who originally wrote mad world song
Mad World  is a song by the British band Tears for Fears, written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith.Ideas as Opiates  is a song that originally served as the B-side to the Mad World single. It was later re-recorded for inclusion on The Hurting. The song takes its name from a chapter title in Arthur Janov 's book Prisoners of Pain and features lyrics related to the concept of primal therapy.