Everybody Wants To Rule The World

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Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears

About Everybody Wants To Rule The World

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English New Wave band Tears for Fears. It was the band's ninth single release in the United Kingdom (the third from their second LP: Songs from the Big Chair) and seventh UK Top 40 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985. In the U.S., it was the lead single from the album and gave the band their first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit on 8 June 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It also .

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About this song

Credited to: Tears For Fears
Album: girly baking · Track 7 of 53
Released: October 31, 2025
Duration: 4:13
Ranking: #1 most played Tears For Fears track on Foxsoundi
On Last.fm: 2,753,499 listeners on Last.fm

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