Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)

"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"
Released14 June 1985
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 [second release]"
(1985)
Music video
"Head over Heels" on YouTube

"Head over Heels" is a song recorded by British band Tears for Fears for their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985). The song was released by Mercury Records, as the album's fourth single on 14 June in the UK.[3] It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth top 40 hit in the region, peaking at number 12. In the United States, it was the third single from the album and continued the band's run of hits there, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. A limited edition four-leaf-clover-shaped picture disc was issued for the single's release in the UK. The song was also an international success, reaching the top 40 in several countries.

  1. ^ Iwasaki, Scott (26 April 1996). "Orzabal, Tears for Fears plan May 2 show at Abravanel Hall". Deseret News. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ^ Reed, Ryan (20 November 2019). "A Guide to Progressive Pop". Tidal. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ Head over Heels (sleeve). Mercury. 2021. IDEP 10.