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Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
Studio album by Tears for Fears
Released	September 14, 2004 (US) March 7, 2005 (UK/ Europe)
Recorded	2000-2003
Genre	Psychedelic Rock
Length	54:35
Label	New Door, Gut Records
Producer(s)	Tears for Fears, Charlton Pettus
Professional reviews
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Tears for Fears chronology
Saturnine Martial & Lunatic (1996)	Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (2004)

Everybody Loves a Happy Ending is the sixth studio album by Tears for Fears, released some 9 years after the band's previous studio album Raoul and the Kings of Spain. It was released on September 14, 2004 in the US, and March 7, 2005 in the UK and Europe. This is also the first album featuring Roland Orzabal with Curt Smith since 1989's The Seeds of Love.

Work on the album began in 2000, after Smith and Orzabal had ended their longstanding feud, though many people mistakenly believe the album was made in the wake of Gary Jules' successful cover version of "Mad World" for the film soundtrack to Donnie Darko. The album's release was then delayed several times due to record company problems (it was initially to be released on Arista but the band decided not to remain with the label following the company's change in upper management).

Influences from both Pink Floyd and The Beatles seem evident on the album, with the intro and bridge of the title track featuring the same chords (Em7 and A7) as the main parts of the former's "Breathe", and the main verses bearing resemblance to the latter's "A Day in the Life". Additionally, "Who Killed Tangerine?" also appears to have a sample from the instrumental transition in A Day in the Life, and was also featured prominently in the climax of the 2005 film Fever Pitch.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

1. "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) – 4:21
2. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) – 3:36
3. "Call Me Mellow" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) – 3:39
4. "Size of Sorrow" (Orzabal) – 4:43
5. "Who Killed Tangerine?" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) – 5:33
6. "Quiet Ones" (Orzabal) – 4:22
7. "Who You Are" (Pettus, Smith) – 3:41
8. "The Devil" (Orzabal) – 3:30
9. "Secret World" (Orzabal) – 5:12
10. "Killing With Kindness" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) – 5:25
11. "Ladybird" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) – 4:50
12. "Last Days on Earth" (Orzabal, Pettus, Smith) – 5:41

The UK and French releases had two more tracks recorded by Orzabal and Smith:

13. "Pullin' A Cloud" – 2:48
14. "Out of Control" – 5:08

• Roland Orzabal - multiple instruments, main vocals
• Curt Smith - multiple instruments, main vocals
• Rick Baptist - trumpet
• Bob Becker - viola
• Charlie Bisharat - violin
• Paul Buckmaster - conductor
• Denyse Buffman - viola
• Eve Butler - violin
• Mario de Leon - violin
• Joel Derouin - violin
• Fred Eltringham - drums
• Stefanie Fife - cello
• Armen Garabedian - violin
• Berj Garabedian - violin
• Brian Geltner - drums
• Alexander Giglio - background vocals
• Barry Gold - cello
• Gary Grant - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Maurice Grants - cello
• Laurel Victoria Gray - crowd noise
• Julian Hallmark - violin
• Vahe Hayrikyan - cello
• Norm Hughes - violin
• Suzie Katayama - cello
• Roland Kato - viola
• Peter Kent - violin
• Steve Kujala - flute
• Gayle Levant - harp
• Michael Markman - violin
• Miguel Martinez - cello
• Robert Matsuda - violin
• Carole Mukogawa - viola
• Julian Orzabal - crowd noise
• Sid Page - violin
• Sandra Park - violin
• Sara Parkins - violin
• Joel Peskin - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Bob Peterson - violin
• Charlton Pettus - multi instruments
• Karie Prescott - viola
• Kenny Siegal - guitar, background vocals
• Dan Smith - cello
• Gwen Snyder - background vocals
• Rudy Stein - cello
• Lesa Terry - violin
• Josefina Veraga - violin
• David Washburn - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Evan Wilson - viola
• John Wittenberg - violin

• Producers: Tears for Fears, Charlton Pettus
• Engineers: Steve Churchyard, Neil Dorfsman, Mark O'Donoughue, Charlton Pettus, Tom Schick
• Mixing: Tim Palmer
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Programming: Jayce Murphy
• Arranger: Paul Buckmaster
• Production coordination: Ute Friesleben
• Product manager: Michael Kachko
• Project coordinator: Cindi Peters
• Assistants: Andy Gwynn, Pete Novak, Miles Wilson
• Contractor: Suzie Katayama
• Design: Ryan Rogers
• Logo design: Alan Aldridge
• Illustrations: Alan Aldridge
• Photography: Zoren Gold

Year	Chart	Position
2004	US	46
2005	UK	45
2005	FRA	28
2005	GER	35
2005	NL	86
2005	SWI	48

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"Call Me Mellow"	US Adult Top 40	28
2005	"Closest Thing To Heaven"	UK	40

v • d • e Tears for Fears

Roland Orzabal · Curt Smith Ian Stanley · Manny Elias Discography Studio albums: The Hurting · Songs from the Big Chair · The Seeds of Love · Elemental · Raoul and the Kings of Spain · Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Compilations: Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) · Saturnine Martial & Lunatic Live albums: Secret World Singles: Suffer the Children · Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love) · Mad World · Change · Pale Shelter · The Way You Are · Mothers Talk · Shout · Everybody Wants to Rule the World · Head Over Heels · I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) · Everybody Wants to Run the World · Sowing the Seeds of Love · Woman in Chains · Advice for the Young at Heart · Famous Last Words · Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) · Break It Down Again · Cold · Goodnight Song · Elemental · Raoul and the Kings of Spain · Gods Mistake · Secrets · Falling Down · Closest Thing to Heaven · Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Call Me Mellow · Secret World