Michael Andrews and Gary Jules Version
| "Mad World" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules | |
| from the album Donnie Darko (Original Soundtrack) and Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets | |
| B-side | "No Poetry" |
| Released | 2001 15 December 2003 |
| Format | CD |
| Recorded | 2000 |
| Genre | Piano rock Soft rock |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Label | Sanctuary |
"Mad World" would achieve a second round of success beginning almost twenty years later, after it was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film Donnie Darko (2001). While the Tears for Fears version featured synthesizers and heavy percussion, the Andrews/Jules version was stripped down; instead of a full musical backing, it used only a set of piano chords, a cello, and modest use of a vocoder on the chorus. Their version was originally released on CD in 2002 on the film's soundtrack, but an increasing cult following spawned by the movie's DVD release finally prompted Jules and Andrews to issue the song as a proper single. The release was a success in late 2003, becoming the Number One single over the Christmas holiday in the UK, a feat Tears for Fears themselves never accomplished. The music video, directed by Michel Gondry, has since been very popular on YouTube, with its most popular posting garnering over 50 million views as of August 2012. It is included on the DVD compilation Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1). The song was later included in the commercial to the videogame Gears of War.
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