Songs for a Nervous Planet


Songs for a Nervous Planet is a mostly 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.
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's artwork partially used AI, created by Vitalie Burcovschi, 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, a high-fidelity Blu-ray Audio disc. A deluxe edition of the album includes a bonus studio track 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 . The film was released in over 1100 cinemas worldwide on 24 and 26 October 2024.

Personnel

Live tracks