Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English band Tears for Fears. It was released on March 22, 1985, as the third single from their second studio album, Songs from the Big Chair (1985). The song reached the number two position in Ireland, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and it topped the charts in Canada, New Zealand, and the US Billboard Hot 100 on June 8, 1985, where it remained for two weeks.