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Podcast: Song Lyric Meanings
Episode: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears
Description: Song Lyrics Meaning - Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
"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 pop rock song with lyrics that detail the desire humans...