 The original single was produced by David Lord and recorded at his own facility, Crescent Studios in Bath, England.The song would eventually be re-recorded for inclusion on Tears for Fears' debut LP "The Hurting" (1983), this time produced by Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum.Along with "Pale Shelter", "Suffer the Children" was one of two demo songs that landed Tears for Fears their first record deal with Phonogram in 1981.