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1995 single by Tears for Fears

"God's Mistake"

Single by Tears for Fears

from the album Raoul and the Kings of Spain

B-side

"Until I Drown"
"War of Attrition"

Released

October 1995 (US, Canada)
17 June 1996 (UK)

Genre

Rock

Length

3:47

Label

Epic

Songwriter(s)

Roland Orzabal
Alan Griffiths

Producer(s)

Roland Orzabal
Alan Griffiths
Tim Palmer

Tears for Fears singles chronology

"Raoul and the Kings of Spain"
(1995)

"God's Mistake"
(1995)

"Secrets"
(1996)

"God's Mistake" is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears, featured on their 1995 album Raoul and the Kings of Spain. The song was the first single taken from the album in the United States and Canada (where it was a minor hit), but the second to be taken from the album in the UK (following the release of the title track).

It reached #61 in the UK, #102 in the US, and #48 in Canada.

Track listings

USCD5/34K 663418-2

"God's Mistake" – 3:47
"Until I Drown" (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths) – 3:23
"War of Attrition" (Orzabal, Griffiths) – 3:41

USCD5/34K 78064-2C

"God's Mistake" – 3:47
"Creep" (live in Birmingham) – 4:55

Austrian CD EPC 663117 2

"God's Mistake" – 3:47
"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" (acoustic radio performance) (Orzabal, Griffiths) – 4:26
"Break It Down Again" (acoustic radio performance) (Orzabal, Griffiths) – 3:11

Charts

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	48
UK Singles (OCC)	61
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	2

References

"Top RPM Singles: Issue 2801." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
"Tears for Fears Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

v t e Tears for Fears
Roland Orzabal Curt Smith Manny Elias Ian Stanley
Studio albums	The Hurting Songs from the Big Chair The Seeds of Love Elemental Raoul and the Kings of Spain Everybody Loves a Happy Ending The Tipping Point Songs for a Nervous Planet
Live albums	Secret World Live in Paris
Compilations	Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Saturnine Martial & Lunatic 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears Classic Tears for Fears: The Universal Masters Collection Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears The Collection Gold Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
Extended plays	Ready Boy & Girls?
Singles	"Suffer the Children" "Pale Shelter" "Mad World" "Change" "The Way You Are" "Mothers Talk" "Shout" "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" "Head over Heels" "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" "Sowing the Seeds of Love" "Woman in Chains" "Advice for the Young at Heart" "Famous Last Words" "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" "Break It Down Again" "Cold" "Goodnight Song" "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" "God's Mistake" "Secrets" "Falling Down" "Closest Thing to Heaven" "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" / "Call Me Mellow" "I Love You but I'm Lost" "The Tipping Point"
Other songs	"Standing on the Corner of the Third World"
Video releases	The Videosingles In My Mind's Eye Scenes from the Big Chair Sowing the Seeds Going to California Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Secret World (Live in Paris)
Tours	The Tipping Point World Tour
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