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24 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
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5 identifiers linking Shout across the web's reference databases
24 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
5 identifiers linking Shout across the web's reference databases
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"Shout" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their second studio album, Songs from the Big Chair (1985), on 23 November 1984. Roland Orzabal is the lead singer on the track, and he described it as "a simple song about protest". The single became the group's fourth top 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart, 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; also topping the Cash Box chart. "Shout" became one of the most successful songs of 1985, eventually reaching No. 1 in multiple countries.