Thieves (Ministry song)

"Thieves"
Song by Ministry
from the album The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Recorded1989
StudioChicago Trax Studios
GenreIndustrial metal[1]
Length5:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
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Producer(s)
  • Hypo Luxa
  • Hermes Pan

"Thieves" is a song by American industrial metal band Ministry. It was released as the opening track from the band's fourth studio album, The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989),[4] as well as the B-side from its single, "Burning Inside".[5] The song's lyrics deal mainly with political corruption. The song includes dialogue samples from R. Lee Ermey's drill instructor character in Full Metal Jacket. Ministry's version was featured in the 1992 science fiction film Freejack, also in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.

  1. ^ Greg Prato. "Twitched – Ministry". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 4, 2017. While nothing here is exactly on par with such industrial metal classics as 'Stigmata' or 'Thieves,' you can certainly see that the seeds for future triumphs are planted on the album-opening 'Just Like You' and the Nine Inch Nails-esque 'We Believe.'
  2. ^ "Track listing". The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (CD booklet). Ministry. Sire Records. 1989. 9 26004-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Track listing". In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (CD booklet). Ministry. Sire Records. 1990. 9 26266-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1980s. ABC-CLIO. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-313-36599-7. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Byrom, Cory D. (January 8, 2006). "Ministry: Rantology". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2018.


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