Advice for the Young at Heart

song by Tears for Fears

"Advice for the Young at Heart" is a 1990 song by British new wave band Tears for Fears and is the third single from their third studio album The Seeds of Love. It went to number 15 in Ireland, number 22 in the Netherlands, number 25 in Canada, number 31 in France, number 34 in Belgium, number 36 in the United Kingdom, number 49 in Italy and number 89 in the United States.

"Advice for the Young at Heart"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album The Seeds of Love
B-side
Released19 February 1990
Recorded1987–1989
GenrePop rock, soft rock, sophisti-pop
Length4:55 (album version)
4:49 (7" version)
LabelFontana Records
Songwriter(s)Roland Orzabal, Nicky Holland
Producer(s)Tears for Fears
Dave Bascombe
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Woman in Chains"
(1989)
"Advice for the Young at Heart"
(1990)
"Famous Last Words"
(1990)

Track listings change

CD single
  1. "Advice for the Young at Heart" — 4:49
  2. "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" — 4:16
  3. "Music for Tables" — 3:32
  4. "Johnny Panic And the Bible of Dreams" (instrumental) — 4:18
7" single
  1. "Advice for the Young at Heart" — 4:45
  2. "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" — 4:16
12" single
  1. "Advice for the Young at Heart" — 4:49
  2. "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" — 4:16
  3. "Music for Tables" — 3:32

References change