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The Tipping Point by Tears for Fears
The Tipping Point is an album by Tears for Fears, released in 2022. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Tipping Point”, on 8 lists with a best position of #13.
The Tipping Point, Tears for Fears' seventh album, arrived on Concord Records on 25 February 2022, almost 18 years after Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, and it wears every one of those years on its sleeve. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith started on it in 2013, then watched it stall again and again: road commitments got in the way, the pair clashed with the people running their business, and Orzabal lost his wife, a loss that seeps into many of the songs. Most of it finally came together in 2020 and 2021.
What they made is grown-up art pop with an electropop sheen and the old ache intact: grief handled with a light touch, melodies that still know how to lift. The title track, "No Small Thing", "Break the Man" and "My Demons" were among the singles pulled from it. It debuted at number 2 in the UK, their highest peak in 30 years, and gave them their first US top ten since The Seeds of Love.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Tipping Point on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tipping Point | 8 | #13 | – | 2021–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.