No. Gary Jules did a cover of it for the Donnie Darko movie. It's a Tears for Fears song, and the original is very different in style.
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mad world by Tears for Fears
"Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up on the band's debut LP The Hurting the following year. The song would eventually become Tears for Fears' first international hit, reaching the Top 40 in several countries between 1982 and 1983.Gary Jules recorded a cover of the song "Mad World" for the film Donnie Darko and later released it as a single in December 2003.Later on American Idol in April 2009, Adam Lambert did.
The song is called "Mad World" by Gary Jules
Mad world by Gary jules
MAD WORLD by Adam Lambert