![]() This is one of the few songs in the Tears for Fears catalogue on which bandmember Curt Smith shares a writing credit. Though there are no lyrics, the track contains dialogue samples performed by actors Sally Field and William Prince from the 1976 television film Sybil, from which the song (and the album Songs from the Big Chair) takes its name. " The Big Chair" is the B-side to the "Shout" single. The disc included two mixes of the title track, a remix of " Everybody Wants to Rule the World", and the "Shout" music video. In 1988, "Shout" was reissued on the short-lived CD Video format. A similar limited-edition 7-inch pack was released in Canada, this one featuring a 12-page booklet of band photos. ![]() In addition to the standard 7- and 12-inch releases, the "Shout" single was issued in two collectible formats in the UK: a limited-edition 10-inch single and a 7-inch boxed pack featuring a 1985 Tears for Fears calendar. Song writer Roland Orzabal has noted that the song "is actually more concerned with political protest" than the common view that it is about primal scream theory. Ĭash Box said that it has "an anthemic chorus and a booming production sound". I saw it as a good album track, but they were convinced it would be a hit around the world. I played it to Ian Stanley, our keyboardist, and Chris Hughes, the producer. Initially I only had the chorus, which was very repetitive, like a mantra. The song was written in my front room on just a small synthesizer and a drum machine. The song even has a lengthy guitar solo, unusual for Tears for Fears. While Tears for Fears' previous single " Mothers Talk" had showcased a new, more extroverted songwriting style, "Shout" was completed with power chords, heavy percussion, a synth bass solo and a vocal-sounding synth riff. In 2010, it was used as the basis for the UK-chart–topping song " Shout" (performed by an ensemble featuring Dizzee Rascal and actor James Corden), an unofficial anthem of the England football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The song has been covered, remixed and sampled by many artists since its release. ![]() 1 in multiple countries.įeaturing a repetitive hook and a synth-drone throughout, "Shout" is regarded as one of the most recognizable songs from the mid-eighties, with Chris True of AllMusic viewing it as Tears for Fears' defining moment. "Shout" became one of the most successful songs of 1985, eventually reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 3 August 1985 and remained there for three weeks also topping the Cash Box chart. The single became the group's fourth Top 5 hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. ![]() Roland Orzabal is the lead singer on the track, and he described it as "a simple song about protest". " Shout" is a song by English pop/rock band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their second studio album, Songs from the Big Chair (1985), on 23 November 1984. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |