 Genius Meanings
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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Tears For Fears' biggest chart hit, peaking at #2 in their home country of Britain and topping the charts in the US, Canada and New Zealand. Although a massive hit, Rule The World
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Scott Bradlee – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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When players get to Albert Fink’s Magical Melodies, they find both the source of those anachronistic songs (a spacetime tear from which comes “Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Live) [Massey Hall, Toronto 1985]
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on Mother Nature
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Alternative 7" Version)
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature / Everybody
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Urban Mix)
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature / Everybody
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (The Chosen Few Remix)
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[Interlude] / [Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature
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Tears for Fears & Lil Baby – The World Is Yours To Take
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[Intro: Curt Smith] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / [Verse 1: Lil Baby] / I'm by far one of the hardest workers / Real firm believer in "Practice make perfect
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Patti Smith – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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[Originally by Tears for Fears] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother
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flipturn – Everybody Wants To Rule the World
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Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on Mother Nature / Everybody wants to rule
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Brothertiger – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on Mother Nature / Everybody
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Instrumental)
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[Instrumental]
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Ninja Sex Party – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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This cover of Tears for Fears’ synth-pop ballad saw release as a single with a music video three days prior to the album’s release. The video depicts Danny, Brian, and TWRP on tour
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Tiësto, Tears For Fears, NIIKO X SWAE & GUDFELLA – Rule The World (Everybody)
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on Mother Nature
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MF DOOM (Ft. Mr. Fantastik) – Rapp Snitch Knishes
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DOOM and Fantastik talk about how foolish it is to rap about crimes that you could be prosecuted for one day.
The song’s instrumental had previously been released in DOOM’s
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Glee Cast – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears is featured in Makeover, the third episode of Season Four. The song is sung by Darren Criss, who played the character Blaine.
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (extended version)
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Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on Mother Nature / Everybody wants to rule the
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Lorde – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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While the song is already part of the Hunger Games Soundtrack, it is also featured on the new Assassin’s Creed Unity Trailer with a few minor changes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Run the World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature / Everybody
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Weezer – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus 1] / Acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on Mother Nature
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3TEETH – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on Mother Nature
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Nas (Ft. Amerie) – Rule
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This song is from Nas' 2001 classic Stillmatic. It heavily samples and makes lyrical reference to Everybody Wants to Rule the World by the English New Wave band Tears for Fears.
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Roberto Burgos (CA) – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is Roberto Burgos' cover of English pop band Tears for Fears hit song from 1985. He puts his own spin on it by changing the original’s new wave/
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The Dresden Dolls – My Alcoholic Friends
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[Verse 1] / I'm counting back / The number of the steps / It took for me to get / Back on the wagon of the weekend / I'll use the auto-timer to prove that I'll / Get home with my
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Relient K – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on mother nature
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Lower Than Atlantis – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature
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Angie Hart – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature / Everybody wants to rule
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Mayer Hawthorne – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature / Everybody wants to rule
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Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Run the World (Running Version)
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[Intro] / Everybody wants to run the world / Run the world / [Interlude] / [Hook] / Everybody / Everybody wants to / Everybody wants to run the world / [Post-Hook] / Run, run, run
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Tears for Fears & Paulo Londra (Ft. Lil Baby) – The World Is Yours To Take (Latin Remix / Budweiser Anthem Of The FIFA World Cup 2022)
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[Letra de "The World Is Yours To Take (Latin Remix / Budweiser Anthem Of The FIFA World Cup 2022)" ft. Lil Baby] / [Intro: Curt Smith] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning
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Scouting For Girls – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / 'Cause even while you sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on Mother
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Ninja Sex Party – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Acoustic Version)
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[Intro] / Alright / Unnecessary, Brian / Here's another cover song for- / For you folks at home / This is a little song called Everybody Wants to Rule the World / By your favorite
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Tears for Fears & Speed Radio – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Sped Up Version)
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on Mother Nature
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Julio Iglesias Jr. – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on Mother Nature
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Boyce Avenue (Ft. Hannah Trigwell) – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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[Verse 1: Hannan Trigwell] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus: Hannan Trigwell & Alejandro Manzano] / Acting on
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theMIND – EW2RTW
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while you sleep / We will find you acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on Mother Nature / Everybody
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The Arcadian Wild – Everyone Wants to Rule the World
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Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on mother nature / Everybody wants to rule
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Gloria Gaynor – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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Welcome to your life; there's no turning back / Even while we sleep we will find / You acting on your best behavior / Turn your back on mother nature / Ev'rybody wants to rule the
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First to Eleven – Everybody Wants To Rule the World
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to your life / There's no turning back / Even while we sleep / We will find you / [Chorus] / Acting on your best behaviour / Turn your back on Mother Nature
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Bax – Tears for Fears - Doin' Your Mom
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[Verse] / I just did your mom / Hit it from the back / Even while you sleep / I will do her / [Chorus] / Every town and every city / Envies me 'cause she's so pretty / Everybody
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