The Hurting

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The Hurting
The Hurting orig.jpg
Standard cover art, originally used for the "Suffer the Children" single
Studio album by
Tears for Fears
Released7 March 1983
Recorded1981–1983
Genre
Length41:39
Label
Producer
Tears for Fears chronology
The Hurting
(1983)		 Songs from the Big Chair
(1985)
International cover art
The hurting.jpg
Cover art for earlier international editions, originally used for the "Mad World" single
Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."The Hurting"
4:20
2."Mad World"Smith3:35
3."Pale Shelter"Smith4:34
4."Ideas as Opiates"Orzabal3:46
5."Memories Fade"Orzabal5:08
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
6."Suffer the Children"Orzabal3:53
7."Watch Me Bleed"Orzabal4:18
8."Change"Smith4:15
9."The Prisoner"Smith2:55
10."Start of the Breakdown"Orzabal5:00
Cassette only bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Change" (New Version)4:36
1999 remastered and expanded
No.TitleLength
11."Pale Shelter" (Long Version†)7:09
12."The Way You Are" (Extended††)7:43
13."Mad World" (World Remix)3:42
14."Change" (Extended Version)6:00

Notes

30th anniversary editions (2013)

Two deluxe editions of the album were released on 21 October 2013. One is a double CD comprising CDs 1 & 2 (as below), and the other is a 4-disc boxed set comprising CDs 1–3 and a DVD (as below), a book containing interviews, a new essay from Paul Sinclair about the album, a replica of a 1983 tour programme, a discography and photos. The first 500 pre-orders from the Universal Music online store also included a vinyl 7" single of "Change" in a rare earlier picture sleeve.

Disc one – Original Album
No.TitleLength
1."The Hurting"4:16
2."Mad World"3:35
3."Pale Shelter"4:24
4."Ideas as Opiates"3:46
5."Memories Fade"5:01
6."Suffer the Children"3:49
7."Watch Me Bleed"4:15
8."Change"4:13
9."The Prisoner"2:55
10."Start of the Breakdown"4:57
Disc two – Singles & B-Sides
No.TitleLength
1."Suffer the Children" (Original Version)3:45
2."Pale Shelter" (Original Version)4:04
3."The Prisoner" (Original 7" Version)2:43
4."Ideas as Opiates" (Alternate Version†)3:53
5."Change" (New Version)4:36
6."Suffer the Children" (Remix)4:15
7."Pale Shelter" (Long Version)7:09
8."Mad World" (World Remix)3:39
9."Change" (Extended Version)5:59
10."Pale Shelter" (New Extended Version)6:44
11."Suffer the Children" (Instrumental)4:26
12."Change" (Radio Edit)3:58
13."Wino"2:23
14."The Conflict"4:02
15."We Are Broken††"4:03
16."Suffer the Children" (Demo)4:04

Notes

Disc three – Radio Sessions & Live
No.TitleLength
1."Ideas as Opiates" (Peel Session 1/9/1982)3:48
2."Suffer the Children" (Peel Session 1/9/1982)4:03
3."The Prisoner" (Peel Session 1/9/1982)2:50
4."The Hurting" (Peel Session 1/9/1982)3:45
5."Memories Fade" (David Jensen BBC Session 20/10/1982)4:56
6."The Prisoner" (David Jensen BBC Session 20/10/1982)2:49
7."Start of the Breakdown" (David Jensen BBC Session 20/10/1982)4:00
8."The Hurting" (David Jensen BBC Session 20/10/1982)3:50
9."Start of the Breakdown" (Live at Oxford Apollo 8/4/1983)5:56
10."Change" (Live)4:00
DVD – In My Mind's Eye: Live at Hammersmith Odeon (December 1983)
No.TitleLength
1."Start of the Breakdown"6:14
2."Mothers Talk"3:50
3."Pale Shelter"4:35
4."The Working Hour"6:29
5."The Prisoner"2:52
6."Ideas as Opiates"3:43
7."Mad World"3:36
8."We Are Broken"2:57
9."Head over Heels"4:49
10."Suffer the Children"4:02
11."The Hurting"4:24
12."Memories Fade"4:51
13."Change"4:10

40th anniversary editions (2023)

For the 40th anniversary of The Hurting, two editions were released, both featuring a new remaster of the original album by Miles Showell. One is a half-speed vinyl edition, the other a Blu-Ray Audio disc in Paul Sinclair's SDE Surround Series, featuring the album in several formats (the aforementioned remaster; new stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos remixes by Steven Wilson and an instrumental mix of the entire album) plus two newly discovered recordings from the aborted sessions with Mike Howlett: early versions of "Mad World" and "Watch Me Bleed". [22]

There had been a previous Blu-Ray Audio disc in the High Fidelity Pure Audio series released in 2014, but this disc didn't feature any audio aside from a high resolution stereo remaster.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Tears for Fears

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [36] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [37] Gold100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [39] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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