Tears For Fears: The Hurting

LP Record The Hurting is the debut studio album by the British new wave band Tears for Fears, released on 1st March 1983 by Phonogram Records. The album was a commercial success, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States. It spawned four singles, including the UK number one hit "Mad World". The album was recorded at The Farm recording studio in Surrey, England, which was owned by the musician George Martin. The album's sound has been described as a "dark and atmospheric mix of new wave and synth-pop" and has been compared to the work of artists such as Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, and The Human League.