"Head over Heels" is a song by the British pop/rock band Tears for Fears. It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom (the fourth taken from their second LP Songs from the Big Chair) and eighth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #12 in July 1985. In the USA, it was the third single from the album and continued the band's run of hits there, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. A limited edition four-leaf clover shaped picture disc was issued for the single's release in the UK.
"Head over Heels" had been developed nearly two years prior as part of a segue with the song "Broken", which was previously a stand alone B-side to the 1983 "Pale Shelter" single. As the two songs share the same piano/synth motif, "Head over Heels" eventually came to be sandwiched in between two bookend parts of "Broken" in live performances. This placement carried over to the final track listing of the Big Chair LP, with a studio recording of "Broken" preceding "Head Over Heels" and a live reprise of "Broken" following it.
Lyrics
I wanted to be with you alone And talk about the weather But traditions I can trace against the child in your face Wont escape my attention You keep your distance with a system of touch And gentle persuasion Im lost in admiration could I need you this much Oh, youre wasting my time Youre just wasting time
Something happens and Im head over heels I never find out till Im head over heels Something happens and Im head over heels Ah dont take my heart Dont break my heart Dont throw it away
I made a fire and watching burn Thought of your future With one foot in the past now just how long will it last No no no have you no ambition My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean in air And dreaming Im a doctor Its hard to be a man when theres a gun in your hand Oh I feel so...
Something happens and Im head over heels
And this my four leaf clover Im on the line, one open mind This is my four leaf clover
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