Tears Are Not Enough (ABC song)

"Tears Are Not Enough"
Single by ABC
from the album The Lexicon of Love
B-side"Alphabet Soup"
Released16 October 1981 (1981-10-16)
Recorded1981
Genre
Length3:31
Label
Songwriters
ProducerSteve Brown
ABC singles chronology
"Tears Are Not Enough"
(1981)
"Poison Arrow"
(1982)
Official audio
"Tears Are Not Enough" on YouTube

"Tears Are Not Enough" is the debut single by the English pop band ABC. It was released on 16 October 1981 on two formats (7" and 12"). The two singles versions of the song are both different from the version on their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love (1982). Originally produced by Steve Brown, it was remixed for the album by Trevor Horn.

The song was ranked at number 7 among the ten best "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME. The single peaked at No. 19 on the UK singles chart. In the US, "Tears Are Not Enough" was later released as the B-side of "Poison Arrow".