Shout (Tears for Fears song)

"Shout" is a 1984 song by British new wave band Tears for Fears. It is the second single from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair. It topped the single charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States. It went to number 2 in Italy and South Africa. It went to number 4 in the United Kingdom. It was covered by American metal band Disturbed in 2000.

"Shout"
Single by Tears for Fears
from Songs from the Big Chair"
B-side"The Big Chair"
Released23 November 1984[1]
StudioThe Wool Hall (Beckington, England)
Genre
Length
  • 6:31 (album version)
  • 3:59 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Hughes
Tears for Fears singles chronology
""Mothers Talk"
(1984)
Shout ""Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
(1985)
"Shout" at YouTube

Track listings

7-inch: Mercury / IDEA8 (United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa) / 880 294-7 (Australia, Europe) / SOV 2351 (Canada)
10-inch: Mercury / IDEA810 (United Kingdom)

  1. "Shout" – 5:53
  2. "The Big Chair" – 3:20

7-inch: Mercury / 880 481-7Q (Germany) / 7PP-167 (Japan)

  1. "Shout [Short Version]" – 4:51
  2. "The Big Chair" – 3:20

7-inch: Mercury / 880 294-7 (United States)

  1. "Shout [US Single Version]" – 3:59
  2. "The Big Chair" – 3:20

12-inch: Mercury / IDEA812 (United Kingdom) / 880 294-1 (Australia, Europe) / SOVX 2351 (Canada) / MIX 3080 (Mexico)

  1. "Shout [Extended Version]" – 7:35
  2. "Shout" – 5:53
  3. "The Big Chair" – 3:20

12-inch: Mercury / 880 929-1 (United States)

  1. "Shout [US Remix]" – 8:02
  2. "Shout [UK Remix]" – 7:40
  3. "The Big Chair" – 3:20

CDV: Mercury / 080 064-2 (United Kingdom)

  1. "Shout" – 5:58
  2. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World [Urban Mix Edit]" – 5:20
  3. "Shout [US Remix]" – 8:00
  4. "Shout [Video]" – 6:00

Shout (Tears For Fears Song) Media

References