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'{{About|the Tears for Fears song}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox single | Name = Mad World | Cover = TFF_Mad_World.jpg | Artist = [[Tears for Fears]] | Album = [[The Hurting]] | B-side = {{hlist|"Ideas as Opiates"|"Saxophones as Opiates" {{small|(12")}}}} | Released = 20 September 1982 | Format = {{hlist|[[Gramophone record|7"]]|[[12-inch single|12"]]}} | Recorded = 1982 | Genre = {{hlist|[[New wave music|New wave]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=Q4JSAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=new+wave+bands&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTjfuckfnOAhVCRyYKHez-ASgQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=new%20wave%20bands&f=false |title=Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s |accessdate=5 September 2016|location=United States|first=Lori, Johnathon |last=Majewski, Bernstein |date=15 April 2014}}</ref>|[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Buckley |first=Jonathan |last2=Lewis |first2=Justin |title=Rock: The Rough Guide |page= |year=1996 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-85828-201-5 |quote=...&nbsp;brooding synth-pop&nbsp;...}}</ref>}} | Length = 3:32 | Label = {{hlist|[[Phonogram Records|Phonogram]]|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]}} | Writer = [[Roland Orzabal]] | Producer = {{hlist|[[Chris Hughes (record producer)|Chris Hughes]]|[[Ross Cullum]]}} | Last single = "[[Pale Shelter|Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)]]"<br /> (1982) | This single = "'''Mad World'''"<br />(1982) | Next single = "[[Change (Tears for Fears song)|Change]]"<br />(1983) | Misc = {{Extra music sample | Type = single | filename = Mad World.ogg | format = [[Ogg]] | title = "Mad World" | artist = Tears for Fears | description = }} }} "'''Mad World'''" is a 1982 song by the British band [[Tears for Fears]]. Written by [[Roland Orzabal]] and sung by bassist [[Curt Smith]], it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number 3 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], "Ideas as Opiates", appeared on the band's debut LP ''[[The Hurting]]'' (1983). "Mad World" has since been covered by various artists, most notably by [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]] and [[Gary Jules]] for the soundtrack of the film ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' in 2001. This version was a UK number one hit and won Orzabal his second [[Ivor Novello Award]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/the_darkness_scoop_ivor_novello_award_1_64997|title=Ivor Novello Awards 2004 (East Anglian Daily Times 24)|work=East Anglian Daily Times|accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> ==Background== "Mad World" was originally written on acoustic guitar when Orzabal was 19 after being inspired to write a [[New wave music|new wave song]] in the vein of [[Duran Duran]]'s "[[Girls on Film]]". After a few false starts with Orzabal on vocals, he suggested Smith sing it and "suddenly it sounded fabulous".<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|author=Interviews by Dave Simpson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/10/how-we-made-mad-world-tears-fears |title=Tears For Fears: how we made Mad World &#124; Music |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> "Mad World" was intended to be the B-side for the band's second single "[[Pale Shelter|Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)]]", but their record company stated that "Mad World" could be a single in its own right. The band then opted to re-record "Mad World" with producers [[Ross Cullum]] and [[Chris Hughes (record producer)|Chris Hughes]], a former drummer with [[Adam and the Ants]].<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4381 |title=Mad World by Tears for Fears Songfacts |publisher=Songfacts.com |date=29 September 2005 |accessdate=11 March 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FLDOLiRs?url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4381 |archivedate=23 March 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> {{quote|That came when I lived above a pizza restaurant in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] and I could look out onto the centre of the city. Not that Bath is very mad&nbsp;– I should have called it "Bourgeois World"!<ref name="cranna">Cranna, Ian (1999). In ''The Hurting: Remastered & Expanded'' [CD booklet]. London: Mercury Records.</ref>|Roland Orzabal}} {{quote|"Mad World" was the first single off the finished album. The intention was to gain attention from it and we'd hopefully build up a little following. We had no idea that it would become a hit. Nor did the record company.<ref name="cranna"/>|Curt Smith}} Curt Smith's ad lib in the song's final chorus resulted in a [[mondegreen]]. Smith clarified the actual lyric in 2010: {{quote|With Mad World's again-resurgent popularity, I'm getting asked more frequently about the last line on the album version from ''The Hurting'', a line which I occasionally also sing in concert. The actual line is: "Halargian world." (Not "illogical world", "raunchy young world", "enlarging your world", or a number of other interesting if not amusing guesses.) The real story: Halarge was an imaginary planet invented by either Chris Hughes or Ross Cullum during the recording of ''The Hurting''. I added it as a joke during the lead vocal session, and we kept it. And there you have it.<ref name="smith">Curt Smith. "It's a Mad Halargian World." Curt Smith: The Official Site. October 11, 2010.</ref>|Curt Smith|source=}} ==Meaning== The song was influenced by the theories of [[Arthur Janov]], author of ''[[The Primal Scream]]'', and the [[Lyrics|lyric]] "the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had" suggests that dreams of intense experiences such as death will be the best at releasing tension.<ref>{{citation |title=1001 Songs |author=Toby Creswell |pages=87–88 |publisher=Hardie Grant Publishing |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-74066-458-5}}</ref> ==Song versions== The 7" version of "Mad World" is the same mix of the song found on ''The Hurting''. The song had only one [[remix]] on its initial release, the World Remix that was featured on a 7" double-single. This mix is very similar to the album version, with the most notable differences being the additional echo added to the intro and middle sections and the subtraction of a subtle keyboard part from the bridge. A later remix by noted British music producer Afterlife was featured on the 2005 reissue of the Tears for Fears greatest hits collection ''[[Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)]]''. ==B-side== "Ideas as Opiates" is a song that originally served as the B-side to the "Mad World" single, and 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]]. The song is musically sparse, featuring just a piano, drum machine, and saxophone. An alternative version of this song titled "Saxophones as Opiates" was included as a B-side on the 12" single and is mostly instrumental. {{quote|That's the chapter from Janov, and it's really a reference to people's mindsets, the way that the [[Human ego|ego]] can suppress so much nasty information about oneself&nbsp;– the gentle way that the mind can fool oneself into thinking everything is great.<ref name="cranna"/>|Roland Orzabal}} {{quote|It really was all about that kind of thing&nbsp;– the psychological answer to religion being the opiate of the masses, whereas we thought ideas were, more than anything else.<ref name="cranna" />|Curt Smith}} ==Music video== [[File:TFF Mad World video.jpg|thumb|Curt Smith in the "Mad World" music video]] The promotional video for "Mad World" was filmed in late summer 1982. It was Tears for Fears' first music video, and features a gloomy looking Curt Smith staring out of a window while Roland Orzabal dances outside on a lakeside jetty. A brief party scene in the video features friends and family of the band, including Smith's mother as well as his then-wife Lynne. According to Curt Smith, "When we made the video in a country estate on the cheap, we bussed all our friends and family up from Bath and had a fun day. The woman who's having the birthday party in the video is my mum."<ref name="guardian" /> The music video was directed by Clive Richardson who was notable for his work at that time with [[Depeche Mode]]. ==Track listings== 7": Mercury / IDEA3 ([[United Kingdom]]) / 812 213–7 ([[United States]]) # "Mad World" – 3:32 # "Ideas as Opiates" – 3:54 7": Mercury / IDEA3 ([[Ireland]]) / 6059 568 ([[Australia]], [[Europe]]) / TOS 1411 ([[South Africa]]) # "Mad World" (World Remix) – 3:42 # "Ideas as Opiates" – 3:54 7" double pack: Mercury / IDEA33 (United Kingdom) # "Mad World" – 3:32 # "Mad World" (World Remix) – 3:42 # "Suffer the Children" (Remix) – 4:15 # "Ideas as Opiates" – 3:54 12": Mercury / IDEA312 (United Kingdom) / 6400 677 (Europe) # "Mad World" – 3:32 # "Ideas as Opiates" – 3:54 # "Saxophones as Opiates" – 3:54 ==Charts and certifications== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Singles charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1982–83) !Peak<br/>position |- |align="left"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=306|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- {{singlechart|Germany2|21|artist=Tears for Fears|song=Mad World|id=7508|accessdate=12 August 2016}} |- {{singlechart|Ireland2|6|song=Mad World|accessdate=12 August 2016}} |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|25|artist=Tears for Fears|song=Mad World}} |- |South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title=South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Acts T|website=The South African Rock Encyclopedia|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html|accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|3|artist=Tears for Fears}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1982) !Position |- |UK Singles Chart<ref>{{cite book |first1=Dafydd |last1=Rees |first2=Barry |last2=Lazell |first3=Alan |last3=Jones |chapter=The Top 100 UK Singles |title=Chart File Volume 2 |publisher=Virgin Books |location=London, England |pages=80–81 |date=1983 |isbn=0-907080-73-1}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|12 |} ===Certifications=== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=1982|title=Mad World|autocat=yes|artist=Tears For Fears}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nounspecified=true}} {{col-end}} ==Michael Andrews and Gary Jules version== {{Infobox single | Name = Mad World | Cover = Jules Mad World.jpg | Artist = [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]] featuring [[Gary Jules]] | Album = [[Donnie Darko (soundtrack)]] ''and'' [[Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets]] | B-side = "No Poetry" | Released = 15 December 2003 | Writer = [[Roland Orzabal]] | Producer = [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]] | Format = [[CD single|CD]] | Recorded = 2000 | Genre = {{hlist|[[Soft rock]]<!-- DO NOT ADD OR CHANGE GENRES WITHOUT FIRST DISCUSSING ON TALK PAGE. -->}} | Length = 3:06 | Label = [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]] }} "Mad World" achieved a second round of success 20 years after its release, when it was covered by [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]] and [[Gary Jules]] for the film ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' (2001). While the Tears for Fears version featured [[synthesisers]] and heavy percussion, the Andrews/Jules version was stripped down; instead of a full musical backing, it used only a set of piano chords, a [[mellotron]] imitating a cello, very light touches of electric piano, and modest use of a [[vocoder]] on the chorus. Their version was originally released on [[compact disc|CD]] in 2002 on the film's [[Donnie Darko (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], but an increasing cult-following spawned by the film's DVD release finally prompted Jules and Andrews to issue the song as a proper single. It was released through [[Sanctuary Records]] on 15 December 2003, in time for the race for the UK's Christmas number one, beating "[[Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)]]" by [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] to take the title the following week. ===Background=== For the soundtrack to the film ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' (2001), director [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]] commissioned [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]], a San Diego musician and television and film composer who had worked as a member of a range of bands, including The Origin with [[Gary Jules]] (whose two solo albums he had produced), and [[The Greyboy Allstars]]. Kelly said he was confident that Andrews could do the job: "I met with Michael and I just knew right away that he was really, really talented and that he could come up with a really original score. He would allow me to be in there and be really kind of editorial with how I wanted the score to be."<ref name="everloving.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.everloving.com/dd-bio.html|title=Donnie Darko Bio|publisher=Ever Loving}}</ref> Andrews relocated to Los Angeles to work on the film between October and December 2000. As Andrews states, the low budget for the project encouraged him to play a diverse range of instruments for the soundtrack: <blockquote> The film was pretty low budget so my portion of the money was pretty thin. I couldn't hire anyone, it was just me. I played everything; [[piano]], [[mellotron]], mini [[marimba]], [[xylophone]], [[ukulele]], [[Organ (music)|organ]]. I also brought in two female vocalists Sam Shelton and Tori Haberman. But no guitar because Richard said no guitar or drums; he just wasn't into it. I was down with that - I've played guitar my whole life.<ref name="everloving.com"/> </blockquote> Like many of his role models for soundtrack composing (such as [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] and [[Ennio Morricone]]), Andrews wanted to put a song on his otherwise instrumental score. He eventually chose "Mad World", as Tears for Fears were one of his and childhood friend Jules' favourite bands growing up.<ref name="Christmas no.1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3335473.stm|title=Gary Jules tops Christmas charts|date=21 December 2003|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref> Andrews enlisted Jules to sing the song, while Andrews himself played the piano;<ref name="bbc">{{cite episode|title=One-Hit Wonders at the BBC|series=One-Hit Wonders at the BBC|network=[[BBC Four]]|airdate=17 April 2015}}</ref> together they recorded the song in an hour and a half.<ref name="Christmas no.1"/> Despite being critically acclaimed, ''Donnie Darko'' was not a commercial success, but it sold very well on [[DVD]] and became a [[cult film]], and demand grew for Andrews and Jules' cover of "Mad World" to be released as a proper single. This prompted Andrews to give the song an official release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/its-a-cover-up-12-cover-versions-that-charted-higher-than-the-originals__6580/|title=12 cover versions that charted higher than the originals|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=1 February 2016|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref> Jules said that he believed the song was easy for people to relate to: "I think it's a really beautiful example of a person struggling with the fact that life is mad. I honestly think it's one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard and the way it's stripped down now just pins people." He went on to say, "Every so often a song with just vocals, piano and cello creeps up on you and says something about who you are, where you're going which stops you in your tracks."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3335473.stm|title=Gary Jules tops Christmas charts|date=21 December 2003|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref> ===Chart performance=== Despite "[[Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)]]" by [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] being the bookmakers' favourite to become the [[List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones|2003 Christmas number one]] in the UK,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3328611.stm|title=The Darkness tipped for festive crown|date=17 December 2003|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref> "Mad World" upset the odds and took the title on 21 December 2003.<ref name="Christmas no.1"/> It remained at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] for three consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/gary-jules-3-1373002|title=IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD!|date=4 January 2004|work=[[NME]]}}</ref> The song's success in the UK did not, however, translate to the United States, where it reached number 30 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart in the issue dated 27 March 2004. Jules performed "Mad World" with [[Mylène Farmer]] on her ''[[Timeless (Mylène Farmer)|Timeless 2013 Tour]].''<ref>{{cite web|author1=Julien AUTIER |author2=Philippe LEZE |author3=Guillaume DATEZ |author4=Sarah HOFER |url=http://www.mylene.net/modules/index.php?r=4&z=3972#setlist |title=Mylène Farmer - Infos sur le premier concert Timeless 2013 à Bercy |publisher=Mylene.Net |date= |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the song was included in the commercial to the video game ''[[Gears of War]]'',<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tu_c4Ls9JkcC&pg=PA56 |title=Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter - Tom Bissell - Google Boeken |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> which helped move it up the charts.<ref name="joystiq2006">{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Ross |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/mad-world-gears-ad-propels-song-to-1-on-itunes/ |title=Mad World: Gears ad propels song to #1 on iTunes |publisher=Joystiq |date=27 November 2006 |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> A performance on the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' by [[Adam Lambert]] also briefly increased its sales and interest in the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2009/05/67411297/1 |title=More American Idol-related sales numbers! |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |date=29 May 2009 |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608790/adam-lamberts-mad-world-cover-explained.jhtml |title=Adam Lambert's 'Mad World': The Story Behind The Cover |publisher=MTV.com |date=8 April 2009 |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> The song reached No. 11 on the Rock Digital Songs chart. ===Music video=== The music video was directed by [[Michel Gondry]]. It begins with an aerial shot of a school; the bell rings and children go out onto the pavement. The rest of the video sees the children forming different shapes whilst Jules stands on the roof and watches from above. On two occasions the camera pans towards Jules looking down at the children, whilst a third pan away sees Andrews playing a piano as the song ends. The video has over 120 million views since it was uploaded to [[YouTube]] on 8 January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4|title=Mad World - Gary Jules|date=8 January 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=8 February 2016}}</ref> ===Track listings=== CD1: Sanctuary / SANXD250 ([[United Kingdom]]) # "Mad World" – 3:06 # "No Poetry" – 3:59 # "Mad World" (alternate version) – 3:37 CD2: Sanctuary / SANXD250X (United Kingdom) # "Mad World" (Grayed Out Mix) – 6:45 # "The Artifact & Living" – 2:26 # "Mad World" (video) – 3:20 ===Charts and certifications=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ====Weekly charts==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2003–10) !Peak<br />position |- {{singlechart|Australia|28|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Austria|13|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders|23|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|3|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|93|artist=Michael Andrews|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Denmark|6|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|France|30|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- |French Digital ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2010&date=20100501 |title=Les charts français |publisher=lescharts.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|11 |- {{singlechart|Germany|3|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Ireland2|2|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Italy|19|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|4|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|37|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- |Portuguese Singles Chart<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=806&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Portugal&ci=3107956&cdi=10191621&cid=05%2F09%2F2009 ]{{dead link|date=March 2014}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- {{singlechart|Scotland|1|date=21 December 2003}} |- {{singlechart|Sweden|10|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Switzerland|23|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|UK|1|date=21 December 2003}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|1|artist=Michael Andrews|song=Mad World}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|30|artist=Michael Andrews|song=Mad World}} |} {{col-2}} ====Year-end charts==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2003) !Position |- |UK Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf|title=2003 UK Singles Chart|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|accessdate=8 February 2016}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|4 |- !Chart (2004) !Position |- |German Singles Chart<ref>[http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2004] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330011650/http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2004 |date=30 March 2010 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|14 |- |UK Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf|title=2004 UK Singles Chart|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|accessdate=8 February 2016}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|29 |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Chart (2000–2009) ! Peak<br />position |- | UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade<ref>Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on [[BBC Radio 1]] on 29 December 2009, presented by [[DJ Nihal]]</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|53 |} ====Certifications==== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2001|title=Mad World|autocat=yes|artist=Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2001|title=Mad World|autocat=yes|artist=Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2001|title=Mad World|autocat=yes|artist=Michael Andrews ft Gary Jules|salesamount=699,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-150-biggest-selling-singles-of-the-21st-century-revea__2085/|title=The Official Top 150 Biggest Selling Singles of the 21st Century revealed|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=8 May 2012|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=3 January 2016}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=141954|title=Top 150 Best Selling singles of the 21st Century, Complete! Full list first post|author=Gezza7T6|date=7 May 2012|work=[[Music Week]]|publisher=BuzzJack.com|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nounspecified=true}} {{col-end}} ==Other versions== *[[Gary Jules]] covered the song for the [[Donnie Darko (soundtrack)|Donnie Darko soundtrack]] in 2002. This version of the song "Mad World" was a 2003 [[Christmas Number One]] in the UK singles chart. It has also made the charts in a number of other countries including Ireland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia in 2003 and 2004. * [[Adam Lambert]] covered the song as a contestant during the [[American Idol (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' in 2009, and released an acoustic rendition on his 2010 EP ''[[Acoustic Live! (Adam Lambert EP)|Acoustic Live!]]''. His version peaked at number 19 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and at number 10 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/adam-lambert/chart-history/hot-100 |title=Adam Lambert Chart History (Hot 100) |work=Billboard |accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/adam-lambert/chart-history/canadian-hot-100 |title=Adam Lambert Chart History (Billboard Canadian Hot 100) |work=Billboard |accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref> It was included on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s list of the "Top 100 ''American Idol'' Hits of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |last=Bronson |first=Fred |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1550614/american-idol-top-100-hits-of-all-time |title=Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time |work=Billboard |date=12 May 2015 |accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref> *In the second season of the 2017 [[The CW]] series ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'', the song was covered by [[KJ Apa]], [[Camila Mendes]] and [[Lili Reinhart]]. *[[Alex Parks]] covered the song on her album ''[[Introduction (Alex Parks album)|Introduction]]'' in 2003. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/21/out_of_the_realm_of_imagination/ Boston Globe article on the Andrews/Jules cover] <!-- should be merged as an inline reference --> * {{MetroLyrics song|tears-for-fears|mad-world}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = "[[Changes (Black Sabbath song)|Changes]]" by [[Ozzy Osbourne]] & [[Kelly Osbourne]] | title = [[List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)|UK Singles Chart number-one single<br />(Andrews/Jules version)]] | years = 21 December 2003&nbsp;– 10 January 2004 | after = "[[All This Time (Michelle McManus song)|All This Time]]" by [[Michelle McManus]] }} {{succession box | before = "[[Sound of the Underground (song)|Sound of the Underground]]" by [[Girls Aloud]] | title = [[List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones|UK Christmas number-one]] | years = 2003 | after = "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]" by [[Band Aid 20]] }} {{s-end}} {{Tears for Fears}} {{UK Christmas No. 1s in the 2000s|songs}} [[Category:Tears for Fears songs]] [[Category:1982 singles]] [[Category:2003 singles]] [[Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles]] [[Category:Songs about suicide]] [[Category:Songs written by Roland Orzabal]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Ross Cullum]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Chris Hughes (record producer)]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Michel Gondry]] [[Category:1982 songs]]'