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Tears for Fears are still sowing the seeds of love

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Tears For Fears are to release their first single in 14 years in March.

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Mad World holds on to UK's top spot

Michael Andrews and Gary Jules, who became the surprise Christmas No 1 with their sparse cover of the Tears For Fears song Mad World, held on to the top spot today in the last chart of 2003.

Sun, 28 Dec, 2003

Duo steal UK Christmas top spot

Dark horse contenders Michael Andrews and Gary Jules squeezed ahead at the last minute tonight to beat British retro rockers The Darkness to the coveted UK Christmas No 1 spot.

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We need to be number one, Darkness tell fans

Chart stars The Darkness urged fans to make their single the soundtrack to Christmas today by making it the festive number one.

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