Studio Album · No. 6
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Songwriting Credits by Tears for Fears
Produced by Tears for Fears, Charlton Pettus · Engineered by Mark O'Donoughue, Tim Palmer
New Door
Pop RockArt Pop
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Tears for Fears carries a lyricist or composer credit.
12 trackswritten by Tears for Fears
0 tracksoutside writers
Tears for Fears's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
3
Lyricists
2
Producers
2004
Released
Data Insight
Curt Smith is credited on eight of the twelve tracks, more than on every other album put together. Getting the band back meant getting his name onto the songs, which had not happened since 1989.
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending came out on New Door in September 2004, the first album after Orzabal and Smith reconciled in 2000.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
Who wrote Everybody Loves a Happy Ending?
Roland Orzabal on eleven of the twelve tracks and Curt Smith on eight, the most he has taken on any album.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes no sales figure for it.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No. "Closest Thing to Heaven", "Call Me Mellow" and the title track all missed the chart.
Who engineered it?
Mark O'Donoughue, with Tim Palmer mixing at Larrabee North.
What changed after the reunion?
Curt Smith goes from one writing credit per album to eight on a single record.
Who produced it?
The band with Charlton Pettus.
How long is the album?
54:35 across twelve tracks, the longest they have made.