Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears - MP3 instrumental karaoke

“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is one of those songs that just embodies its genre. In this case, that would be new wave/synthpop, a sound characterized by slick production, swelling keyboards, emotional lyrics, and extremely catchy pop hooks. The track was written by Tears for Fears vocalist Roland Orzabal along with his bandmate Ian Stanley, in collaboration with producer Chris Hughes, and released as the third single from their 1985 hit album Songs from the Big Chair. The song is about the human need for control, and the complications that arise from it. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was a massive success for Tears for Fears, peaking at Number 2 in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, as well as hitting Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band would go on to re-record the song in 1986 as the theme song for the charity event Sport Aid, seeking to help raise money for famine relief in Africa. That version peaked at Number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.