Tomcats Screaming Outside is the debut solo studio album by the English musician Roland Orzabal. It was released on 2 April 2001. Although Orzabal had effectively made three solo albums under the Tears for Fears moniker in the 1990s; Elemental (1993) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995), following the departure of bandmate Curt Smith, this was the first recording to be released under his own name. Though originally intended to be released as a Tears for Fears album, Orzabal had reunited with Smith in 2000 which prompted him to release the then-completed Tomcats album under his own name shortly afterwards.