Songs from the Big Chair is the second studio album by the British rock/pop band Tears for Fears, released on 25 February 1985 by Phonogram Records. The album peaked at number two in the UK and number one in the US and Canada. It spawned the international hit singles "Mothers Talk", "Shout", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", "Head over Heels", and "I Believe". It remains their best-selling album to date. Curt Smith explains the album's title, March 1985: "The title was my idea. It's a bit perverse but then you've got to understand our sense of humour. The 'Big Read more on Last.fm.