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Head over Heels (Tears for Feats song)

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"Head over Heels"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album Songs from the Big Chair
B-side"When in Love with a Blind Man"
Released10 June 1985 [1]
Recorded1985
Genre
Length
  • 5:01 (album version)
  • 3:51 (radio edit)
  • 4:14 (7-inch version)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Hughes
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
(1985)
"Head over Heels"
(1985)
"Suffer the Children"
(1985)

"Head over Heels" is a 1985 song by British new wave band Tears for Fears and is fourth single from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 5 in Ireland, number 8 in Canada, number 12 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, number 18 in Belgium and number 21 in Australia.

Formats and track listings

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7": Mercury / IDEA10 (UK)

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  1. "Head over Heels" (Remix) – 4:14
  2. "When in Love with a Blind Man" – 2:22
  • Also released as a 10" single (IDEA1010) and as a four-leaf clover shaped picture disc (IDPIC10)

12": Mercury / IDEA1012 (UK)

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  1. "Broken/Head over Heels/Broken" (Preacher Mix) – 7:53
  2. "Head over Heels" (Remix) – 4:14
  3. "When in Love with a Blind Man" – 2:22

CDV: Mercury / 080 062-2 (UK)

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  1. "Head over Heels" (Remix) – 4:14
  2. "Sea Song" – 3:52
  3. "The Working Hour" – 6:27
  4. "Mothers Talk" (U.S. remix) – 4:14
  5. "Head over Heels" (video)

References

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  1. "TFF singles".
  2. Iwasaki, Scott (26 April 1996). "Orzabal, Tears for Fears plan May 2 show at Abravanel Hall". Deseret News. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. Reed, Ryan (20 November 2019). "A Guide to Progressive Pop". Tidal. Retrieved 28 August 2020.