You Little Thief

"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]

"You Little Thief"
Single by Feargal Sharkey
from the album Feargal Sharkey
B-side	"The Living Actor"
Released	December 1985
Genre	Pop
Length	4:31
Label	Virgin 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)

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.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"You Little Thief"	Benmont Tench	4:31
2.	"The Living Actor"	Anthony Moore, Feargal Sharkey	3:06

12" single

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"You Little Thief (Extended Version)"	Tench	5:02
2.	"The Living Actor"	Moore, Sharkey	3:06

12" single (Alternate release)

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"You Little Thief (Extended Version)"	Tench	5:02
2.	"You Little Thief"	Tench	4:31
3.	"The Living Actor"	Moore, Sharkey	3:06

12" single (Special Remix)

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"You Little Thief (Extended Version)"	Tench	6:13
2.	"You Little Thief (7" Version)"	Tench	4:31
3.	"The Living Actor"	Moore, Sharkey	3:06

12" single (Canadian promo)

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"You Little Thief (Special Remix)"	Tench	6:13
2.	"You Little Thief (7" Version)"	Tench	4:31
3.	"The Living Actor"	Moore, Sharkey	3:06

CD single

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"You Little Thief (12" Version)"	Tench	5:02
2.	"Listen To Your Father (12" Version)"	Carl Smyth	5:02
3.	"More Love"	Tench	4:24

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 4 Dutch Singles Chart[3] 10 German Singles Chart[4] 30 Irish Singles Chart[5] 3 New Zealand Singles Chart[6] 38 Swiss Singles Chart[7] 27 UK Singles Chart[1] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 41

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. "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.