Beautiful Thieves

2009 single by AFI

"Beautiful Thieves"

Single by AFI

from the album Crash Love

Released

December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)

Recorded

2009

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

3:46

Label

Interscope

Songwriter(s)

Hunter Burgan, Adam Carson, David Paden Marchand, Jade Puget

Producer(s)

Joe McGrath

AFI singles chronology

"Medicate"
(2009)

"Beautiful Thieves"
(2009)

"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 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.^[3]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Alternative Songs^[4]	23
U.S. Rock Songs^[4]	48

References

^ Tim Karan (2010-02-04). "WATCH AFI'S VIDEO FOR "BEAUTIFUL THIEVES"". AltPress.com. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. November 24, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Chris Ryan (2010-02-01). "Video Sneak Peek: AFI, 'Beautiful Thieves'". MTV.com. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard.com – Beautiful Thives – AFI". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.