Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)

"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" is a song by British band Tears for Fears. It was released as a single in 1992 to coincide with the release of the band's greatest hits album Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92).

"Tears Roll Down"
Song by Tears for Fears
A-side	"Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Released	21 August 1989
Length	3:16
Label	Fontana
Songwriter(s)	Roland Orzabal Dave Bascombe
Producer(s)	Tears for Fears Dave Bascombe

"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
B-side	"The Body Wah" "Lord of Karma"
Released	10 February 1992[1]
Length	4:44
Label	Fontana
Songwriter(s)	Roland Orzabal Dave Bascombe
Producer(s)	Roland Orzabal Tim Palmer
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" (1991) "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (1992) "Woman in Chains [re-release]" (1992)
Alternative cover
French 2-track promo single
Music video
"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" on YouTube

As Curt Smith had already departed the band by this time, "Laid So Low" was effectively the first release of the Roland Orzabal "solo" era of Tears for Fears which would span most of the 1990s. The song was a top 20 hit in the UK, France, Italy and Poland; a top 40 hit in Canada, Germany and the Netherlands; and reached the top 10 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.

An earlier, mainly instrumental version of the song appeared as the B-side to the 1989 single "Sowing the Seeds of Love" where it was simply titled "Tears Roll Down". An animated video to this earlier version was included on the 1990 video collection Sowing the Seeds.

After Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) went out of print, "Laid So Low" has never been reissued in any physical or digital format.

Track listings

12" / CD single

1. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – 4:44
2. "The Body Wah" (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths) – 5:21
3. "Lord of Karma" (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths) – 4:45

7" single

1. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"
2. "The Body Wah" (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)

Charts

Chart performance for "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA)[2]	130
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	49
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4]	33
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	28
France (SNEP)[6]	15
Germany (GfK)[7]	40
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1]	27
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	17
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10]	10

References

1. "Tears For Fears – Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
2. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 April 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
3. "Tears For Fears – Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2110." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2130." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
6. "Tears For Fears – Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
7. "Tears For Fears – Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Tears For Fears" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
10. "Tears For Fears Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2013.