Beautiful Thieves Explained

Beautiful Thieves
Cover:AFI - Beautiful Thieves cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:AFI
Album:Crash Love
Recorded:2009
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:3:46
Label:Interscope
Producer:Joe McGrath
Prev Title:Medicate
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:I Hope You Suffer
Next Year: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 December 1, 2009.[2] 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.[3] 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.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Alternative Songs[4] 23
U.S. Rock Songs48

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WATCH AFI'S VIDEO FOR "BEAUTIFUL THIEVES" . 2010-02-04 . Tim Karan . AltPress.com . 2010-06-16.
  2. Web site: AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly. AllAccess. November 24, 2009. July 2, 2016.
  3. Web site: Video Sneak Peek: AFI, 'Beautiful Thieves' . https://web.archive.org/web/20100203010504/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/02/01/video-sneak-peek-afi-beautiful-thieves/ . dead . February 3, 2010 . 2010-02-01 . Chris Ryan . MTV.com . 2010-06-16.
  4. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=afi|chart=all}} Billboard.com – Beautiful Thives – AFI ]. Billboard.com . 2010-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602193157/http://www.billboard.com/ . 2 June 2010 . live .