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Everybody Wants To Rule The World Spotify streams & play count
Spotify streams
2,757,884,454
Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 2 Nov 2026, 15:20 UTC.
- Last day
- +1,446,960
- since 1 Nov 2026
- Popularity
- 86 / 100
- Spotify's 0–100 score
- Charting today
- 6 markets
History
Play count history
2 readings from 1 Nov 2026 to 2 Nov 2026: +1,446,960 plays over 1 day. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.
| Day (UTC) | Lifetime plays | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2,757,884,454 | +1,446,960 | |
| 2,756,437,494 | First reading |
Spotify Charts
On the charts today
6 positions across 6 markets, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.
| Chart | Rank | Streams that day |
|---|---|---|
| Global Top 200 | #141 | 1,396,311 |
| United Kingdom Top 200 | #92 | 108,488 |
| New Zealand Top 200 | #146 | 9,102 |
| United States Top 200 | #157 | 337,675 |
| Australia Top 200 | #161 | 49,635 |
| Ireland Top 200 | #172 | 10,605 |
Track details
- Released
- Track number
- 3
- Duration
- 4:11
- Explicit
- No
- ISRC
- GBF088590110
- Tempo
- 112.1 BPM
- Language
- English
Genres
- New Wave
- Synthpop
- Pop Rock
- Soft Rock
- Classic Rock
- Easy Listening
Moods
- Classy
- Nostalgia
- Happy
Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .
Credits
- Main Artist
- Tears For Fears
- Producer
- Chris Hughes
- Composer
- Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Christopher Merrick Hughes
- Lyricist
- Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Christopher Merrick Hughes
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For developers
Get Everybody Wants To Rule The World's play count from the API
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| curl -X GET \ |
| "https://spotify-proxy.checkleaked.cc/spotify-data/tracks?ids=2YiCMmONQcoMPX2bV1LxE0&include=playcount" \ |
| -H "x-rapidapi-key: $SPOTIFY_API_KEY" |
Frequently asked questions
How many streams does Everybody Wants To Rule The World have on Spotify?
Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears had 2,757,884,454 streams on Spotify as of 2 Nov 2026 (UTC), 1,446,960 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.
When was Everybody Wants To Rule The World released?
25 Feb 1985, on the album Songs From The Big Chair.
Who wrote and produced Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
Producer: Chris Hughes. Composers: Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Christopher Merrick Hughes. Lyricists: Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Christopher Merrick Hughes.
What genre is Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
The API's track insights tag it New Wave, Synthpop and Pop Rock, strongest first.
What is the tempo of Everybody Wants To Rule The World?
112.1 BPM, from the API's track insights.