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Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Bath, GBpop, rock
13.6bn all-time streams (12 Feb '26)
Tears for Fears were always more ambitious than the average synth pop group.
From the beginning, the duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were tackling big subjects -- their very name derived from Arthur Janov's primal scream therapy, and his theories were evident throughout their debut, The Hurting.
From the beginning, the duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were tackling big subjects -- their very name derived from Arthur Janov's primal scream therapy, and his theories were evident throughout their debut, The Hurting.
