Mad World by Tears For Fears Original HQ 1983

Original video from 1983: "Mad World" by Tears for Fears. This was the third single from their first album The Hurting.

Audio and video are correct and true to the original, although the video portion has been digitally enhanced. This video was created and uploaded for archival, noncommercial and educational purposes and complies with fair use guidelines for copyrighted material.

This HQ version was digitally remastered and encoded by me, Exiled Stardust.

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[helen keller]

80's disco shit? If you even paid attention to music you would know that disco is from the 60's and 70's and wasn't very big in the 80's, now get ur nine-year-old ass outta here

[Coleoptile Whittle]

Why are all the comments so negitive? If you're not a fan why would you come on just to hate?

I prefer this version because, not only has it a great dance beat and instrumental but I find that it's sung with more emotion than the Gary Jules version. I feel like this one was a comment on our "mad world" rather than simply a plight to make the most dismal song out, which is all I can hear in Jouls' verion.

[DiabolicalPaperClip]

I have a great saying that I made up too. It goes 'It's they're, not there. Please learn some grammar before you attempt to argue.'

[PSBHanz]

Oooh, how I love Tears for Fears! :3

[math wood]

Americans still believe they are the strongest country in the world too hahaha XD

[ps3boiy]

This is not America it Youtube which is world wide. Typical ignorant American thing to say

[Robloxer1758]

So because disco wasn't big in the 80's means he's wrong? Is this not from the 80's? Does it sound like disco? Arguably, it does.

[unikobak]

I like the gary jule one better

[Scott Tobkes]

It is, but these are the guys that wrote it.

[sopranos219]

It's called free speech moron! This is America I have the right to critique whatever crap I want to, you want to call that "hating" fine prick....

[Purpledreams09]

Essa música é uma obra-prima. Uma composição linda em todos os sentidos. Seria tão óbvio fazer uma melodia depressiva a essa canção, devido a letra.. Mas o tears for fears não ficou no óbvio e o tom predominante não é de tristeza, mas de loucura e desespero, mais condizente com a letra, com um ar misterioso e caótico. A versão do Gary é óbvia demais pra mim.

[HRHooChicken]

no one disagrees that gary jules' version is superior