Songs for a Nervous Planet is a live album by the English rock/pop band Tears for Fears. Released in October 2024, the album features live recording of the band's concert at the FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee on 11 July 2023, one of the dates on their Tipping Point World Tour. In addition to the 18 live tracks, the album includes four new studio tracks (five on the deluxe edition).
Songs for a Nervous Planet peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's seventh UK top 10 album.
Artwork
The album cover was generated using artificial intelligence (AI), for which the band received criticism. The band defended the use of AI, explaining:
Formats The album was released in a variety of formats including CD, digital, black vinyl, several coloured vinyl variations, and (in collaboration with SuperDeluxeEdition), a high-fidelity Blu-ray Audio disc. A deluxe edition of the album includes a bonus studio track ("Landlocked") in addition to the four new studio tracks on the regular edition of the album.
Reception
In a review of Songs for a Nervous Planet, music critic Michael Gallucci states that "It's the history of Tears for Fears, up to now, in 22 songs." on Metacritic, the album has a aggregated review score of 76, which, according to Metacritic, means "Generally favorable" according to 4 critic reviews. In a review for Goldmine Magazine, music critic Lee Zimmerman called it a "consolidation of sorts." and that "For those fans and followers who may have been uncertain as to their current status, Songs for a Nervous Planet ought to assuage any doubt." In an AllMusic review, Timothy Monger writes that it "is essentially an EP of four new songs followed by 18 live tracks"
Concert film The album was released alongside a concert film titled Tears for Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film). The film was released in over 1100 cinemas worldwide on 24 and 26 October 2024.
Track listing
Personnel
Live tracks Roland Orzabal – vocals, guitar Curt Smith – vocals, bass guitar Doug Petty – keyboards Charlton Pettus – guitar, backing vocals Jamie Woolam – drums Lauren Evans – vocals on "Suffer The Children", co-lead vocals on "Woman in Chains" and "Badman's Song", backing vocals Janae Sims – backing vocals Jasmine Mullen – backing vocals
Charts + Weekly chart performance for Songs for a Nervous Planet Chart (2024) Peakposition UK Albums Sales (OCC) 4 UK Physical Albums (OCC) 4 UK Record Store (OCC) 6 UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) 7 US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) 20
Notes
References
External links Songs for a Nervous Planet at Discogs (list of releases)