Elemental is the fourth album

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 by the British

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 pop

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 band Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...

. It was released on 7 June 1993 and includes the hit single "Break It Down Again". The album peaked at #5 in the UK and #45 in the US, and reached the Top 30 in several European countries.

Elemental was the first new Tears for Fears album in four years, following 1989's The Seeds of Love

The Seeds of Love

-Bonus tracks:Note: A remix of "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was also released as a separate single in the UK and reached #70 on the charts.-Personnel:* Drums - Manu Katché, Chris Hughes, Phil Collins, Simon Phillips* Bass - Pino Palladino, Curt Smith...

. However, despite being released under the Tears for Fears moniker, it can technically be seen as a solo effort by Roland Orzabal

Roland Orzabal

Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...

 as Curt Smith

Curt Smith

Curt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008....

 had left the band by this time.

Track listing

All songs by Roland Orzabal/Alan Griffiths unless otherwise noted.

1. "Elemental
   Elemental (song)
   "Elemental" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. It was the title track from their 1993 album Elemental and was released as a single in the US.- Music video :...
   
   " – 5:30
2. "Cold
   Cold (Tears for Fears song)
   "Cold" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Released in July 1993, it was the second single from the album Elemental. The single peaked at #72 in the UK, and also entered the Top 100 in France.-Lyrics:...
   
   " (Orzabal) – 5:04
3. "Break It Down Again
   Break It Down Again
   "Break It Down Again" is a song by the British band Tears For Fears, released as the first single from their 1993 album Elemental. The song was an international hit, reaching #20 in the UK, #25 in the US, and the Top 40 in several other countries, and also reached #1 on the US Billboard Modern...
   
   " – 4:31
4. "Mr. Pessimist" – 6:16
5. "Dog's a Best Friend's Dog" – 3:38
6. "Fish out of Water" – 5:07
7. "Gas Giants" – 2:40
8. "Power" – 5:50
9. "Brian Wilson Said" – 4:22
10. "Goodnight Song" – 3:53

Personnel

• Roland Orzabal
  Roland Orzabal
  Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...
  
   – Producer, Vocals, Instruments
• Alan Griffiths
  Apartment (Bristol band)
  Apartment were a Post Punk band formed in Bristol, UK in late 1978. Fronted by Alan Griffiths -Vocals/Guitar, with Emil on Drums and Richard White playing Bass....
  
   – Producer, Instruments
• Tim Palmer
  Tim Palmer
  Tim Palmer is a British music producer, audio engineer and songwriter of rock and alternative music.-1980-1990:Palmer worked as an assistant engineer at Utopia Studios in London, England in the early 1980s...
  
   – Producer, Instruments
• Guy Pratt
  Guy Pratt
  Guy Pratt is a session bassist and also a songwriter, actor and comedian. He is the son of actor Mike Pratt. In Kensington and Chelsea, London, in 1996, Pratt married Gala Wright, the daughter of Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright...
  
   – Additional Bass Guitar (4)
• John Baker – Background Vocals (2), Additional Backing Vocals (3)
• Julian Orzabal – Background Vocals (2)
• Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig
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  – Mastering
• Mark O'Donoughue – Engineer, Outro Wurlitzer Piano (10)
• David Austen – Design

Charts

Year	Chart	Position	Sales
1993	UK	5	Silver (60,000)
	US	45	Gold (500,000)
	CAN	18
	FRA	5
	GER	26
	NL	22
	SWI	24

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Break It Down Again"	UK Singles Chart	20
		US Adult Contemporary	25
		US Modern Rock Tracks	1
		US Billboard Hot 100	25
		US Top 40 Mainstream	10
	"Cold"	UK Singles Chart	72
	"Goodnight Song"	US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	251

• ¹ - This position was taken from the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, equaling #125 on the main US charts.