5 Key Facts About Tears for Fears' Debut Album The Hurting
- The Hurting was released on March 7, 1983, by Mercury Records.
- It was the debut studio album by the British band Tears for Fears.
- The album’s themes center on psychological pain and childhood trauma, influenced by primal scream therapy.
- It produced three hit singles: “Mad World,” “Change,” and “Pale Shelter.”
- The Hurting reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum.