Songs from the Big Chair is the second studio album by English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on February 25, 1985 by Phonogram Records. The album peaked at number two in the UK and at number one in the US and Canada, becoming a multi-platinum seller in all three countries. It also reached number one in Germany and the Netherlands and Top 10 positions in various other countries including Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand and Italy. It spawned the international hit singles “Mothers Talk”, “Shout”, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, “Head over Heels”, and “I Believe”. It remains their best-selling album to date.
A companion video documentary entitled Scenes from the Big Chair was released in late 1985. Once the band had finished a lengthy touring and promotion schedule for the album, they took an extended hiatus from the music industry.
1. “Shout” 6:31
2. “The Working Hour” 6:29
3. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” 4:09
4. “Mothers Talk” 5:04
5. “I Believe” 4:54
6. “Broken” 2:38
7. “Head over Heels” 5:02
8. “Listen” 6:54
9. “The Big Chair” (“Shout” b-side) 3:20
10. “Empire Building” (“Mothers Talk” b-side) 2:41
11. “The Marauders” (“The Way You Are” b-side) 4:13
12. “Broken Revisited” 5:15
13. “The Conflict” (“Change” b-side from The Hurting) 4:02
14. “The Working Hour” (piano version) 2:08
15. “Pharaohs” (“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” b-side) 3:42
16. “When in Love with a Blind Man” (“Head Over Heels” b-side) 2:22
17. “Sea Song” (“I Believe” (UK) / Mothers Talk (US)” b-side) 3:51
1. “The Way You Are” 4:49
2. “Mothers Talk” (single version) 3:53
3. “Shout” (single version) 5:58
4. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (single version) 4:14
5. “Head over Heels” (remix) 4:15
6. “I Believe” (A Soulful Re-Recording) 4:39
7. “Everybody Wants to Run the World” 4:30
8. “The Way You Are” (short version) 4:21
9. “Mothers Talk” (U.S. remix) 4:14
10. “Shout” (U.S. single version) 4:51
11. “Everybody Wants to Run the World” (running version) 4:30
12. “Head over Heels” (radio version) 4:20
13. “Mothers Talk” (video version) 4:37
14. “Shout” (short version) 4:03
15. “Listen” (clean intro) 6:50
16. “Interview with Curt & Roland” 7:35
1. “The Way You Are” (extended version) 7:37
2. “Mothers Talk” (extended version) 6:18
3. “Shout” (extended remix) 7:40
4. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” 5:40
5. “Broken/Head over Heels/Broken” (Preacher Mix) 8:00
6. “Mothers Talk” (Beat of the Drum Mix) 8:54
7. “Shout” (U.S. remix) 8:02
8. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (urban mix) 6:06
9. “Mothers Talk” (U.S. remix alternate) 4:12
10. “Shout” (dub) 6:49
11. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (instrumental) 4:21
12. “Shout” (a cappella) 5:02
1. “Head over Heels” (Radio 1, Richard Skinner Session) 4:14
2. “The Working Hour” (Radio 1, Richard Skinner Session) 6:06
3. “Broken” (Radio 1, Richard Skinner Session) 3:19
4. “Mothers Talk” (live at Massey Hall) 4:05
5. “Broken / Head over Heels” (live at Massey Hall) 5:01
6. “Memories Fade” (live at Massey Hall) 6:50
7. “The Working Hour” (live at Massey Hall) 7:31
8. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (live at Massey Hall) 4:19
9. “Shout” (live at Massey Hall) 7:50
10. “Mothers Talk” (early mix / instrumental) 4:39
11. “The Way You Are” (early mix) 4:25
12. “Broken” (early mix) 5:38
13. “Shout” (early mix) 5:08
14. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (alternate single version) 4:20
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