Thieves (She & Him song)

"Thieves"
Single by She & Him
from the album Volume Two
B-side	"I Knew It Would Happen This Way"
Released	14 June 2010
Genre	Indie pop, Indie folk
Length	4:08
Label	Merge
Songwriter(s)	Zooey Deschanel
Producer(s)	M. Ward
She & Him singles chronology
"In the Sun" (2010) "Thieves" (2010)

"Thieves" is a song by American duo She & Him. Written by Zooey Deschanel, the song was released as the second single from the duo's second album, Volume Two. On 9 February 2010, She & Him were interviewed on BBC 6 Music and performed "Thieves" and "Gonna Get Along without You Now" from the not-yet-released album.[1] Two versions of the song "Thieves" were made available online. One was that played for the BBC interview[2] and two weeks later Stereogum premiered the studio version from the album.[3]

On 9 July 2010, a video of "Thieves" directed by Norwood Cheek was released on Pitchfork Media.[4]

"Thieves" was released by Merge Records on 31 August 2010, with "I Knew It Would Happen This Way" on the B-side of the vinyl single.[5]

References

1. Lauren Laverne (2010-02-09). "Radio 6 Music Programmes - Lauren Laverne, 09/02/2010". BBC. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
2. "She & Him – "Thieves" (Live On BBC)". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
3. "She & Him – "Thieves" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
4. Fitzmaurice, Larry (2010-07-09). "Video: She & Him: "Thieves" | News". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
5. "Merge Records Store". Mergerecords.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.