Thieves Like Us (song)

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"Thieves Like Us"
Single by New Order
B-side"Lonesome Tonight"
ReleasedApril 1984
RecordedDecember 1983
Genre
Length6:36
LabelFactory - FAC 103
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)New Order
New Order singles chronology
"Confusion"
(1983) 		"Thieves Like Us"
(1984) 		"Murder"
(1984)
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"Thieves Like Us" is the seventh single by the British rock band

Arthur Baker).[2]

The B-side is "Lonesome Tonight". Both tracks appear on the group's 1987

Substance compilation, and on the 2008 Collectors Edition of Power, Corruption & Lies, as well as the extended instrumental version of "Thieves Like Us" (originally the B-side to "Murder
").

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".

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".

An instrumental version of the song is featured in the 1986 movie Pretty in Pink.

In 2021,

B-side, "Lonesome Tonight", the 17th.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Arthur Baker, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
; except where indicated

12": FAC 103 (UK)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thieves Like Us" 6:36
2."Lonesome Tonight"Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner5:11
7": FAC 103 (UK Promo)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thieves Like Us" 3:54
2."Lonesome Tonight"Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner3:52
7": Tonpress S-534 (Poland)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Monday"Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner7:29
2."Thieves Like Us" 6:36
  • Released in Poland under licence of Factory Records, 1985

Chart positions

Chart (1984-1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 84
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[7] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[9]
 18

References

  1. ^ ASCAP entry.
  2. ^ Sumner, Bernard (28 May 1984). Pop Elektron. Belgium TV.
  3. ISBN 978-1-85669-229-8
    .
  4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (7 January 2021). "New Order's 30 greatest tracks – ranked!". The Guardian.
  5. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thieves Like Us". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 24, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  8. Top 40 Singles
    . Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  9. ^ "New Order: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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