The Hurting and first international successes (1982–1983). The album was not a commercial success by Tears for Fears standards, though minor chart success came via the single release of the title track (top 40 in the UK) and (to a lesser extent) the single "God's Mistake". The release of the album had been delayed for nearly a year due to a last-minute label switch from Mercury to Epic (part of Sony Music), and the ensuing confusion (Mercury had already begun promotion) did not help the album's chances either.
The Hurting is the debut studio album by the British band Tears for Fears. It was released on 7 March 1983, and peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release. The album was certified Gold by the BPI within three weeks of release, and reached Platinum status in January 1985.
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Suffer The Children is found on the album The Hurting. Found on more albums: Hurting Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears Chronicles: The Hurting/Songs from the Big Chair/The Seeds of Love The Hurting/Seeds of Love/Songs from the Big Chair Tears for Fears Story Famous Last Words: The Collection In My Mind's Eye Sidetracked Rule the World: The Collection. Tears for Fears – Suffer The Children. Suffer the Children" as written by Roland Orzabal. Lyrics powered by LyricFind. Suffer The Children song meanings.
Complete your Tears For Fears collection. Expecting a more explicit synth-pop version of "Suffer the Children" may be a disappointment to some - as the 1981 7" version is already quite similar to the later album version; the structure remains intact, except the edges are more rough (and to an extent clumsy), leaving this single version innocently floating in its (demo) obscurity.
The first single by Tears For Fears, "Suffer the Children" introduces the lyrical obsessions of their debut album, The Hurting: obsessed with Arthur Janov's Primal Scream Therapy, singer/songwriter Roland Orzabal filled this song, and the rest of the album, with just the sort of mopey-student angst that a therapy-obsessed post-adolescent would write
