1989 single by Tears for Fears featuring Oleta Adams
This article is about the song. For the French film, see La Prisonnière (film).
"Woman in Chains"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album The Seeds of Love
B-side
"Always in the Past"
"My Life in the Suicide Ranks"
Released
6 November 1989 (1989-11-06)
Length
5:28 (single version)
6:30 (album version)
Label
Fontana
Songwriter(s)
Roland Orzabal
Producer(s)
Tears for Fears
Dave Bascombe
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" (1989)
"Woman in Chains" (1989)
"Advice for the Young at Heart" (1990)
Music video
"Woman in Chains" on YouTube
"Woman in Chains"
Single by Tears for Fears featuring Oleta Adams
from the album Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
B-side
"Ghost Papa"
Released
13 April 1992 (1992-04-13)
Label
Fontana
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (1992)
"Woman in Chains" (1992)
"Break It Down Again" (1993)
Oleta Adams singles chronology
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" (1991)
"Woman in Chains" (1992)
"I Just Had to Hear Your Voice" (1993)
"Woman in Chains" is a song by English band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their third studio album, The Seeds of Love (1989). It has been described as a "feminist anthem".[1][2] It was an international success, reaching the top 40 in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, and the Netherlands.
The studio cut features Phil Collins on drums. "Tears for Fears just wanted me to do that big drum thing from 'In the Air Tonight'..." Collins recalled. "'We want you to come in here in a big way.'"[3] The song prominently features vocals by Oleta Adams, who went on to achieve a successful solo career. It was re-released in 1992 – with a different B-side and now credited to "Tears for Fears featuring Oleta Adams" – to capitalise on the singer's solo success and to promote the Tears for Fears compilation Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92). This time, it reached number 57 in the UK.
^Willman, Chris (24 September 1989). "Tears for Fears: Just So-So in 'The Seeds of Love'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^Holden, Stephen (27 September 1989). "The Pop Life". The New York Times.
^Ellen, Mark (30 October 2015). "Does Everybody Still Hate Phil Collins?*". Classic Rock. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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