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Input (English): Context: Ian Christopher Stanley (born 28 February 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He was previously a member of the English band Tears for Fears for most of the 1980s, and played a key role in the making of their multi-platinum selling second album "Songs from the Big Chair"., "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English band Tears for Fears. Originally released in the UK on 22 March 1985 it was the band's ninth single release in the United Kingdom and the third from their second LP "Songs from the Big Chair". It was their seventh UK Top 30 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985. In the US, it was the lead single from the album and gave the band their first "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit on 8 June 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It also reached number one on both the Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts in the US. The song has since become the pinnacle of Tears for Fears' chart success., `` Shout '' is a song by the British band Tears for Fears , written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal ( with Curt Smith duetting on the chorus ) . First released in the UK on 23 November 1984 , it was the band 's eighth single release ( the second taken from their second album Songs from the Big Chair ) and sixth UK Top 40 hit , peaking at no. 4 in January 1985 . In the US , it reached no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 3 August 1985 and remained there for three weeks . `` Shout '' would become one of the most successful songs of 1985 , eventually reaching the Top Ten in 25 countries . `` Shout '' is regarded as one of the most recognisable songs from the mid-eighties and is also recognised as the group 's signature song ., Curt Smith (born 24 June 1961) is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. As a solo artist, he has released four full-length albums., Roland Orzabal (born 22 August 1961) is a British musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists. In 2014, Orzabal published his first novel., Songs from the Big Chair is the second studio album by the British rock band Tears for Fears, released on 25 February 1985 by Phonogram Records. The album peaked at number two in the UK and number one in the US and Canada. It spawned the international hit singles "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", "Shout", "Head over Heels", "Mothers Talk", and "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)". It remains their best-selling album to date., "Mothers Talk" is a 1984 song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal, it was the band's seventh single release (the first to be taken from their second album "Songs from the Big Chair" (1985) and fifth UK Top 40 chart hit. The song was released six months in advance of the album and showcased the band's edgier sound, as compared to their debut LP "The Hurting" (1983). It was also a moderate success internationally., Tears for Fears are an English pop/rock band formed in Bath, Somerset in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the new wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into mainstream rock and pop, which led to international chart success. They were part of the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US., Subject: shout , Relation: record_label, Options: (A) album (B) english (C) phonogram records (D) record (E) studio album (F) united kingdom
Output (English): phonogram records