Tears For Fears Songs For A Nervous Planet

Tears For Fears debut new song Astronaut alongside a live version of their hit single Head Over Heels.

The tracks will appear on the band’s first-ever official live album, Songs For A Nervous Planet, which is set for release on October 25. The album includes four new studio tracks, including Astronaut as well as the previously released song The Girl That I Call Home.

“Astronaut started out during the sessions for The Tipping Point,” recalls Curt Smith. “Once we realised that we were going to end up doing more than just one new track for this album, Roland sent me the original recording of Astronaut and I had forgotten how good of a song it was as it gives you a sense of release. It’s a horrible comparison but it’s the sorbet in between courses where you just can have a little breath and just float away. Forgive the pun but that’s the feeling the song has.”

Smith furthers: “Emotionally it’s about this guy who doesn’t feel he belongs here and wants to be an astronaut floating out into space…a lot of people identify with the emotion of that song, that sense of alienation.”

Watch the Astronaut video below:

Going Live

Along with the album, the duo will present their global fanbase with a stunning concert film shot and recorded at the scenic FirstBank Amphitheater at Graystone Quarry in Franklin, TN, during their sold-out global Tipping Point Tour Part 2. Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) will premiere in over 1,100 cinemas worldwide on 24 October and 26 October via Trafalgar Releasing. Tickets are on sale now at here.

On creating the album and film, 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 80s.” Roland Orzabal adds, “We’ve never released an official live album, so you could say this is an album forty years in the making.”

The Tipping Point

Across the albums 22 tracks, Songs For A Nervous Planet highlights the bands 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 The Girl That I Call Home. These new songs expand on the career-spanning setlist, covering love, isolation, mental health, and escapism.

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, etc. — 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 – Songs For A Nervous Planet

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

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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