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Tear, tears or tearing may refer to:

• Tearing, the act of breaking apart a material by force
• Tears, a clear liquid secreted by the tear gland in the eyes of land mammals

Arts and entertainment

Literature

• "Tears", a poem by Edward Thomas
• "Tears", a poem by Walt Whitman

Music

Groups and labels

• The Tears, an English rock band

Albums

• Tears (Paul Bley album)
• Tears (The Crocodiles album)
• Tears (The Crüxshadows album), 2001
• Tears (Joseph Williams album)
• Tears, album by Fumiya Fujii
• Love Yourself: Tear, a 2018 album by the South Korean boy band BTS

Songs

• "Tear", a song by Lotion from Full Isaac, 1993
• "Tear", a song by Smashing Pumpkins from Adore, 1998
• "Tear", a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers from By the Way, 2002
• "Tears" (1930 song), 1965 hit by Ken Dodd
• "Tears" (Rush song), 1976
• "Tears" (X Japan song), 1993
• "Tears" (Fayray song), 2000
• "Tears" (Clean Bandit song) featuring Louisa Johnson, 2016
• "Tears", a song by Aly & AJ from Insomniatic, 2007
• "Tears", a song by Charli XCX from Pop 2, 2017
• "Tears", a song by Health from the Max Payne 3 soundtrack, 2012
• "Tears", a song by Macklemore from Ben, 2023
• "Tears", a song by Rockell from Instant Pleasure, 2000
• "Tears", a song by The Stone Roses from Second Coming, 1994
• "Tears", a song by Tinie Tempah featuring Cleo Sol, 2007
• "Tears", a song by Underground Solution featuring Colour Girl, 1998
• "Tears", a jazz song performed by guitarist Django Reinhardt
• "Tears!", a song by 5 Seconds of Summer from 5SOS5
• "Tearz", a song by Wu-Tang Clan from Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993
• " Outro: Tear", a 2018 song by BTS from the album Love Yourself: Tear

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• Tear (scratch), a type of scratch used by turntablists
• Tear (The Wheel of Time), a fictitious nation in the Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels
• Tears (film), a 2000 South Korean film directed by Im Sang-soo

People

• Robert Tear (1939–2011), a Welsh singer
• Amanda Tears, Belgian drag queen

See also

• Rip and Tear (disambiguation)
• Tare (disambiguation)
• Screen tearing, a visual display artifact
• Data races, called "torn reads" or "torn writes"
• Tearfund, a British charity
• Tears for Fears, an English pop rock band
• Tear sheet, a proof of publication used in advertising

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