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New Order – Thieves Like Us (7" Version) (1984) | Track profile | Dork

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New Order
Singles
Thieves Like Us (7" Version)

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Thieves Like Us (7" Version)

Release date: 1st April 1984

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About This Track

"Thieves Like Us (7" Version)" is a track by New Order, from the album Singles, released 1st April 1984. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about New Order.

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Lyrics

Thieves Like Us (7" Version)

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

I've watched your face for a long time

It's always the same

I've studied the cracks and the wrinkles

You were always so vain

But now you live your life like a shadow

In the pouring rain

[Chorus]

Oh, it's called love

Yes, it's called love

Oh, it's called love

And it belongs to us

Oh, it dies so quickly, it grows so slowly

But when it dies, it dies for good

It's called love

And it belongs to everyone but us

[Verse 2]

Oh, love is found in the east and the west

But when love is at home, it's the best

Love is the cure for every evil

Love is the air that supports the eagle

[Bridge]

It's called love

And it's so uncool

It's called love

And somehow it's become unmentionable

[Chorus]

It's called love

And it belongs to everyone of us

It's called love

And it cuts your life like a broken knife

Oh, love, love, love love love

It's called love and it belongs to us

It's called love, love, love love love

It's called love and it belongs to everyone but us

[Instrumental Outro]

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Singles

1984

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Album

26th April 2005

Release year

1984

1Ceremony
4:39
2Procession
4:30
3Everything's Gone Green (7" Version)
4:19
4Temptation (7" Version)
5:24
5Blue Monday
7:31
6Confusion (UK 7" Promo Edit)
4:09
7Thieves Like Us (7" Promo Edit)
3:56
8The Perfect Kiss (7" Edit)
4:25
9Sub-Culture (7" Edit)
3:26
10Shellshock (7" Edit)
4:24
11State of the Nation (7" Edit)
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12Bizarre Love Triangle (7" Remix Edit)
3:45
13True Faith (7" Edit)
4:12
14Touched By the Hand of God (7" Edit)
3:43
15Blue Monday '88 (7" Version)
4:12
16Fine Time (7" Version)
3:10
17Round and Round (7" Version)
4:00
18Run 2 (7" Remix Edit)
3:38
19World In Motion
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20Regret
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21Ruined In a Day (Radio Edit)
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22World (The Price of Love) [Radio Edit]
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23Spooky (Minimix)
3:51
24Nineteen63 (Arthur Baker Radio Remix)
4:03
25Crystal (Radio Edit)
4:20
2660 Miles an Hour (Radio Edit)
3:48
27Here to Stay (Radio Edit)
3:56
28Krafty (Single Edit)
3:47
29Jetstream (Radio Edit)
3:46
30Waiting for the Sirens' Call (Rich Costey Radio Version)
3:52
31Turn (Stephen Street Edit)
4:12
32I'll Stay with You (Lost Sirens LP Version)
4:23
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—State of the Nation (7" Version)
—Spooky (Radio Edit)
—Sub-culture (John Robie Remix 7" Edit)
—Thieves Like Us (7" Version)
—Shellshock (7" Version)
—1963 '94 (Alternate Mix)
—Confusion (Rough Mix Edit)
—Turn (Stephen Street Radio Edit)
—Waiting For The Sirens' Call (Rich Costey Radio Edit)
—Krafty (Radio Edit)

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