Thieves Like Us (song)
"Thieves Like Us" | ||||
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Single by New Order | ||||
B-side | "Lonesome Tonight" | |||
Released | April 1984 | |||
Recorded | December 1983 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 6:36 | |||
Label | Factory - FAC 103 | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | New Order | |||
New Order singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Thieves Like Us" on YouTube |
"Thieves Like Us" is a single by British band
The B-side is "Lonesome Tonight". Both tracks appear on the group's 1987
Like many of their releases, the record was produced by the band, although "Thieves Like Us" was co-written by Arthur Baker during the New York sessions for "Confusion".
An instrumental version of the song is featured in the 1986 movie Pretty in Pink.
The single's cover design by Peter Saville is based on a metaphysical painting by Giorgio de Chirico[3] and the 19th century English board game The New and Fashionable Game of the Jew. It forms a set with their next single, "Murder".
Track listing
All tracks are written by
; except where indicatedNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Thieves Like Us" | 6:36 | |
2. | "Lonesome Tonight" | Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Thieves Like Us" | 3:54 | |
2. | "Lonesome Tonight" | Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blue Monday" | Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner | 7:29 |
2. | "Thieves Like Us" | 6:36 |
- Released in Poland under licence of Factory Records, 1985
Chart positions
Chart (1984-1985) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 84 |
Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 5 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] | 14 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 14 |
18 |
References
- ^ ASCAP entry
- ^ Pop Elktra. Belgium TV. 28-5-1984
- ^ Poynor, Rick No more rules: graphic design and postmodernism p.78
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thieves Like Us". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 24, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "New Order – Thieves Like Us". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "New Order: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
3. Sumner, Bernard. Pop Elektron. Belgium TV. 28-5-1984.