Tears for Fears (Слёзы страха) - британская new wave группа, созданная в начале 80-х Роландом Орзабалом и Куртом Смитом после распада их первой группы «Graduate» (Выпускник). Изначально их причисляли к Новой волне, но достаточно быстро они достигли всеобщего успеха.

Released on November 10, 2017, by Universal Music, Tears for Fears’ new compilation album is titled Rule the World: The Greatest Hits. It contains fourteen of the band’s well-loved hits plus two newly recorded, fresh compositions. Albeit it does not consist entirely of new materials, the remixed versions here of many of the band’s iconic songs shine even brighter. This may be attributed to the obvious and necessary tweaking and polishing of the songs’ instrumentation and orchestration, which made the music now sear and soar even higher up there, complementarily, with the familiar, powerful interplay of Orzabal’s deep, vigorous voice and Smith’s breezy, silky croon. It should be commended too for ensuring that every Tears for Fears album—from 1983’s The Hurting to 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending—is represented in this assemblage.