Mad World was influenced by Arthur Janov's Primal Fear and his theories. The single's lyrics depict a dark view of the world from a teenager's eyes and intense experiences such as death meant to ease the tension and struggle. While the original version featured heavy percussion and synthesizers as a full musical backing, Gary Jules's only used a cello, a set of piano, and modest use of a vocoder on the chorus. This version was stripped down in a slower, minimalist style. However, the song reached a much higher success two decades later when it was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the movie Donnie Darko. It appeared on the band's debut LP The hurting and became an international hit. Mad World was originally written by Roland Orzbal for the British band Tears for Fears, in 1982.
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