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Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith
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"Head over Heels" is a song recorded by the English new wave band Tears for Fears for their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985). The song was released by Phonogram Records and Mercury Records, as the album's fourth single on 14 June 1985 in the UK. It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth top 40 hit in the country, peaking at number 12. In the United States, it was released in September 1985 as the third single from the album and continued the band's run of hits there, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In addition to the regular 7" and 12" formats, a 10" single and limited edition four-leaf-clover-shaped picture disc were also issued for the single's release in the UK. The song was also an international success, reaching the top 40 in several countries.
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Everybody Wants To Rule the World (Alternative Single Version)
Songs From the Big Chair (Super Deluxe Version) / February 17, 1985
From the same album era as Head Over Heels.