| "Listen Like Thieves" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australian 7-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by INXS | ||||
| from the album Listen Like Thieves | ||||
| B-side | "Different World" | |||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
| INXS singles chronology | ||||
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"Listen Like Thieves" is the title song and fourth and final single from Australian rock band INXS's fifth album, Listen Like Thieves .
The song was written by Michael Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss and Jon Farriss. The B-side to the single was "Different World", which appeared on the "Crocodile" Dundee soundtrack. It was released as a single during 1986, where it peaked at number 46. The track first appeared on the album which was released in October 1985.
Cash Box called it "a grooving, biting rock gem." [1] Billboard called it "crisp arena rock." [4]
The music video was shot at the Westgarth Theatre in Melbourne, depicting the band performing in a post-apocalyptic setting. [5]
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] | 28 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 46 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 54 |
| US Album Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) | 12 |
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
| UK Singles (OCC) [9] | 58 |
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