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"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart"
Single by Sinéad O'Connor
from the album In the Name of the Father: Original Soundtrack Album
Released1994
Length4:45
LabelIsland Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim Simenon
Sinéad O'Connor singles chronology
"Don't Give Up"
(1993) 		"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart"
(1994) 		"Thank You for Hearing Me"
(1994)
Music video
"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" on YouTube

"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" is a 1994 song by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. It is written by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer for the soundtrack to the 1993 film In the Name of the Father. The song is produced by English musician, composer and record producer Tim Simenon. The single does not appear on any of O'Connor's studio albums, but was released on the In the Name of the Father: Original Soundtrack Album. In 1997, the track was included on O'Connor's compilation album, So Far... The Best Of.

"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" peaked at number 4 in Ireland, number 19 in Finland and number 42 in the UK. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 43.

Critical reception

Billboard said the song is "her most powerful performance since "Nothing Compares To You"" and noted further that O'Connor "overflows with primal emotion. This cut from the soundtrack to the film "In The Name Of The Father" is complemented by icy-cool keyboards and a snakey drum pattern that would normally flood alternative, dance, and adventurous top 40 stations."[1] Cashbox described the song as a "riveting performance from O’Connor, someone who could definitely use a hit. Well, look no further than this raw, spine-tingling track, written by U2’s Bono and Gavin Friday Sinead opens all of the emotional floodgates for this one, hitting vocal peaks not heard since she covered Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”. Brittle keyboard flourishes, spacy rhythmic patterns and dramatic production (from Friday and Tim Simenon) make for a single that should, in a fair world, make serious noise at all rock, pop and college outlets. Of course, who said we live in a fair world?"[2] Eric R. Danton for The Hartford Courant noted the "moody melody" of the song.[3] Allan Detrich from Toledo Blade said the song "is the best cut" on the In the Name of the Father: Original Soundtrack Album. He added that "her voice combined with rolling violins make the listener visualize green, rolling hills and rebels running through the streets of Dublin."[4]

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by Jim Sheridan, who also directed In the Name of the Father. It was nominated in the category for Best Video from a Film at the 1994 MTV Music Awards.

In the video, O'Connor is imprisoned. She is brought into a cell with a grid. A light bulb hangs from the ceiling. As she sits and sings, an elderly man looks to her through the window, but disappears into the open air shortly afterwards. A black raven comes and visits her by the window. Occasionally clips from the movie In the Name of the Father appear throughout the video. In other scenes, O'Connor is interrogated at a table surrounded by serious men pushing her to sign a paper. They put a dead raven in front of her. She signs the paper. Back in the cell, the doors suddenly opens. O'Connor walks out through them. It is the invisible man who has opened up to her. She walks through a forest and sets a couple of white pigeons free. At the end, she watches them as they fly off into the sky.[5]

Track listing

UK, CD single (1994)
No.TitleLength
1."You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart" (7" Edit)4:45
2."You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart" (12" Stained Mix)6:26
3."You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart" (Album Instrumental Version)5:49
4."The Father And His Wife The Spirit"2:27

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 34
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 43
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 19
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[10] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 24
Poland (LP3)[12] 5
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 42
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 42
US Billboard Alternative Songs 24

References

  1. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Pop Singles: Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox magazine. p. 7. Retrieved 23 January 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ "RECORD RELEASES: 'She Who Dwells...' Sinead O'Connor". The Daily Gazette. 21 September 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "SOUNDS: "IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER" Various Artists". Toledo Blade . 13 February 1994. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Sinead O'Connor - You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart". YouTube. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Sinéad O'Connor – You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Sinéad O'Connor – You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 March 1994. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ^ "SINÉAD O'CONNOR - YOU MADE ME THE THIEF OF YOUR HEART". dutchcharts.nl. 16 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Sinéad O'Connor – You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Notowanie nr637" (in Polish). LP3. 29 April 1994. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 13 February 1994 - 19 February 1994". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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