Song · Tears for Fears
“Watch me bleed” by Tears for Fears
From the album The Hurting (1983)
“Watch me bleed” by Tears for Fears appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album The Hurting. Its best result is #1963 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,457 alternative song of all time.
Roland Orzabal wrote "Watch Me Bleed" on his own and sings it on The Hurting, the debut Tears for Fears album that Mercury released on 7 March 1983. He also plays guitar and keyboards, Curt Smith plays bass and keyboards, Ian Stanley adds more keyboards and Manny Elias drums, while Chris Hughes, who co-produced with Ross Cullum, doubles on percussion.
It sits beside the band's first three hits, "Mad World", "Change" and "Pale Shelter", on a loose concept record about child abuse, psychological trauma and depression: heavy freight for a pop debut, yet the album went to No. 1 in Britain in its second week. Critics were split at first and came round to it later.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1963 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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