Tears for Fears are a pop rock group formed in Bath, Somerset, England, UK during 1981 by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith. Founded after the folding of their 1st band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wave synthesizer groups of the early '80s, having international chart success. The band's debut L.P., The Hurting (1983), topped the British charts, and their 1st 3 hit singles, Mad World, Change then Pale Shelter,...