Famous Last Words (Tears for Fears song)

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"Famous Last Words"
Famous Last Words single.jpg
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album The Seeds of Love
B-side
Released6 August 1990
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length4:31
Label Fontana
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tears for Fears
  • Dave Bascombe
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Advice for the Young at Heart"
(1990)		"Famous Last Words"
(1990)		"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"
(1991)
Music video
"Famous Last Words" on YouTube

"Famous Last Words" is a song by the British group Tears for Fears, originally released on their 1989 album The Seeds of Love . It was released (by the record company without the band's involvement) as the fourth and final single from the album in 1990 and peaked at number 83 in the UK. [1]

Contents

The single was released on various formats including 7" and 12" vinyl, a limited edition 12" vinyl picture disc (only 10,000 copies were pressed, and each copy is numbered), and a limited edition CD-Single (only 5000 copies were pressed, and each copy is numbered).

A promo video was made for the single; this consisted mainly of performance footage from the Going to California live video overdubbed with the studio version of the song and additional video imagery added. When performed live in 1990, the band would often segue from "Famous Last Words" into a rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In".

Reception

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that the song exemplifies the group's newfound dynamics. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Famous Last Words"
  2. "Mothers Talk" (US remix)
  1. "Famous Last Words"
  2. "Mothers Talk" (US remix)
  3. "Listen"

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ McMurray, Niall (12 March 2016). "Tears for Fears – Famous Last Words". Into the Popvoid. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Young, John (14 February 1990). "Tears for Fears bolder with new human backup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 29. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Famous Last Words (European 7-inch single). Tears for Fears. Fontana Records. 1990. IDEA 15.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Famous Last Words (European CD single). Tears for Fears. Fontana Records. 1990. IDECD 15.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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