Beautiful Thieves

"Beautiful Thieves"
Single by AFI
from the album Crash Love
Released April 12, 2010
Format 7", digital download
Recorded 2009
Genre Rock
Length 3:46
Label Interscope
Writer(s) AFI
Producer(s) Joe McGrath
AFI singles chronology
"Medicate"
(2009)		 "Beautiful Thieves"
(2010)		 "I Hope You Suffer"
(2013)

"Beautiful Thieves" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as a single from their eighth studio album Crash Love[1] and was released to radio on November 23, 2009. It peaked at #23 on the Alternative Songs chart and #48 on the Rock Songs chart.

Music video

The music video for "Beautiful Thieves" was directed by Travis Kopach and it premiered on February 4, 2010.[2] The video was filmed on December 16, 2009 at a mansion in Simi Valley, California. It features scenes of the band performing, as well as a storyline that "shows people being forced to be responsible for their actions; we implement that retribution, if you will," according to Havok.[2]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Alternative Songs[3] 23
U.S. Rock Songs[3] 48

References

  1. ↑ Tim Karan (2010-02-04). "WATCH AFI'S VIDEO FOR "BEAUTIFUL THIEVES"". AltPress.com. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chris Ryan (2010-02-01). "Video Sneak Peek: AFI, 'Beautiful Thieves'". MTV.com. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Billboard.com – Beautiful Thives – AFI". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.