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)

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"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

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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

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Chart | Peak
position

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U.S. Alternative Songs[4] | 23
U.S. Rock Songs[4] | 48

## References

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1. ^ Tim Karan (2010-02-04). "WATCH AFI'S VIDEO FOR "BEAUTIFUL THIEVES"". AltPress.com. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
2. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. November 24, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
3. ^ a b Chris Ryan (2010-02-01). "Video Sneak Peek: AFI, 'Beautiful Thieves'". MTV.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
4. ^ a b "Billboard.com – Beautiful Thives – AFI". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.

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AFI

* Davey Havok
* Adam Carson
* Hunter Burgan
* Jade Puget

* Vic Chalker
* Geoff Kresge
* Mark Stopholese

Studio albums|

* Answer That and Stay Fashionable
* Very Proud of Ya
* Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes
* Black Sails in the Sunset
* The Art of Drowning
* Sing the Sorrow
* Decemberunderground
* Crash Love
* Burials
* AFI
* Bodies

Live albums|

* Eddie Picnic's All Wet
* I Heard a Voice – Live from Long Beach Arena

Compilation albums|

* AFI

Extended plays|

* Dork
* Behind the Times
* Fly in the Ointment
* A Fire Inside
* Black Sails
* All Hallow's
* The Days of the Phoenix
* The Missing Man

Singles|

* "The Days of the Phoenix"
* "Girl's Not Grey"
* "The Leaving Song Pt. II"
* "Silver and Cold"
* "Head Like a Hole"
* "Miss Murder"
* "Love Like Winter"
* "The Missing Frame"
* "Medicate"
* "Beautiful Thieves"
* "I Hope You Suffer"
* "17 Crimes"
* "Snow Cats"
* "Looking Tragic / Begging for Trouble"

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* Discography
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