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Listen Like Thieves

First released 1985English42 recordingson 98 releasesISWC T-060.103.208-9

Written by

Michael HutchenceWriterAndrew FarrissWriterGarry Gary BeersWriter

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:48
Listen Like ThievesWas (Not Was)3:54
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:43
Listen Like Thieves · videoINXS5:42
Listen Like Thieves (live in Melbourne, 1984) · videoINXS3:49
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:50
Listen Like TheviesINXS3:48
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:45
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:47
Listen Like Thieves (Giant club mix)Was (Not Was)7:14
Listen Like Thieves (Vandal dub)Was (Not Was)6:04
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:49
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:46
Listen Like ThievesVitamin String Quartet3:47
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:48
Listen Like Thieves (Extended Remix)INXS5:44
Listen Like Thieves (Instrumental Remix)INXS4:07
Listen Like Thieves (Live Version)INXS4:14
Listen Like Thieves · videoWas Not Was
Listen Like ThievesINXS4:03
Listen Like Thieves (extended remix)INXS5:47
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:46
Listen Like ThievesINXS4:25
Listen Like ThievesINXS4:00
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:46
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:40
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:48
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:56
Listen Like Thieves (extended remix)INXS5:46
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:45
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:46
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:40
Listen Like Thieves (live)INXS3:52
Listen Like Thieves (extended remix)INXS5:46
Listen Like Thieves (instrumental remix)INXS4:08
Listen Like Thieves (2025 mix)INXS3:48
Meaning of the Song “Listen Like Thieves” (interview excerpt)INXS0:36
Listen Like Thieves (studio demo)INXS2:33
Listen Like Thieves (home Demo)INXS2:23
Listen Like ThievesINXS3:52
Listen Like Thieves (extended remix)INXS5:45
Listen Like Thieves (2025 Atmos mix)INXS3:48

On these albums

Listen Like Thieves
Listen Like ThievesINXS · 1985
Music From Miami Vice
Music From Miami ViceVarious Artists · 1986Soundtrack
Listen Like Thieves
Listen Like ThievesINXS · 1986
Themes From Miami Vice
Themes From Miami ViceVarious Artists · 1988Soundtrack
The Chart Show: Rock the Nation
The Chart Show: Rock the NationVarious Artists · 1988
Mystify
MystifyINXS · 1989
Selective INXS, Vol. 3: The Dance Mixes
Selective INXS, Vol. 3: The Dance MixesINXS · 1990
Compilation: New Music From INXS
Compilation: New Music From INXSINXS · 1990
Live USA
Live USAINXS · 1991
Bitter Tears
Bitter TearsINXS · 1991
W H Smith Cable Jukebox
W H Smith Cable JukeboxVarious Artists · 1992
Shake Your Head
Shake Your HeadWas (Not Was) · 1992
Hello, Dad… I’m in Jail
Hello, Dad… I’m in JailWas (Not Was) · 1992
Greatest Hits Live!
Greatest Hits Live!INXS · 1993
The Greatest Hits
The Greatest HitsINXS · 1994
Live in Aspen Wheeler Opera House
Live in Aspen Wheeler Opera HouseINXS · 1997
Why (Should We Cry) ??! A Dedication to M. Hutchence’s Death
Why (Should We Cry) ??! A Dedication to M. Hutchence’s DeathINXS · 1997
Forever Gold
Forever GoldINXS · 2000
Modern Rock: Lost Hits of the Mid ’80s
Modern Rock: Lost Hits of the Mid ’80sVarious Artists · 2001
Shine Like It Does: The Anthology 1979-1997
Shine Like It Does: The Anthology 1979-1997INXS · 2001
Modern Rock: Club 80s
Modern Rock: Club 80sVarious Artists · 2001
Definitive
DefinitiveINXS · 2002
The Best of INXS
The Best of INXSINXS · 2002
All Time Hits 1980–2002
All Time Hits 1980–2002INXS · 2002
Classic Rock
Classic RockVarious Artists · 2002
The Years 1979-1997
The Years 1979-1997INXS · 2002
I’m Only Looking: The Best of INXS
I’m Only Looking: The Best of INXSINXS · 2004
Original Sin: The Collection
Original Sin: The CollectionINXS · 2004
Het beste van INXS
Het beste van INXSINXS · 2004
True Rock
True RockVarious Artists · 2006
Greatest Ever! Rock: The Definitive Collection
Greatest Ever! Rock: The Definitive CollectionVarious Artists · 2006
Strung Out on INXS: The String Quartet Tribute
Strung Out on INXS: The String Quartet TributeVitamin String Quartet · 2006
The Remixes: 1982-1988
The Remixes: 1982-1988INXS · 2010
Rocking the Royals (live 1985)
Rocking the Royals (live 1985)INXS · 2011
The Very Best
The Very BestINXS · 2011
INXS Remastered
INXS RemasteredINXS · 2011
Listen Like Thieves / Shabooh Shoobah
Listen Like Thieves / Shabooh ShoobahINXS · 2012
The INXS Collection 1980-1993
The INXS Collection 1980-1993INXS · 2013
Mastermix Classic Cuts, Volume 134: 80s
Mastermix Classic Cuts, Volume 134: 80sVarious Artists · 2013
All the Voices
All the VoicesINXS · 2014
80’s Pop Beyond the Hits
80’s Pop Beyond the HitsVarious Artists · 2017
We Love 80s Pop
We Love 80s PopVarious Artists · 2019
Greatest Hits
Greatest HitsINXS · 2019
The Year of Living Dangerously (Live)
The Year of Living Dangerously (Live)INXS · 2020
GREED
GREEDINXS · 2021
Super Champions of Rock
Super Champions of RockVarious Artists

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