Peak
1
Weeks
19
Score
3,853
Chart Year
1985
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position1
Peak DateAug 3, 1985
Weeks at Peak3
Weeks Charted19
Weeks in Top 4013
Weeks in Top 107
Weeks at #22
Weeks at #13
Scoring
Summary Calc2,008
Weekly Calc1,845
Total Score3,853
Rankings
Year Ranking#20
Decade Ranking#218
Billboard Year#18
Top 5000#2,150
Details
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Genre
- Synthpop
- Media Type
- 45s
- Duration
- 4:52
- Composer(s)
- Roland Orzabal;Ian Stanley
- Entered Chart
- Jun 15, 1985
- Peak Date
- Aug 3, 1985
- Released
- 23 November 1984
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Mercury 880 294-7
- B-Side
- The Big Chair
Music Video
The promotional video for "Shout", filmed in late 1984, was the second Tears for Fears video directed by Nigel Dick. It features footage of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith at Durdle Door in Dorset on the south coast of England, as well as in a studio with the full band, including Ian Stanley and Manny Elias, performing the song amidst a crowd of family and friends. Along with the clip for "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", the "Shout" video helped to establish Tears for Fears in North America due to its heavy airplay on the music video channel MTV.
Notes
"Shout" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their second studio album, Songs from the Big Chair (1985), on 23 November 1984. Roland Orzabal is the lead singer on the track, and he described it as "a simple song about protest". The single became the group's fourth top 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 4 in January 1985. In the US, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 3 August 1985 and remained there for three weeks; also topping the Cash Box chart. "Shout" became one of the most successful songs of 1985, eventually reaching No. 1 in multiple countries. Featuring a repetitive hook and a synth-drone throughout, "Shout" is regarded as one of the most recognizable songs from the mid-eighties, with Chris True of AllMusic viewing it as Tears for Fears' defining moment. The song has been covered, remixed and sampled by many artists since its release. In 2010, it was used as the basis for the UK chart-topping song "Shout" (performed by an ensemble featuring Dizzee Rascal and James Corden), an unofficial anthem of the England football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you Come on Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you Come on In violent times You shouldn't have to sell your soul In black and white They really really ought to know Those one-track minds That took you for a working boy Kiss them goodbye You shouldn't have to jump for joy You shouldn't have to jump for joy Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you Come on They gave you life And in return you gave them hell As cold as ice I hope we live to tell the tale I hope we live to tell the tale Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you Come on Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you Come on Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you Come on And when you've taken down your guard If I could change your mind I'd really love to break your heart I'd really love to break your heart Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without (break your heart) Come on (really love to break your heart) I'm talking to you Come on Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you So come on Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you Come on Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you (they really really ought to know) Come on Shout Shout Let it all out (I'd really love to break your heart) These are the things I can do without (I'd really love to break your heart) Come on I'm talking to you So come on Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I'm talking to you
Chart History (19 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 15, 1985 | 66 | 60 |
| 2 | Jun 22, 1985 | 45 | 81 |
| 3 | Jun 29, 1985 | 35 | 91 |
| 4 | Jul 6, 1985 | 23 | 103 |
| 5 | Jul 13, 1985 | 14 | 112 |
| 6 | Jul 20, 1985 | 9 | 117 |
| 7 | Jul 27, 1985 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Aug 3, 1985 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Aug 10, 1985 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Aug 17, 1985 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Aug 24, 1985 | 2 | 124 |
| 12 | Aug 31, 1985 | 6 | 120 |
| 13 | Sep 7, 1985 | 13 | 113 |
| 14 | Sep 14, 1985 | 22 | 104 |
| 15 | Sep 21, 1985 | 32 | 94 |
| 16 | Sep 28, 1985 | 45 | 81 |
| 17 | Oct 5, 1985 | 60 | 66 |
| 18 | Oct 12, 1985 | 74 | 52 |
| 19 | Oct 19, 1985 | 98 | 28 |