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Famous Last Words (Tears for Fears song)

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"'Famous Last Words'" is a song by the British group Tears for Fears, originally released on their 1989 album 'The Seeds of Love'. It was released (by the record company without the band's involvement) as the fourth and final single from the album in 1990 and peaked at #83 in the UK.

The single was released on various formats including 7" and 12" vinyl, a limited edition 12" vinyl picture disc (only 10,000 copies were pressed, and each copy is numbered), and a limited edition CD-Single (only 5000 copies were pressed, and each copy is numbered).

A promo video was made for the single; this consisted mainly of performance footage from the 'Going To California' live video overdubbed with the studio version of the song and additional video imagery added. When performed live in 1990, the band would often segue from "Famous Last Words" into a rendition of "When The Saints Go Marching In".

Track listing



'7" single' (IDEA 15)

# "Famous Last Words"

# "Mothers Talk" (US remix)

'12" vinyl' (IDEAT 15 / IDPIC 15) and 'CD Single' (IDECD 15)

# "Famous Last Words"

# "Mothers Talk" (US remix)

# "Listen"

Personnel



* Roland Orzabal - Vocals, Guitar

* Curt Smith - Bass

* Jon Hassel - Trumpet

* Simon Phillips - Drums

* Nicky Holland - Piano, Kurtzweil Strings

* Dave Bascombe - Producer

References



Category:1990 singles

Category:Tears for Fears songs

Category:Songs written by Roland Orzabal

Category:Songs written by Nicky Holland

Category:1989 songs

Category:Fontana Records singles

Category:Songs about nuclear war and weapons

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