Thing
Tipping Point
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Secret World
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Long, Long, Long Time
Break The Man
My Demons
Rivers of Mercy
Mad World
Suffer The Children
Woman In Chains
Badman’s Song
Pale Shelter
Break It Down Again
Head Over Heels
Change
Shout

*New Studio Tracks

2LP SET

Side A
Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad *
The Girl That I Call Home *
Emily Said *
Astronaut *
Tipping Point
Side B 
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Break The Man
Mad World
Side C
Woman In Chains
Badman’s Song
Pale Shelter
Side D
Break It Down Again
Head Over Heels
Change
Shout

*New Studio Tracks

Deluxe 3LP Set 

Side A 
Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad *
The Girl That I Call Home *
Emily Said *
Astronaut *
Side B 
No Small Thing
Tipping Point
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Secret World
Side C 
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Long, Long, Long Time
Break The Man
My Demons
Side D 
Rivers of Mercy
Mad World
Suffer The Children
Woman In Chains
Side E 
Bad Man’s Song
Pale Shelter
Break It Down Again
Side F 
Head Over Heels
Change
Shout

*New Studio Tracks

Unforgettable Concert Experience

Recorded at the same time as the live album, Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) features many of the band’s iconic hits including Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Shout and Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Mad World, Head Over Heels and more along with new fan favourites from The Tipping Point, their first album in 17 years. The film artfully spotlights the enduring power of the duo and their excellent touring backing band performing at the continuing creative heights of their 21st century glory.

“Tears for Fears’ cinematic soundscapes and powerful lyrics deliver unforgettable concert experiences for fans, creating emotional connections to the music in a vibrant, communal atmosphere,” said Kymberli Frueh, SVP of Programming and Content Acquisitions for Trafalgar Releasing. “Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) celebrates the timeless impact of the band’s artistry on legions of fans of all ages and we are honoured to bring it to cinema audiences worldwide.”

The film will be premiering in over 1,100 cinemas worldwide on 24 October and 26 October while tickets go on sale 19 September. More information click here

Tears For Fears, Songs For A Nervous Planet is released  25 October on Concord and is available for pre-order now. Click here

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