Tears Are Not Enough (ABC song)

"Tears Are Not Enough" is the debut single by the English pop band ABC. It was released on 16 October 1981^[5] on two formats (7" and 12"). The two singles versions of the song are both different from the version on their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love (1982). Originally produced by Steve Brown, it was remixed for the album by Trevor Horn.

B-side"Alphabet Soup"

Released16 October 1981 (1981-10-16)

Recorded1981

Genre

• Disco^[1]
• funk^[2]
• synth-pop^[3]
• new pop^[4]

Quick facts Single by ABC, from the album The Lexicon of Love ...

"Tears Are Not Enough"
Single by ABC
from the album The Lexicon of Love
B-side	"Alphabet Soup"
Released	16 October 1981 (1981-10-16)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Disco[1] funk[2] synth-pop[3] new pop[4]
Length	3:31
Label	Neutron Vertigo
Songwriters	Martin Fry Mark White Stephen Singleton Mark Lickley David Robinson
Producer	Steve Brown
ABC singles chronology
"Tears Are Not Enough" (1981) "Poison Arrow" (1982)
Official audio
"Tears Are Not Enough" on YouTube

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The song was ranked at number 7 among the ten best "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME.^[6] The single peaked at No. 19 on the UK singles chart. In the US, "Tears Are Not Enough" was later released as the B-side of "Poison Arrow".