Tears Are Not Enough (ABC song) explained

Tears Are Not Enough
Cover:	Tearsarenotenough.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	ABC
Album:	The Lexicon of Love
B-Side:	Alphabet Soup
Recorded:	1981
Genre:	Disco^[1] funk^[2] synth-pop
Length:	3:31
Label:	Neutron Vertigo
Producer:	Steve Brown
Next Title:	Poison Arrow
Next Year:	1982

"Tears Are Not Enough" is the debut single by English pop band ABC. It was released on 16 October 1981^[3] 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.

The song was ranked at number 7 among the ten best "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME.^[4] 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".

Track listing

7" Neutron/Phonogram; NT 101

1. "Tears Are Not Enough" – 3:35
2. "Alphabet Soup" – 5:25

12" Neutron/Phonogram; NTX 101

1. "Tears Are Not Enough" – 7:55
2. "Alphabet Soup" – 8:02

Notes and References

1. Web site: PopMatters. Looking for the Girl That Meets Supply with Demand: ABC’s ‘The Lexicon of Love’. AJ Ramirez. 28 January 2015. 22 March 2023.
2. Web site: The Guardian. ABC review – big-budget love-in for Martin Fry's 80s pop masterpiece. Dave Simpson. 10 April 2019. 22 March 2023.
3. News: . . London, England . 17 October 1981.
4. Web site: Albums and Tracks of the Year . 2016 . . 13 February 2018 .