1990 Tears For Fears – Advice For The Young At Heart (US:#89 UK:#36)
“Advice for the Young at Heart” is a song by the English band Tears For Fears, taken from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love. It was released as the third single from the album in February 1990.
The song was written by Roland Orzabal and keyboardist/singer Nicky Holland. The lead vocal was sung by Curt Smith (the only track on the whole The Seeds of Love album that he sang lead vocals on).
The single only reached #89 in the US Billboard 100 but was a Top 40 hit in the UK (#36), France (#31), Canada (#25) and The Netherlands (#22), and a Top 20 hit in Ireland (#15). In 1992, when Tears for Fears released Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92), “Advice for the Young at Heart” was re-released in Brazil.
Album
The Seeds of Love is the third album by the British band Tears For Fears, released in September 1989. The album, which reportedly cost over £1 million (GBP) to produce, retained the band’s epic sound while showing increasing influences ranging from jazz and blues to The Beatles, the latter of which is most evident on […]
Musicians
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Produced By
David Bascombe
Tears For Fears
Songwriters
Roland Orzabal
Nicky Holland
Charts
US:#89
UK:#36