No Small Thing (song)
| "No Small Thing" | ||||
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| Single by Tears for Fears | ||||
| from the album The Tipping Point | ||||
| Released | 3 December 2021 | |||
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| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
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| "No Small Thing" on YouTube | ||||
"No Small Thing" is a song by English pop band Tears for Fears from their 2022 album The Tipping Point. It was released as a single ahead of the album on 3 December 2021.[3]
Background
[edit]According to Roland Orzabal in an interview with Rolling Stone, Curt Smith and Orzabal began writing the track in early 2020, when Smith and Orzabal got together with two acoustic guitars, at which Orzabal claimed that they were having "a meeting of minds", Smith wrote an acoustic guitar riff that sounded like Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan, according to Orzabal.[4] According to Orzabal they were doing the "complete opposite of what we had been trying to do for many years – searching for the elusive, modern hit single."[5]
Composition and lyrics
[edit]The lyrics of "No Small Thing" talk about looking at the misconceptions and inconsistencies of freedom. American Songwriter describes it as being a "constant chug, and thug, at resetting the collective mindset".[6] Smith believed it "could have been a song from a seventies or sixties acoustic folk album with how the track starts. The fact that we felt confident enough to go from there to the end of the song to where it’s just absolute mayhem speaks to that sense of freedom, and that’s our comfort zone musically."[7]
Music video
[edit]A collage music video directed by Vern Moen was uploaded on 2 December 2021.[8]
Personnel
[edit]According to the Tipping Point liner notes, except where noted:[9]
- Roland Orzabal – lead vocal,[2] guitars
- Curt Smith – harmony vocal,[2] bass
- Doug Petty – organ
- Aaron Sterling – drums
- Jamie Wollam – drums
- Carina Round – backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ a b Benitez-Eves, Tine (3 December 2021). "Tears For Fears Release "No Small Thing," Off Forthcoming Album 'The Tipping Point'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "The Tipping Point by Tears for Fears: Album review on AllMusic". Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Rapp, Allison (3 December 2021). "Listen to Tears for Fears' New Song 'No Small Thing'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (3 December 2021). "Tears for Fears Go Back to Basics With New Song 'No Small Thing'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Skinner, Tom (3 December 2021). "Listen to Tears For Fears' folky new single 'No Small Thing'". NME. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (3 December 2021). "Tears For Fears Release "No Small Thing," Off Forthcoming Album 'The Tipping Point'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Tears For Fears Share New Song "No Small Thing": Listen". Stereogum. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (3 December 2021). "Tears for Fears share "No Small Thing" from first album in 17 years". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ The Tipping Point (Liner notes). Concord. 25 February 2022.
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