You Little Thief

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"You Little Thief"
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Single by Feargal Sharkey
from the album Feargal Sharkey
B-side"The Living Actor"
ReleasedDecember 1985
GenrePop
Length4:31
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Benmont Tench
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Feargal Sharkey singles chronology
"A Good Heart"
(1985) 		"You Little Thief"
(1985) 		"Someone to Somebody"
(1986)

"You Little Thief" is a song by Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, released in 1985 as the second single from his self-titled debut album. It was written by Benmont Tench and produced by David A. Stewart. The song reached No. 5 in the UK and was a hit in several other countries.[1]

A music video was filmed to promote the single. The B-side, "The Living Actor", was exclusive to the single. It was written by Anthony Moore and Sharkey, and produced by Sharkey. The extended version of "You Little Thief" was created by Sharkey.

Formats[]

7" single
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."You Little Thief"Benmont Tench4:31
2."The Living Actor"Anthony Moore, Feargal Sharkey3:06
12" single
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."You Little Thief (Extended Version)"Tench5:02
2."The Living Actor"Moore, Sharkey3:06
12" single (Alternate release)
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."You Little Thief (Extended Version)"Tench5:02
2."You Little Thief"Tench4:31
3."The Living Actor"Moore, Sharkey3:06
12" single (Special Remix)
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."You Little Thief (Extended Version)"Tench6:13
2."You Little Thief (7" Version)"Tench4:31
3."The Living Actor"Moore, Sharkey3:06
12" single (Canadian promo)
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."You Little Thief (Special Remix)"Tench6:13
2."You Little Thief (7" Version)"Tench4:31
3."The Living Actor"Moore, Sharkey3:06
CD single
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."You Little Thief (12" Version)"Tench5:02
2."Listen To Your Father (12" Version)"Carl Smyth5:02
3."More Love"Tench4:24

Chart performance[]

Personnel[]

  • Feargal Sharkey - lead vocals, producer of "The Living Actor", arranger
  • David A. Stewart - producer and arranger on "You Little Thief", arranger on "The Living Actor"
  • Shelly Yakus - mixing on "You Little Thief"
  • David Rose - guitar on "The Living Actor"

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "FEARGAL SHARKEY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  4. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  5. ^ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief". charts.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  8. ^ "Kent Music Report No 650 – 29 December 1986 > National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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