who sings mad world
Gary Jules performing live at the Hotel CafÃ© on December 9, 2008. Gary Jules Aguirre, Jr. (born March 19, 1969), known as Gary Jules, is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his cover version of the Tears for Fears song Mad World, which he recorded with friend Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko. It became the UK Christmas Number One single of 2003.