Mad World

original song written and composed by Roland Orzabal; first recorded by Tears for Fears in 1982
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q926207
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Mad World

Summary

Mad World is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,125 views/month, #175 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mad World's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Mad World's composer is recorded as Roland Orzabal[4].
  • Mad World's genre is new wave[5].
  • Among the performers on Mad World was Tears for Fears[6].
  • Among the performers on Mad World was Michael Andrews[7].
  • Among the performers on Mad World was Susan Boyle[8].
  • Mad World's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Mad World was published on 1982[10].
  • Mad World's lyricist is recorded as Roland Orzabal[11].
  • Mad World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mad World'}[12].
  • Mad World's different from is recorded as Mad World[13].
  • Mad World's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Tears for Fears[6], Michael Andrews[7], and Susan Boyle[8].

Publication

Mad World was published on 1982[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is new wave[5].

Why It Matters

Mad World ranks in the top 0.9% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,125 views/month, #175 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Tears for Fears, Michael Andrews, Susan Boyle
    Form of creative work song
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