Advice for the Young at Heart

"Advice for the Young at Heart"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album The Seeds of Love
B-side	"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" "Music for Tables"
Released	19 February 1990
Genre	Blue-eyed soul[1] jazz[1] pop[1]
Length	4:55 (album version) 4:49 (7" version)
Label	Fontana
Songwriter(s)	Roland Orzabal Nicky Holland
Producer(s)	Tears for Fears Dave Bascombe
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Woman in Chains" (1989) "Advice for the Young at Heart" (1990) "Famous Last Words" (1990)
Music video
"Advice for the Young at Heart" on YouTube

"Advice for the Young at Heart" is a song by the English band Tears for Fears, taken from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love. It was released as the third single from the album in February 1990.

The song was written by Roland Orzabal and keyboardist/singer Nicky Holland. The lead vocal was sung by Curt Smith (the only track on The Seeds of Love album that he sang solo lead vocals on).

The single only reached #89 in the US Billboard 100 but was a Top 40 hit in the UK (#36), France (#31), Canada (#25) and The Netherlands (#22), and a Top 20 hit in Ireland (#15). In 1992, when Tears for Fears released Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92), "Advice for the Young at Heart" was re-released in Brazil.

While the album version was mixed by David Bascombe, the single version was mixed by Bob Clearmountain. The single mix was included on the 2020 deluxe edition of The Seeds of Love.