Standing on the Corner of the Third World

"Standing on the Corner of the Third World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their third album The Seeds of Love.

Background
The song was a result of Roland Orzabal's therapy sessions.

Curt Smith and Orzabal contacted Oleta Adams two years before recording the song in 1987.

Lyrics
The lyrics talk about the band's concern with various political issues.



Live jam
The deluxe edition of the album includes a live jam version of the song that was released as the lead single to the deluxe edition of The Seeds of Love.

Orzabal recalled the sessions that led up to the nine minute version: "We got Oleta in and we had Manu Katche on drums and Pino Palladino on bass and started playing live. It was incredible; those live sessions were magical. This was my primal therapy period, where I'd go off and have therapy and come back in a particularly open and emotional state. This song came out of that."