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Everybody Wants to Rule the World

August 29, 2023

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985). It was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes. It was released on 22 March 1985 by Phonogram, Mercury, and Vertigo Records as the third single from the album. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a new wave and synth-pop song with lyrics that detail the desire humans have for control and power and centre on themes of corruption.

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album Songs from the Big Chair
B-side"Pharaohs"
Released22 March 1985[1]
StudioThe Wool Hall (Beckington, Somerset, England)
Genre
Length4:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Hughes
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Shout"
(1984) 		"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
(1985) 		"Head over Heels"
(1985)
Music video
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" on YouTube

Music critics praised "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" in their retrospective reviews, with some ranking the song among the decade's best. Along with "Shout" (1984), it is one of the band's signature songs. An international success, the song peaked at number two in Ireland, Australia, and the United Kingdom and at number one in Canada, New Zealand, and on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox. It was certified gold by both Music Canada (MC) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Nigel Dick directed the music video, which received promotion from MTV. It shows bassist Curt Smith (who sings lead vocal) driving an antique Austin-Healey 3000 sports car around Southern California intercut with shots of the band performing the song in a studio. In 1986, the song won Best Single at the Brit Awards. The group re-recorded the song as a charity single for the Sport Aid campaign. The song has been covered extensively since its release, most notably by New Zealand singer Lorde for the soundtrack to the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Background and release Edit

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes, and produced by Hughes. The song was a "last-minute" addition during recording sessions of Songs from the Big Chair (1985). The decision to include the song in the album came after Orzabal played two chords on his acoustic guitar for Hughes.[2] It was recorded in two weeks and added as the final track on the album. According to Orzabal, the final line in the song's chorus, originally written as "Everybody wants to go to war", contributed to his indifference towards the track.[3]

In an interview with Mix magazine, Hughes said that "as a piece of recording history, [the song is] bland as hell".[4] Orzabal's unimpressed reaction to the track during their songwriting sessions prompted Hughes to convince him to record it, in a calculated effort to garner American chart success. After completing their sessions at 6 p.m., they would spend an hour reviewing each recording many times; this helped Orzabal to create the song's guitar figure and change its title.[5] Orzabal acknowledged that the shuffle beat used in the song was "alien" to their way of writing music, stating it was "jolly rather than square and rigid in the manner of "Shout", but it continued the process of becoming more extrovert." Curt Smith, the song's lead singer, said the themes were "quite serious – it's about everybody wanting power, about warfare and the misery it causes."[6]

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was first released on 22 March 1985[1] through Phonogram, Mercury and Vertigo Records as the third single from Songs from the Big Chair.[7] The song was released for sale (as a 7-inch,[8] 10-inch[9] and 12-inch[10] vinyl set) which included its B-side, interviews from the band and different versions of the song.[11] To accommodate the vinyl release, a CD video set was also distributed and included the song's music video along audios of bonus tracks.[12][13]

Composition and lyrical interpretation Edit

 
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
A sample of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", a new wave song with lyrics detailing the human desire for power as well as corruption.
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"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a new wave[14][15] and synth-pop song.[16] The song is set in the key of D major[17] with a 12
8 time signature and a tempo of 116 beats per minute.[18] The band stated that the driving shuffle rhythm was influenced by Simple Minds' 1983 song "Waterfront",[19] and Linx's 1981 song "Throw Away the Key".[5] "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" incorporates synthesizers,[2] guitar,[2] a shuffle groove,[20] two guitar solos,[21] and keyboards.[22]

According to Joe Strummer (of The Clash) in a 1988 interview, he was in a restaurant and saw Orzabal, whereupon he told him that "you owe me a fiver", explaining that the title of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was an exact lift of the first line of the middle eight in "Charlie Don't Surf". According to Strummer, Orzabal simply reached into his pocket and gave him a five pound note, confirming that this had been the case.[23][24] The song's lyrics detail the desire humans have for control and power.[25][26] In 2017, Tal Rosenberg of Pitchfork stated that its lyrics could be applied in different scenarios such as the environment ("Turn your back on mother nature"), short-lived financial success ("Help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure/Nothing ever lasts forever"), dictatorial rule ("Even while we sleep/We will find you"), and the Cold War ("Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down").[2]

The song's lyrics have elicited different political interpretations. A writer for The Economist called the track "a Cold War anthem" and noted its "timeless message", stating that "the song's lyrics speak to the anxieties of every age".[27] Marc Ambinder from The Atlantic used the lyrics "Say that you'll never, never, never need it / One headline, why believe it? / Everybody wants to rule the world" in his article about the United States government's use of "original classified authority" and the abuse of power between the branches of government.[28] Dominic Pino of National Review described the track as a "conservative pop song", noting the lyrics' tension between "personal ambition" and "channeling that personal ambition to good ends", comparing these themes to James Madison's concerns about private interest in the Federalist Papers.[29] Curt Smith challenged this interpretation.[30]

Tears for Fears revisited the song and its message in a 2017 interview with Yahoo! Music, stating that the song's themes were still "just as poignant" as they were when they first wrote it.[31] They mentioned that they discussed the Cold War with "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and Songs from the Big Chair but that was the "U.S. and Russia then, and now the concern is more with the U.S. and [North] Korea."[31]

Reception Edit

Consequence of Sound editor Michael Roffman praised the group for being able to produce a "timeless and influential composition" with minimal effort. Roffman also noted that "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was appropriate when it was first released, calling it a "meditative commentary on an era that was so corrupt economically and spiritually."[25] AllMusic's Stanton Swihart expressed in his retrospective review that the group "perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the mid-'80s while impossibly managing to also create a dreamy, timeless pop classic."[32] Pitchfork called it a song with "near-universal appeal", as well as a staple for "classic-rock radio, pharmacies, bars, and parties".[2] In their review for the best albums of the 1980s, Eric Henderson from Slant Magazine stated that the song "seems like one of the great indictments of the materialism and false triumphalism of the decade."[33]

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was voted the 25th best single in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1985 with 17 points, sharing the spot with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and Sade's "Smooth Operator" (1984).[34] Pitchfork placed the song at number 82 on their list for the best songs of the 80s expressing that "underneath the synth-pop sheen, its vague message" and its lesson in how power-driven society could be, the song was able to reach "Reagan and Margaret-era youth fed up with political greed".[26] Kevin Korber from Spectrum Culture ranked the song at 24 on his 80s decade list, calling the song a "testament to how much of a free-for-all the pop landscape was in the 1980s". Korber dismissed the song's vague lyrics but praised its complex melodic structure, saying it was "both the perfect representation of its time and a timeless composition".[35] Treble included the song at number 49 on their decade list.[36] In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 319 in their updated list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[37]

In 1986, the song won "Best Single" at the Brit Awards. Band member and co-writer Roland Orzabal argued that the song deserved to win the Ivor Novello International Hit of the Year award, claiming that the winner—"19" by Paul Hardcastle—was not an actual song, but only a "dialogue collage".[38] In 2015, 30 years after its release, the song was honoured at the annual BMI Awards in London for achieving 6 million radio airplays.[39] "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is regarded as the group's signature song, along with "Shout" (1984).[40]

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was banned for broadcast by the BBC for the duration of the first Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991) due to the song's political themes.[41]

Commercial performance Edit

In the United Kingdom, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" debuted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, in the issue dated 24 March 1985.[42] On the week of 14 April 1985, the song peaked at number two, where it stayed for an additional week, both times being blocked from the top spot by "We Are the World" by USA for Africa.[43] "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" received a gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 13 April 2018 for 500,000 sales[44] and re-entered the UK Singles Chart in 2022 and 2023. The song peaked at number three in Belgium,[45] and at number two in both the Netherlands and Ireland.[46][47]

In the United States, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" debuted at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated 16 March 1985.[48] On the week of 27 April 1985, the song rose to number 18.[49] On the week of 8 June 1985, the song moved 2–1, replacing Wham!'s "Everything She Wants" (1984) as the number one on the chart;[50] it would spend a total of two weeks in this position. The song was a commercial success in other American markets, peaking at number two on the Adult Contemporary and Top Rock Tracks and charting at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play,[51] Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales,[51] and Cash Box charts.[52] It ranks as the 345th best-charting single of all time in the United States.[53] In Canada, the song reached the number one spot,[54] earning a gold certification from Music Canada (MC) for 40,000 sales shipments on 1 May 1985.[55]

In Australia, the song reached the number two position.[56] On the report dated 19 May 1985, the song debuted at number four on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart; it would later peak at number one.[57] It was certified Gold by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) for sales of 10,000.[58]

B-side: "Pharaohs" Edit

 
"Pharaohs" uses a 1984 recording of Brian Perkins reading a shipping forecast on various North Sea locations (pictured).[59]

"Pharaohs" is the B-side to the "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" single. It samples a recording of BBC Radio 4 announcer Brian Perkins reading the Shipping Forecast for the North Sea region of the United Kingdom.[59] The title of the song has an identical enunciation to the Faroe Islands ("Faroes"), one of the places referenced in the forecast. Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Curt Smith and Hughes share writing credits.[60] "Pharaohs" is included on the Groove Armada compilation album Back to Mine (2000).[61] Chris Hughes wrote about the song in the liner notes of Saturnine Martial & Lunatic (1996), saying:

No matter how horrifying the conditions may really be, the voice reading the shipping forecast is deliberately calm and relaxed. Recorded at the Wool Hall for the B-side of 'Everybody' in a calm and relaxed way.[60]

"Pharaohs" shipping forecast read by Brian Perkins:

There are warnings of gales in Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Fisher, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Finisterre, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faroes and Southeast Iceland.
The general synopsis at one eight double-O: low just north of Viking, nine double-seven, moving steadily east-northeast.
Low 300 miles south of Iceland. Atlantic low forming, moving steadily northeast.
A ridge of high pressure has swayed between North and South Utsire. The area forecast for the next twenty-four hours. Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth.[60]

Music video Edit

 
The roadside attraction Cabazon Dinosaurs (pictured) is shown briefly in the video.

The video for "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was directed by Nigel Dick. It was filmed in Los Angeles, a desert in California and Cabazon.[62][63] Curt Smith admitted to Pitchfork that the video shoot was a "disaster"; Dick was "in tears" on the second night of shooting.[62] Smith also mentioned that there was an accident while filming the "dirt bikes and four-wheel [sic] off-road vehicles" scene, with one child flying out of a vehicle and smashing his head, leaving him unconscious.[62]

The video begins with Smith driving a vintage Austin-Healey 3000 sports car while a toddler points toy guns in Smith's direction.[62] The car is then seen driving through a desert, this scene is intercut with the band performing the song in a studio. Smith parks the car at the Wheel Inn diner and makes a call from a telephone booth. The camera pans to show a statue of a man riding a horse nearby. Smith leaves the diner in the car while singing the song's lyrics. The following scene shows two men in suits performing synchronised dance movements in front of two gas pumps.[64] Shots of young people riding three-wheeled ATVs and dirt bikes through desert sand dunes are also shown. Smith is then shown singing in the desert wearing black sunglasses as many of the dirt bike and ATV riders approach from behind him and pass to either side.[65]

The music video promoted the group in America, due to "heavy rotation" on the music video channel MTV.[66] HuffPost editor Daryl Deino ranked the video at number three on their year-end list for best music videos of 1985 stating that the video "represents pure Americana as it was in 1985". Deino also mentioned that the video "proves that at times, artists were able to do so much with so little."[66]

Formats and track listings Edit

Credits and personnel Edit

Credits adapted from the original album liner notes, the liner notes of Saturnine Martial & Lunatic,[60] Reverb Machine,[68] and Mix.[69]

Tears for Fears

Additional personnel

Charts Edit

Certifications and sales Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[92] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[55] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[93] Platinum 90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[94] Gold 250,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[95] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers and re-releases Edit

Everybody Wants to Run the World Edit

"Everybody Wants to Run the World"
 
Single by Tears for Fears
Released23 May 1986[96]
Length4:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)"
(1985) 		"Everybody Wants to Run the World"
(1986) 		"Mothers Talk"
(1986)

"Everybody Wants to Run the World" is a re-recording of the band's song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". The reworked single was released in May 1986 as the theme song for the Sport Aid campaign, a charitable event held to raise money for famine relief in Africa.[97] It was a success in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's sixth top 5 hit, peaking at number 5 in June 1986.[98] The song also reached number 4 in Ireland.[99]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[99] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[98] 5

Lorde version Edit

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Song by Lorde
from the album The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Released15 November 2013
Length2:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

New Zealand singer Lorde recorded a cover of the song for the soundtrack of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).[100] The cover was produced by Peter Shurkin and Joel Little with arrangement by Michael A. Levine and Lucas Cantor.[101] Orzabal praised Lorde for reinventing the cover, stating that the group finds it interesting when artists take what they do and reinterpret it.[102] For their Rule the World Tour, the duo uses this version to launch their show.[103]

Critics were positively receptive to the cover, some praised it for its darker atmosphere mood although others criticized it for stripping away the song's original upbeat composition.[104][105] David Haglund from Slate stated that while the song "doesn't top the great original, it does memorably reinvent it".[106] Sam Lansky from Idolator called the cover "haunting and melodramatic".[107] Conversely, Stereogum editor Nate Patrin criticized the chorus and production but praised the "aloof strangeness" in Lorde's vocals for being able to carry the song "past the usual Dramatic Reenvisionings".[108] Paste and Exclaim! included the cover in their respective 2013 year-end lists for covers.[109][110] Her cover appeared on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 14.[111] It reached number 53 in Australia,[112] number 65 in the United Kingdom,[113] number 93 in France,[114] and number 27 on the U.S. Hot Rock Songs chart.[115]

Other versions Edit

Relient K recorded a version of the song for their 2011 cover album Is for Karaoke.[118]

Weezer covered the song on their 2019 self-titled cover album.[119] They were joined by Orzabal and Smith to perform the song live at Coachella 2019 on April 14,[120] and again two days later on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[121]

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everybody, wants, rule, world, song, english, rock, band, tears, fears, from, their, second, studio, album, songs, from, chair, 1985, written, roland, orzabal, stanley, chris, hughes, produced, hughes, released, march, 1985, phonogram, mercury, vertigo, record. Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair 1985 It was written by Roland Orzabal Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes It was released on 22 March 1985 by Phonogram Mercury and Vertigo Records as the third single from the album Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a new wave and synth pop song with lyrics that detail the desire humans have for control and power and centre on themes of corruption Everybody Wants to Rule the World Single by Tears for Fearsfrom the album Songs from the Big ChairB side Pharaohs Released22 March 1985 1 StudioThe Wool Hall Beckington Somerset England GenreNew wavesynth popLength4 21LabelPhonogramMercuryVertigoSongwriter s Roland OrzabalIan StanleyChris HughesProducer s Chris HughesTears for Fears singles chronology Shout 1984 Everybody Wants to Rule the World 1985 Head over Heels 1985 Music video Everybody Wants to Rule the World on YouTubeMusic critics praised Everybody Wants to Rule the World in their retrospective reviews with some ranking the song among the decade s best Along with Shout 1984 it is one of the band s signature songs An international success the song peaked at number two in Ireland Australia and the United Kingdom and at number one in Canada New Zealand and on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox It was certified gold by both Music Canada MC and the British Phonographic Industry BPI Nigel Dick directed the music video which received promotion from MTV It shows bassist Curt Smith who sings lead vocal driving an antique Austin Healey 3000 sports car around Southern California intercut with shots of the band performing the song in a studio In 1986 the song won Best Single at the Brit Awards The group re recorded the song as a charity single for the Sport Aid campaign The song has been covered extensively since its release most notably by New Zealand singer Lorde for the soundtrack to the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games Catching Fire Contents 1 Background and release 2 Composition and lyrical interpretation 3 Reception 4 Commercial performance 5 B side Pharaohs 6 Music video 7 Formats and track listings 8 Credits and personnel 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Certifications and sales 11 Covers and re releases 11 1 Everybody Wants to Run the World 11 2 Lorde version 11 2 1 Weekly charts 11 2 2 Certifications 11 3 Other versions 12 See also 13 ReferencesBackground and release Edit Everybody Wants to Rule the World was written by Roland Orzabal Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes and produced by Hughes The song was a last minute addition during recording sessions of Songs from the Big Chair 1985 The decision to include the song in the album came after Orzabal played two chords on his acoustic guitar for Hughes 2 It was recorded in two weeks and added as the final track on the album According to Orzabal the final line in the song s chorus originally written as Everybody wants to go to war contributed to his indifference towards the track 3 In an interview with Mix magazine Hughes said that as a piece of recording history the song is bland as hell 4 Orzabal s unimpressed reaction to the track during their songwriting sessions prompted Hughes to convince him to record it in a calculated effort to garner American chart success After completing their sessions at 6 p m they would spend an hour reviewing each recording many times this helped Orzabal to create the song s guitar figure and change its title 5 Orzabal acknowledged that the shuffle beat used in the song was alien to their way of writing music stating it was jolly rather than square and rigid in the manner of Shout but it continued the process of becoming more extrovert Curt Smith the song s lead singer said the themes were quite serious it s about everybody wanting power about warfare and the misery it causes 6 Everybody Wants to Rule the World was first released on 22 March 1985 1 through Phonogram Mercury and Vertigo Records as the third single from Songs from the Big Chair 7 The song was released for sale as a 7 inch 8 10 inch 9 and 12 inch 10 vinyl set which included its B side interviews from the band and different versions of the song 11 To accommodate the vinyl release a CD video set was also distributed and included the song s music video along audios of bonus tracks 12 13 Composition and lyrical interpretation Edit Everybody Wants to Rule the World source source track A sample of Everybody Wants to Rule the World a new wave song with lyrics detailing the human desire for power as well as corruption Problems playing this file See media help Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a new wave 14 15 and synth pop song 16 The song is set in the key of D major 17 with a 128 time signature and a tempo of 116 beats per minute 18 The band stated that the driving shuffle rhythm was influenced by Simple Minds 1983 song Waterfront 19 and Linx s 1981 song Throw Away the Key 5 Everybody Wants to Rule the World incorporates synthesizers 2 guitar 2 a shuffle groove 20 two guitar solos 21 and keyboards 22 According to Joe Strummer of The Clash in a 1988 interview he was in a restaurant and saw Orzabal whereupon he told him that you owe me a fiver explaining that the title of Everybody Wants to Rule the World was an exact lift of the first line of the middle eight in Charlie Don t Surf According to Strummer Orzabal simply reached into his pocket and gave him a five pound note confirming that this had been the case 23 24 The song s lyrics detail the desire humans have for control and power 25 26 In 2017 Tal Rosenberg of Pitchfork stated that its lyrics could be applied in different scenarios such as the environment Turn your back on mother nature short lived financial success Help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever dictatorial rule Even while we sleep We will find you and the Cold War Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down 2 The song s lyrics have elicited different political interpretations A writer for The Economist called the track a Cold War anthem and noted its timeless message stating that the song s lyrics speak to the anxieties of every age 27 Marc Ambinder from The Atlantic used the lyrics Say that you ll never never never need it One headline why believe it Everybody wants to rule the world in his article about the United States government s use of original classified authority and the abuse of power between the branches of government 28 Dominic Pino of National Review described the track as a conservative pop song noting the lyrics tension between personal ambition and channeling that personal ambition to good ends comparing these themes to James Madison s concerns about private interest in the Federalist Papers 29 Curt Smith challenged this interpretation 30 Tears for Fears revisited the song and its message in a 2017 interview with Yahoo Music stating that the song s themes were still just as poignant as they were when they first wrote it 31 They mentioned that they discussed the Cold War with Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Songs from the Big Chair but that was the U S and Russia then and now the concern is more with the U S and North Korea 31 Reception EditConsequence of Sound editor Michael Roffman praised the group for being able to produce a timeless and influential composition with minimal effort Roffman also noted that Everybody Wants to Rule the World was appropriate when it was first released calling it a meditative commentary on an era that was so corrupt economically and spiritually 25 AllMusic s Stanton Swihart expressed in his retrospective review that the group perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the mid 80s while impossibly managing to also create a dreamy timeless pop classic 32 Pitchfork called it a song with near universal appeal as well as a staple for classic rock radio pharmacies bars and parties 2 In their review for the best albums of the 1980s Eric Henderson from Slant Magazine stated that the song seems like one of the great indictments of the materialism and false triumphalism of the decade 33 Everybody Wants to Rule the World was voted the 25th best single in The Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop critics poll for 1985 with 17 points sharing the spot with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Don t Come Around Here No More 1985 and Sade s Smooth Operator 1984 34 Pitchfork placed the song at number 82 on their list for the best songs of the 80s expressing that underneath the synth pop sheen its vague message and its lesson in how power driven society could be the song was able to reach Reagan and Margaret era youth fed up with political greed 26 Kevin Korber from Spectrum Culture ranked the song at 24 on his 80s decade list calling the song a testament to how much of a free for all the pop landscape was in the 1980s Korber dismissed the song s vague lyrics but praised its complex melodic structure saying it was both the perfect representation of its time and a timeless composition 35 Treble included the song at number 49 on their decade list 36 In 2021 Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 319 in their updated list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 37 In 1986 the song won Best Single at the Brit Awards Band member and co writer Roland Orzabal argued that the song deserved to win the Ivor Novello International Hit of the Year award claiming that the winner 19 by Paul Hardcastle was not an actual song but only a dialogue collage 38 In 2015 30 years after its release the song was honoured at the annual BMI Awards in London for achieving 6 million radio airplays 39 Everybody Wants to Rule the World is regarded as the group s signature song along with Shout 1984 40 Everybody Wants to Rule the World was banned for broadcast by the BBC for the duration of the first Gulf War 2 August 1990 28 February 1991 due to the song s political themes 41 Commercial performance EditIn the United Kingdom Everybody Wants to Rule the World debuted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in the issue dated 24 March 1985 42 On the week of 14 April 1985 the song peaked at number two where it stayed for an additional week both times being blocked from the top spot by We Are the World by USA for Africa 43 Everybody Wants to Rule the World received a gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry BPI on 13 April 2018 for 500 000 sales 44 and re entered the UK Singles Chart in 2022 and 2023 The song peaked at number three in Belgium 45 and at number two in both the Netherlands and Ireland 46 47 In the United States Everybody Wants to Rule the World debuted at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated 16 March 1985 48 On the week of 27 April 1985 the song rose to number 18 49 On the week of 8 June 1985 the song moved 2 1 replacing Wham s Everything She Wants 1984 as the number one on the chart 50 it would spend a total of two weeks in this position The song was a commercial success in other American markets peaking at number two on the Adult Contemporary and Top Rock Tracks and charting at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play 51 Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales 51 and Cash Box charts 52 It ranks as the 345th best charting single of all time in the United States 53 In Canada the song reached the number one spot 54 earning a gold certification from Music Canada MC for 40 000 sales shipments on 1 May 1985 55 In Australia the song reached the number two position 56 On the report dated 19 May 1985 the song debuted at number four on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart it would later peak at number one 57 It was certified Gold by the Recorded Music NZ RMNZ for sales of 10 000 58 B side Pharaohs Edit Pharaohs uses a 1984 recording of Brian Perkins reading a shipping forecast on various North Sea locations pictured 59 Pharaohs is the B side to the Everybody Wants to Rule the World single It samples a recording of BBC Radio 4 announcer Brian Perkins reading the Shipping Forecast for the North Sea region of the United Kingdom 59 The title of the song has an identical enunciation to the Faroe Islands Faroes one of the places referenced in the forecast Orzabal Ian Stanley Curt Smith and Hughes share writing credits 60 Pharaohs is included on the Groove Armada compilation album Back to Mine 2000 61 Chris Hughes wrote about the song in the liner notes of Saturnine Martial amp Lunatic 1996 saying No matter how horrifying the conditions may really be the voice reading the shipping forecast is deliberately calm and relaxed Recorded at the Wool Hall for the B side of Everybody in a calm and relaxed way 60 Pharaohs shipping forecast read by Brian Perkins There are warnings of gales in Viking Forties Cromarty Forth Fisher Dover Wight Portland Plymouth Finisterre Sole Lundy Fastnet Shannon Rockall Malin Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle Faroes and Southeast Iceland The general synopsis at one eight double O low just north of Viking nine double seven moving steadily east northeast Low 300 miles south of Iceland Atlantic low forming moving steadily northeast A ridge of high pressure has swayed between North and South Utsire The area forecast for the next twenty four hours Viking Forties Cromarty Forth 60 Music video Edit The roadside attraction Cabazon Dinosaurs pictured is shown briefly in the video The video for Everybody Wants to Rule the World was directed by Nigel Dick It was filmed in Los Angeles a desert in California and Cabazon 62 63 Curt Smith admitted to Pitchfork that the video shoot was a disaster Dick was in tears on the second night of shooting 62 Smith also mentioned that there was an accident while filming the dirt bikes and four wheel sic off road vehicles scene with one child flying out of a vehicle and smashing his head leaving him unconscious 62 The video begins with Smith driving a vintage Austin Healey 3000 sports car while a toddler points toy guns in Smith s direction 62 The car is then seen driving through a desert this scene is intercut with the band performing the song in a studio Smith parks the car at the Wheel Inn diner and makes a call from a telephone booth The camera pans to show a statue of a man riding a horse nearby Smith leaves the diner in the car while singing the song s lyrics The following scene shows two men in suits performing synchronised dance movements in front of two gas pumps 64 Shots of young people riding three wheeled ATVs and dirt bikes through desert sand dunes are also shown Smith is then shown singing in the desert wearing black sunglasses as many of the dirt bike and ATV riders approach from behind him and pass to either side 65 The music video promoted the group in America due to heavy rotation on the music video channel MTV 66 HuffPost editor Daryl Deino ranked the video at number three on their year end list for best music videos of 1985 stating that the video represents pure Americana as it was in 1985 Deino also mentioned that the video proves that at times artists were able to do so much with so little 66 Formats and track listings Edit7 Mercury IDEA 9 UK 8 A Everybody Wants to Rule the World 4 11 B Pharaohs 3 42Double 7 Special Limited Edition Mercury IDEA 99 UK 11 A Everybody Wants to Rule the World 4 11 B Pharaohs 3 42 A Everybody Wants to Rule the World Urban Mix 6 06 B Roland amp Curt Interviewed 7 3010 Mercury IDEA 910 UK 9 A Everybody Wants to Rule the World 4 11 B Pharaohs 3 4212 Mercury IDEA 912 UK 10 A Everybody Wants to Rule the World Extended Version 5 43 B1 Everybody Wants to Rule the World 7 Version 4 11 B2 Pharaohs 3 42Urban Mix 12 Mercury IDEA 912 UK 67 A Everybody Wants to Rule the World Urban Mix 6 06 B Everybody Wants to Rule the World Instrumental 4 26 CD Video Mercury 080 032 2 UK PAL 12 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Audio 4 10 The Marauders Audio 4 13 When in Love With a Blind Man Audio 2 22 Pharaohs Audio 3 39 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Video 4 41CD Video Mercury 870 745 2 US NTSC 13 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Audio 4 10 The Marauders Audio 4 13 When in Love With a Blind Man Audio 2 22 Pharaohs Audio 3 39 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Video 4 41Credits and personnel EditCredits adapted from the original album liner notes the liner notes of Saturnine Martial amp Lunatic 60 Reverb Machine 68 and Mix 69 Tears for Fears Roland Orzabal electric and acoustic guitars guitar solo first Yamaha DX7 and Prophet T 8 synthesizers backing vocals Curt Smith PPG Wave synth bass lead vocals Ian Stanley Yamaha DX7 and Fairlight CMI synthesizers LinnDrum and Oberheim DMX programming Manny Elias drums Oberheim DMX programmingAdditional personnel Neil Taylor electric and acoustic guitars guitar solo second Chris Hughes producer Oberheim DMX and MIDI programming Dave Bascombe engineerCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Everybody Wants to Rule the World Chart 1985 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 56 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 70 19Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 45 3Canada The Record 54 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 71 1Canada Top Singles RPM 72 1France SNEP 73 18Ireland IRMA 47 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 46 2Netherlands Single Top 100 74 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 57 1South Africa Springbok Radio 75 14Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 76 13UK Singles OCC 43 2US Billboard Adult Contemporary 51 2US Billboard Hot 100 50 1US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 51 1US Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales 51 1US Billboard Top Rock Tracks 51 2US Cash Box 52 1West Germany Official German Charts 77 112021 2023 weekly chart performance for Everybody Wants to Rule the World Chart 2021 2023 PeakpositionGlobal 200 Billboard 78 87US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 79 9 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Everybody Wants to Rule the World Chart 1985 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 80 81 36Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 82 31Canada Top Singles RPM 83 19Netherlands Dutch Top 40 84 20Netherlands Single Top 100 85 31New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 86 9UK Singles Official Single Chart 87 24US Billboard Adult Contemporary 88 23US Billboard Hot 100 89 7US Billboard Top Rock Tracks 88 24US Cash Box 90 3West Germany Official German Charts 91 66Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 92 5 Platinum 350 000 Canada Music Canada 55 Gold 50 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 93 Platinum 90 000 Germany BVMI 94 Gold 250 000 Italy FIMI 95 Gold 25 000 New Zealand RMNZ 58 Gold 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 44 3 Platinum 1 800 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Covers and re releases EditEverybody Wants to Run the World Edit Everybody Wants to Run the World Single by Tears for FearsReleased23 May 1986 96 Length4 30LabelPhonogram MercurySongwriter s Roland Orzabal Ian Stanley Chris HughesProducer s Tears for FearsTears for Fears singles chronology I Believe A Soulful Re Recording 1985 Everybody Wants to Run the World 1986 Mothers Talk 1986 Everybody Wants to Run the World is a re recording of the band s song Everybody Wants to Rule the World The reworked single was released in May 1986 as the theme song for the Sport Aid campaign a charitable event held to raise money for famine relief in Africa 97 It was a success in the UK Singles Chart becoming the band s sixth top 5 hit peaking at number 5 in June 1986 98 The song also reached number 4 in Ireland 99 Chart 1986 PeakpositionIreland IRMA 99 4UK Singles OCC 98 5 Lorde version Edit Everybody Wants to Rule the World Song by Lordefrom the album The Hunger Games Catching FireReleased15 November 2013Length2 35LabelRepublic MercurySongwriter s Roland Orzabal Ian Stanley Chris HughesProducer s Peter Shurkin Joel LittleNew Zealand singer Lorde recorded a cover of the song for the soundtrack of The Hunger Games Catching Fire 2013 100 The cover was produced by Peter Shurkin and Joel Little with arrangement by Michael A Levine and Lucas Cantor 101 Orzabal praised Lorde for reinventing the cover stating that the group finds it interesting when artists take what they do and reinterpret it 102 For their Rule the World Tour the duo uses this version to launch their show 103 Critics were positively receptive to the cover some praised it for its darker atmosphere mood although others criticized it for stripping away the song s original upbeat composition 104 105 David Haglund from Slate stated that while the song doesn t top the great original it does memorably reinvent it 106 Sam Lansky from Idolator called the cover haunting and melodramatic 107 Conversely Stereogum editor Nate Patrin criticized the chorus and production but praised the aloof strangeness in Lorde s vocals for being able to carry the song past the usual Dramatic Reenvisionings 108 Paste and Exclaim included the cover in their respective 2013 year end lists for covers 109 110 Her cover appeared on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 14 111 It reached number 53 in Australia 112 number 65 in the United Kingdom 113 number 93 in France 114 and number 27 on the U S Hot Rock Songs chart 115 Weekly charts Edit Chart 2013 2014 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 112 53France SNEP 114 93New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 111 14UK Singles OCC 113 65US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 115 27 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 116 Gold 35 000 United Kingdom BPI 117 Silver 200 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Other versions Edit Relient K recorded a version of the song for their 2011 cover album Is for Karaoke 118 Weezer covered the song on their 2019 self titled cover album 119 They were joined by Orzabal and Smith to perform the song live at Coachella 2019 on April 14 120 and again two days later on Jimmy Kimmel Live 121 See also EditList of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 1985 List of Cash Box Top 100 number one singles of 1985 List of number one dance singles of 1985 U S List of number 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