Tracklist
| Thieves Like Us | 6:36 | ||
| Lonesome Tonight | 5:11 |
Credits (8)
Notes
New Order's seventh single, released on Factory in April 1984 as 12" only (7"s as promos only). The title is taken from the Robert Altman movie "Thieves Like Us". An instrumental of Thieves Like Us is featured in the 1986 movie "Pretty in Pink".
Produced by New Order. Recorded and mixed at London's Britannia Row Studios.
The cover design by Peter Saville is based on a painting by Giorgio de Chirico.
Peaked at #18 in the UK singles charts and #1 in the UK indie singles charts.
Produced by New Order. Recorded and mixed at London's Britannia Row Studios.
The cover design by Peter Saville is based on a painting by Giorgio de Chirico.
Peaked at #18 in the UK singles charts and #1 in the UK indie singles charts.
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Thieves Like Us / Lonesome Tonight
7", 45 RPM, Promo
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Factory – FAC 103 | UK | 1984 | UK — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
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Factory – FAC 103 | UK | 1984 | UK — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM
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Factory – FAC 103 | Netherlands | 1984 | Netherlands — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", Single, 45 RPM
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Factory – FAC 103 | Italy | 1984 | Italy — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM
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EMI – GOOD 36 | New Zealand | 1984 | New Zealand — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM
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Factory – FAC 103 | Australia | 1984 | Australia — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM
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Factory – FACX 17 | Canada | 1984 | Canada — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", Single, 45 RPM
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Rough Trade – FAC 103 | 1984 | — 1984 | |||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM
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Factory – FAC 103 | Sweden | 1984 | Sweden — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", Single, 45 RPM
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Nuevos Medios – 31-078 | Spain | 1984 | Spain — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM, Stereo
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Factory – YW-7420-AX | Japan | 1984 | Japan — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
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Factory – 80 097 | 1984 | — 1984 | |||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM
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Factory – FAC 103 | Greece | 1984 | Greece — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM, White Label
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Factory – FAC 103 | 1984 | — 1984 | |||||
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Thieves Like Us / Lonesome Tonight
7", White Label
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Factory – FAC 103 | UK | 1984 | UK — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM
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Factory – FAC 103 | Ireland | 1984 | Ireland — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo
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Factory – YW-7420-AX | Japan | 1984 | Japan — 1984 | ||||
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Lonesome Tonight
Acetate, 7", Single Sided, Single
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Factory – none | UK | 1984 | UK — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
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Factory – FAC 103 | Zimbabwe | 1984 | Zimbabwe — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo
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Factory – FAC 103 | UK | 1984 | UK — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
Acetate, 12", Single
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Factory – none | UK | 1984 | UK — 1984 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g
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Factory – FAC 103 | Europe | 2020 | Europe — 2020 | ||||
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Thieves Like Us
2×File, FLAC, Single, Reissue, Remastered
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Warner Music UK – none | Europe | 2020 | Europe — 2020 |
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Recommendations
Reviews
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Thieves Like Us has always been my favourite New Order track and still stands up and sounds great.
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Sounds excellent with wonderful dynamics that aren’t squashed to death from 21st century mastering. Highly recommend picking up these 1980’s singles and/or studio albums to hear New Order how they should be heard. -
referencing Thieves Like Us (12", 45 RPM) FAC 103
Another classic that new order fans have missed. Rare in it's great musiciallity -
Edited 4 years agoOn the front cover of the original Factory issue, the top and bottom rows of the boxes containing the numbers are the same height, while on the 2020 re-issue the bottom row is shorter than the top row so the image isn't central. I wish they'd got this right. It's the same on the 2020 re-issue of Murder. -
A real pearl of New Order that didn't got too little attention - IMHO, especially (but not only) the long instrumental intro is fantastic.
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