The Tipping Point (Tears for Fears album)

The Tipping Point
Studio album by
Tears for Fears
Released25 February 2022
Recorded2013–2021
Genre
Length42:25
LabelConcord
Producer
Tears for Fears chronology
Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
(2017) 		The Tipping Point
(2022) 		Songs for a Nervous Planet
(2024)
Singles from The Tipping Point
  1. "The Tipping Point"
    Released: 7 October 2021
  2. "No Small Thing"
    Released: 3 December 2021
  3. "Break the Man"
    Released: 13 January 2022
  4. "My Demons"
    Released: 1 June 2022
  5. "Long, Long, Long Time"
    Released: 18 August 2022
  6. "Rivers of Mercy"
    Released: 23 June 2023

The Tipping Point is the seventh studio album by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 25 February 2022 through Concord Records.[5] It is the band's first studio album since Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, released almost 18 years prior. Work on the album commenced in 2013, but the project endured numerous delays and setbacks between touring; disagreements that bandleaders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had with their record label and management; and the death of Orzabal's wife, which influenced many of the songs on the album. The bulk of the album was completed in 2020 and 2021.

The album was a critical and commercial success, giving the band their sixth UK Top-5 album and highest chart peak in 30 years when it debuted at number 2 on the UK Album Chart. It also reached the Top 10 in numerous other countries including the US, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium and The Netherlands.[6][7] It became the band's third US top-ten album on the chart and their first release to achieve this since their 1989 album The Seeds of Love.[7] The tracks "The Tipping Point", "No Small Thing", "Break the Man", "My Demons", "Long, Long, Long Time", and "Rivers of Mercy" were released as singles to promote the album.

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  5. ^ Kreps, Daniel (7 October 2021). "Tears for Fears return for first album in 17 years". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ Carl Smith (4 March 2022). "Central Cee scores first ever UK Number 1 album with 23, beating Tears For Fears' comeback". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b Keith Caulfield (6 March 2022). "'Encanto' Enchants Billboard 200 Albums Chart With Eighth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2022.