Sowing the Seeds of Love

"Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album The Seeds of Love
B-side"Tears Roll Down"
Released21 August 1989 (1989-08-21)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 6:19 (album version)
  • 5:48 (single edit)
  • 4:04 (US radio edit)
LabelFontana
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tears for Fears
  • Dave Bascombe
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Mothers Talk [US remix]"
(1986)
"Sowing the Seeds of Love"
(1989)
"Woman in Chains"
(1989)
Music video
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" on YouTube

"Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears. It was released in August 1989 as the first single from their third studio album, The Seeds of Love (1989).

The song was a worldwide hit, topping the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart and reaching the top 10 in Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their fourth and last top 10 hit. It also reached No. 1 on both the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Cash Box Top 100.

  1. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 19 August 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ Deggans, Eric (1998). "Tears for Fears". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 1128.
  3. ^ a b Rolli, Bryan (11 January 2024). "Top 35 Songs of 1989". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 12 January 2024.