"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.
Mad World - Tears for Fears or Mad World - Gary Jules
It was Bernard Bresslaw
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.
erasureAnswer:The original version of "Mad World" is by Tears for Fears. It was written by Roland Orzabal, sung by Curt Smith, released as a single in September of 1982, and appeared on their album The Hurting. It was the first chart hit for the band, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November of '82.
The movie Donnie Darko.
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears sang the original version in 1982.
Adam Lambert sang the song "Mad World" at the end of General Hospital.
The Song Mad World originally sang by the band named tears for fearswas released in 1982. Gary Jules version was released nearly 2 decades later
Mad World - Tears for Fears or Mad World - Gary Jules
It was Bernard Bresslaw
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World was released on 11/07/1963.
The Production Budget for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World was $9,400,000.
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World was released on 11/07/1963.
The Production Budget for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World was $9,400,000.
Andrew Gold sang it first.
Mad Mad World was created in 1991.