"Famous Last Words" is a song by the British group Tears for Fears, originally released on their 1989 album The Seeds of Love.

It was released (by the record company without the band's involvement) as the fourth and final single from the album in 1990 and peaked at number 83 in the UK.

A promo video was made for the single; this consisted mainly of performance footage from the Going to California live video overdubbed with the studio version of the song and additional video imagery added.

When performed live in 1990, the band would often segue from "Famous Last Words" into a rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In".

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that the song exemplifies the group's newfound dynamics.