Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears

Chart Position: 1

• #7 bestseller for 1985
• Lead vocals: Curt Smith
• Written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Curt Hughes
• Backing vocals: Roland Orzabal
• Guitar: Roland Orzabal, Neil Taylor
• Produced by Curt Hughes
• Keyboards: Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith
• Recorded in the U.K.
• Later recorded by Gloria Gaynor (1986), East Side Beat (1993), Hyannis Sound (1996), Shane Richie (1998), Harvard Opportunes (1999), Curt Smith (2000), Ken Boothe (2001), Toki Asako (2004), Isha (2004), Beelzebubs (2005), Jamison Parker (2005), Laza (2005), Sunshiners (2006), Megan Jo Wilson (2006), Patti Smith (2007), Will Dailey (2007), Korgis (2007), Claire & the Reasons (2008), Down the Line (2008), Sugar Beats (2009), Gavin Jasper (2009), Jason Donovan (2010), Street Corner Symphony (2011), Brian Michael (2010), Deja vu (2011), Monorail (2011), Tony Vincent (2012), Bison Chips (2011), Christopher Kincaid (2012), Aron Wright (2014), Mike Viola (2014), Max McCabe (2015), Dave Daviani (2015), Josh Franklin (2016), Thom Cooper (2016), Emerson Paris (2017) and many others