Listen Like Thieves

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Listen Like Thieves
Studio album by INXS
Released	October 14, 1985
Recorded	August 1985
Genre	New Wave, Pop rock, College rock, Nightclub dance, Rock, Australian rock
Length	37:10
Label	Atlantic Records (US) Mercury Records WEA Records
Producer	Chris Thomas
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Rolling Stone (favorable) 1985 Rolling Stone 2004
INXS chronology
The Swing (1984) Listen Like Thieves (1985) Kick (1987)

Listen Like Thieves is the fifth album by the Australian rock band INXS. It was released in 1985. Considered a breakthrough album for the band, it featured their first top 5 single in the United States, "What You Need". This album also marks their alliance with Chris Thomas, who would produce the band's most successful albums.

Track listing

1. "What You Need" – 3:35
2. "Listen Like Thieves" – 3:47
3. "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" – 3:56
4. "Shine Like It Does" – 3:05
5. "Good + Bad Times" – 2:46
6. "Biting Bullets" – 2:49
7. "This Time" – 3:11
8. "Three Sisters" – 2:27
9. "Same Direction" – 4:58
10. "One x One" – 3:05
11. "Red Red Sun" – 3:32

Chart positions

Singles

• "This Time"/"Sweet as Sin" (September 1985)
• "What You Need"/"I'm Over You" (August 1985)
• "Listen Like Thieves"/"Different World" (April 1986)
• "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"/"Six Knots" (March 1986)
• "Shine Like It Does" (1986)

Videos

• "This Time"
• "What You Need"
• "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"
• "Listen Like Thieves"

Song uses in popular culture

• The song "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" was featured on the fictional radio station Flash FM in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.