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"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.
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What is the song that goes like this a million places with a million faces and Adam Landberg from American Idol has also sang it on April eighth two thousand and nine?
Mad World - Tears for Fears or Mad World - Gary Jules
Who sang they were making mad passionate love?
It was Bernard Bresslaw
Who sang 'Mad World' first?
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.
Did the band REM have a song titled Mad World?
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.
What TV movie is similar to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'?
The movie Donnie Darko.
