Question: who sang everybody wants to rule the world in 1985
Answer: `` Everybody Wants to Rule the World '' Single by Tears for Fears from the album Songs from the Big Chair B - side `` Pharaohs '' Released 1985 Format CD 7 '' 10 '' 12 '' Genre New wave Length 4 : 11 Label Phonogram ( UK ) Mercury ( US ) Vertigo ( Canada ) Songwriter ( s ) Roland Orzabal Ian Stanley Chris Hughes Producer ( s ) Hughes Tears for Fears singles chronology `` Shout '' ( 1984 ) `` Everybody Wants to Rule the World '' ( 1985 ) `` Head over Heels '' ( 1985 ) Music video `` Everybody Wants To Rule The World '' on YouTube