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"Tears Are Not Enough" is the debut single by English new wave band ABC. It was released on 16 October 1981[1] on two formats (7" and 12"). The two singles versions of the song are both different from the version on their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love (1982). Originally produced by Steve Brown, it was remixed for the album by Trevor Horn.

"Tears Are Not Enough"
Single by ABC
from the album The Lexicon of Love
B-side"Alphabet Soup"
Released16 October 1981 (1981-10-16)
Recorded1981
Genre
  • New wave
Length3:31
Label
  • Neutron
  • Vertigo
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Brown
ABC singles chronology
"Tears Are Not Enough"
(1981)
"Poison Arrow"
(1982)

The song was ranked at number 7 among the ten best "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME.[2] The single peaked at No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, "Tears Are Not Enough" was later released as the B-side of "Poison Arrow".


Track listing


7" Neutron/Phonogram; NT 101

  1. "Tears Are Not Enough" – 3:35
  2. "Alphabet Soup" – 5:25

12" Neutron/Phonogram; NTX 101

  1. "Tears Are Not Enough" – 7:55
  2. "Alphabet Soup" – 8:02

Chart performance


Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 19

References


  1. NME. London, England: IPC Media. 17 October 1981. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.






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