Stream songs including "Boo Hoo", "Bop Sweet Suzie" and more. It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World has to be the funniest film ever made because no one, but Stanley Kramer ever got so many funny people together in one film. The song reached no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982, and was the band’s first international hit. Mad Mad World Lyrics: It's a mad mad world that we're living in / Gotta keep your heads up high, can't be giving in / Don't you let one day go by without praising the most High / 'Cause it's the only Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas as Opiates", appeared on the band's debut LP The Hurting (1983). With a cast headed by his favorite dramatic player to boot. You Satisfy My Soul (1963) (uncredited) Music by Ernest Gold Lyrics by Mack David Played by The Four Mads It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) (uncredited) Music by Ernest Gold Lyrics by Mack David Sung by an offscreen chorus during the Overture Variations in the score throughout the film . About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How It's a very, very mad world, mad world Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday And I feel the way that every child should Sit and listen, sit and listen Went to school and I was very nervous No one knew me, no one knew me Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson Look right through me, look right through me Four out of Spencer Tracy's last five films were made for Stanley Kramer. now playing It s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) (Movie Clip) Title Song It s not always remembered that there s a title song, by Ernest Gold and Mack David, presented here as the Overture, before the credits and everything, sung by an uncredited chorus, from the Stanley Kramer all-star mega-comedy It s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, 1963. For the score of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, director Stanley Kramer turned to Ernest Gold, who'd already done several films for Kramer.Gold turned out to be the perfect choice—one simply cannot imagine the film without Gold's music. "Mad World" is a 1982 song by the British band Tears for Fears. "Mad World" has since been covered by various artists, most notably by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the soundtrack of the film Donnie Darko in 2001. “Mad World” is the second song on Tears for Fears' 1983 debut album, The Hurting. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas as Opiates", appeared on the band's debut LP The Hurting (1983). title details and video sharing options. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Listen to It's a Mad, Mad World by The Mad Men on Apple Music.