Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Hurting	4:19
2	Mad World	3:35
3	Pale Shelter Producer – Mike HowlettWritten-By – Curt Smith	4:34
4	Ideas As Opiates	3:46
5	Memories Fade	5:06
6	Suffer The Children Vocals [Child Vocal] – Caroline Orzabal	3:52
7	Watch Me Bleed	4:17
8	Change	4:15
9	The Prisoner	2:56
10	Start Of The Breakdown	5:01
Bonus Tracks
11	Pale Shelter (Long Version) Producer – Mike HowlettWritten-By – Curt Smith	7:09
12	The Way You Are (Extended) Written-By – C. Smith*, I. Stanley*, M. Elias*, R. Orzabal*	7:44
13	Mad World (World Remix) Engineer – Ross Cullum	3:43
14	Change (Extended Version) Engineer – Ross Cullum	6:00

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
• Copyright (c) – Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
• Manufactured By – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
• Made By – UML
• Designed At – Graphyk
• Remastered At – Close To The Edge

Credits

• A&R [A&R Co-ordination] – David Bates
• Artwork [Remastered Graphics] – JL*
• Bass – Curt Smith
• Compilation Producer [Supervising Producer For This Compilation] – Mike Gill
• Guitar – Roland Orzabal
• Keyboards – Curt Smith, Roland Orzabal
• Liner Notes – Ian Cranna
• Percussion [Tuned], Conductor – Chris Hughes
• Performer [Jazz High, Dynamic Toggle] – Ross Cullum
• Performer [Palmer Picking] – Phil Palmer
• Photography By [Cover] – Ashworth*
• Photography By [Insider Cover Photograph] – Starr*, Davies*
• Producer – Chris Hughes (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10, 12 to 14), Ross Cullum (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10, 12)
• Programmed By [Keyboards, Computer] – Ian Stanley
• Programmed By [Rhythm] – Chris Hughes, Manny Elias, Roland Orzabal
• Remastered By – Chris Hughes, Jon Astley
• Saxophone – Mel Collins
• Vocals – Curt Smith (tracks: 1 to 3, 8, 9), Roland Orzabal (tracks: 1, 4 to 7, 10)
• Written-By – Roland Orzabal (tracks: 1 to 11, 13, 14)

Notes

Digitally remastered cd from 1999 with 4 bonus tracks.
Comes with lyric booklet.
White picture disc CD.
Track times not printed on release.

Booklet:
All Tracks: ℗ 1983 Mercury Records Ltd (London) except 2 & 13: ℗ 1982 Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Remastered at Close To The Edge, Twickenham
© 1999 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text on tray insert): 7 31455 81042 4
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 314 558 1042 04% J UNIVERSAL
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 314 558 1042 01$ G
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L007
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0320
• Other (CD innermost ring around hole): MADE IN USA BY UML

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
mers 17, MERS 17	Tears For Fears	The Hurting ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury, Mercury	mers 17, MERS 17	UK	1983
STAR 5305	Tears For Fears	The Hurting ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	STAR 5305	South Africa	1983
25PP-88	Tears For Fears	The Hurting ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	25PP-88	Japan	1983
VOG4 1 3323	Tears For Fears	The Hurting ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Vertigo	VOG4 1 3323	Canada	Unknown
811 039-1	Tears For Fears	The Hurting ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury, Phonogram	811 039-1	France	1983