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The Hurting (Music)

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	The Hurting (Music)	comment	The Hurting is the debut studio album by English pop group Tears for Fears. It was released through Mercury Records on March 7, 1983.A stark contrast from their later progressive pop work, this first record presents a more straightforward Synth-Pop sound influenced by the works of Peter Gabriel & Japan and often likened to the early work of Depeche Mode, although punctuated by a much darker, angstier tone (before Depeche Mode went down that road themselves) rooted in vocalists Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith's explorations of their troubled childhoods.Formed from the ashes of the bands Graduate and Neon, Orzabal and Smith found themselves fascinated by the works of the aforementioned Depeche Mode as well as Gary Numan and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, with Orzabal describing the start of The '80s as having instigated a compelling "electronic explosion." Since the band consisted of just the two of them and the more recently-recruited Ian Stanley at that point, the ability to create full songs without the need of a full guitar-bass-drums-etc. lineup seemed to open a large number of doors, and indeed the first demos they created were enough to lead to a contract with Phonogram, Inc., who placed them under the wing of Mercury Records.The band's first two singles, "Suffer the Children" and "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)", failed to attract much attention, but their third attempt, "Mad World", was a much greater success, peaking at No. 3 on the UK Singles chart and instantly becoming the band's Breakthrough Hit. The producers on that track, Adam and the Ants drummer Chris Hughes and his associate Ross Cullum, were immediately brought in to work on a full album with Tears for Fears, thus leading here.The success of "Mad World" created a good amount of anticipation for The Hurting, and indeed the album became an equally big success when it released, topping the UK Albums chart within a week and becoming the 19th best-selling album of 1983 in Britain. In the US, its success was far more modest, reaching only No. 73 on the Billboard 200, but it established enough of a cult following to pave the way for far greater success with the follow-up. The Hurting would later be certified platinum in the UK and Canada, and gold in the US.The Hurting was supported by four singles: "Suffer the Children", "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)", "Mad World", and "Change". The album re-recordings of the former two were also issued as singles during the album's promotional cycle.Tracklist:Side One "The Hurting" (4:20) "Mad World" (3:35) "Pale Shelter" (4:34) "Ideas as Opiates" (3:46) "Memories Fade" (5:08)Side Two "Suffer the Children" (3:53) "Watch Me Bleed" (4:18) "Change" (4:15) "The Prisoner" (2:55) "Start of the Breakdown" (5:00)Cassette-exclusive bonus track "Change (New Version)" (4:36)How can I be sure, when you don't give me tropes:
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