Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road

Tears For Fears debut album The Hurting was released on 7 March 1983, and peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release. The album reached Platinum status in January 1985. The album contains Tears for Fears’ first three hit singles – Mad World, Change, and Pale Shelter – all of which reached the top five in the UK.

Side A
1. The Hurting [4:17]
2. Mad World [3:46]
3. Pale Shelter [4:24]
4. Ideas As Opiates [3:46]
5. Memories Fade [5:05]

Side B
1. Suffer The Children [3:52]
2. Watch Me Bleed [4:19]
3. Change [4:14]
4. The Prisoner [2:55]
5. Start Of The Breakdown [5:01]