Released 19 July 1993 Recorded 1992 Length 5:04 | Format 7", CD Single Genre Pop rock, new wave | |
B-side "New Star"
"Deja-Vu & The Sins of Science" | ||
"Cold" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Released in July 1993, it was the second single from the album Elemental. The single peaked at #72 in the UK, and also entered the Top 100 in France.
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Lyrics
The song's lyrics, written by Roland Orzabal, contain references to prior associates of Tears For Fears such as the line "Listened to my old friend Nockles, hoped that it would warm the cockles" which is a reference to former TFF keyboardist and one time co-writer Nicky Holland whose nickname was "Nockles".
Orzabal also takes a swipe at former Tears for Fears business manager Paul King with the lyric "King got caught with his fingers in the till. Where's your calculator, will you leave it in your will?" after alleged discrepancies were discovered in King's prior management of the band's financial affairs. King declared bankruptcy in 1990 and, after being found guilty of later fraudulent activities, was imprisoned in 2004 and disqualified from being a company director for a period of ten years.
Music video
The music video was filmed over five days at The Kew Bridge Steam Museum in Brentford, England, and at Pinewood Studios in London. It employs the use of stop motion photography and features Roland Orzabal inside a block of ice (actually clear fibreglass) as people are trying to chisel him out.
UK 7": IDEA19
- "Cold" - 5:06
- "New Star" - (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)- 4:29
UK CD Single: IDECD19
- "Cold"
- "New Star"-(Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)
- "Deja-Vu & The Sins Of Science"-(Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)