"
Shout" is a song by the British band
Tears for Fears, written by
Roland Orzabal and
Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal (with
Curt Smith duetting on the chorus). First released in the UK on 23 November 1984, it was the band's eighth single release (the second taken from their second album
Songs from the Big Chair) and sixth
UK Top 40 hit, peaking at no. 4 in January 1985. In the US, it reached no. 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 on 3 August 1985 and remained there for three weeks. "Shout" would become one of the most successful songs of 1985, eventually reaching the Top Ten in 25 countries. "Shout" is regarded as one of the most recognisable songs from the mid-eighties and is also recognised as the group's
signature song.