"The Tipping Point" is a song by the British rock/pop band Tears for Fears, released as a single in October 2021. It was the band's first new original release in four years, and is the first single to be taken from the album of the same name which was released on 25 February 2022. A video for the song, directed by Matt Mahurin,[1] was released online on 6 October 2021, and is the first promo video featuring the band themselves since 2005. The song was added to BBC Radio 2's playlist in November 2021.[2] Show Composition[edit]The song was written by Tears for Fears founder member Roland Orzabal with long-term collaborator Charlton Pettus, and was inspired by Orzabal's struggles with grief and the loss of a loved one (Caroline, Orzabal's wife of 35 years, died in 2017).[1] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Orzabal stated that "The song itself was built out of a 'haunting backing track idea' created by the band's co-producer and longtime touring member Charlton Pettus. "He blended a couple of trademark themes, twisted the time signature and left me to sort out the rest." Regarding the lyrics, he commented "It came at a time when my (late) wife was very ill. I was watching her become a ghost of her former self. So the song's narrator is in a hospital ward looking at people about to cross the threshold that we call death....The line in the song says, ‘Will you ever know when it's the Tipping Point?' meaning, will you ever know when a person has crossed that threshold from life to death when you cannot even perceive that 'vague and distant void' as it's described in the lyric. I have to admit that even in March 2016 when I was read the riot act by doctors about Caroline possibly not making it through the weekend, I was still in denial. I think that when you've been close to someone for decades, they are living within you as well as without. And consciously I did not believe she would die, though subconsciously I was, without doubt, preparing for the inevitable, arming myself against the future shock."[3] Charts[edit]
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You know that I can't love you more Silver tongue, they'll soon be gone Raise you hand, bite you tongue So who's that ghost knocking at my door? You know that I can't love you more Winter done, they'll soon be gone Life is cruel, life is tough So who's that ghost knocking at my door? So who's that ghost knocking at my door? Why did Tears for Fears break up?Another factor in the break-up was the band's manager, Paul King, who declared bankruptcy in 1990 and was later convicted of fraud in 2004. Following Smith's departure, Orzabal kept the band name alive by releasing the 1992 hit single "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)".
How many songs are in the tipping point?"The Tipping Point" made me want to hear more (and let's not wait another 18 years please). The band wisely chose 10 songs around 40 minutes.
How old are the guys from Tears for Fears?Roland, 56, was born in Hampshire. His family moved to Bath when he was in primary school - and the Somerset city was where he ended up meeting his band-mate. Curt Smith, also 56, became friends with his Tears For Fears co-star when he was a teenager.
What is Tears For Fears New Single?Tears For Fears have released a visual for their new single Long, Long, Long Time.
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