Letter from a Thief

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"Letter from a Thief"
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Single by Chevelle
from the album Sci-Fi Crimes
ReleasedDecember 7, 2009
Length3:27
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Brian Virtue
Chevelle singles chronology
"Jars"
(2009)
"Letter from a Thief"
(2009)
"Shameful Metaphors"
(2010)

"Letter from a Thief" is a song by American rock band Chevelle. The song serves the second single from the band's album, Sci-Fi Crimes . It was released on December 7, 2009. Chevelle originally debuted this track on April 9, 2009, at a concert in Atlanta. [1] Frontman Pete Loeffler said the song is about a personal experience for the band when their gear was stolen in Dallas, and his prized red PRS guitar seen in the video for "Send the Pain Below" was stolen, along with the rest of the band's gear, and returned by a man in California who returned the guitar to PRS after learning it was Loeffler's. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Loudwire ranked it the eighth greatest Chevelle song. [3]

Music video

Mobile videos of the band recording "Letter from a Thief" were posted on the band's website on November 30, 2009.

On December 18, 2009, the music video premiered. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–2010)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [5] 41
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [7] 23

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