Album · 1985

Listen Like Thieves

by INXS

Listen Like Thieves is a 1985 rock album by INXS. It runs 11 tracks across 37 minutes.

Rock · New Wave

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Tracks: 37 min
Runtime: 116 bpm
Tempo: D major
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11 tracks · 37 min

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Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Deluxe)Anniversary edition · 2025 · 25 tracks
1. 1What You Need (2025 Mix)
2. 2Listen Like Thieves (2025 Mix)
3. 3Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) (2025 Mix)
4. 4Shine Like It Does (2025 Mix)
5. 5Good And Bad Times (2025 Mix)
6. 6Biting Bullets (2025 Mix)
7. 7This Time (2025 Mix)
8. 8Three Sisters (2025 Mix)
9. 9Same Direction (2025 Mix)
10. 10One X One (2025 Mix)
11. 11Red Red Sun (2025 Mix)
12. 12"We're rolling, it's 1985" - Studio Dialogue
13. 13Funk Song #11 - Take 2 / Working title of What You Need (Alternate Take)
14. 14"Press the blue and red button" - Studio Dialogue
15. 15Kiss The Dirt (Studio Demo)
16. 16Meaning of the song "Listen Like Thieves" - Interview Excerpt
17. 17Listen Like Thieves (Studio Demo)
18. 18INXS SA FM Radio Spot
19. 19One X One (Studio Demo)
20. 20This Time (Studio Demo)
21. 21Shine Like It Does (Studio Demo)
22. 22Good And Bad Times (Alternate Take)
23. 23Red Red Sun (Studio Jam)
24. 24Red Red Sun (Alternate Take)
25. 25Recording of Same Direction (2025 Mix)
Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Anniversary edition · 1985

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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 the beginning of their off and on alliance with Chris Thomas.

In brief

When was Listen Like Thieves released?: Listen Like Thieves was released in 1985.
How many tracks are on Listen Like Thieves?: Listen Like Thieves has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.
What genre is Listen Like Thieves?: Listen Like Thieves is catalogued under Rock, New Wave.
What BPM is Listen Like Thieves?: Listen Like Thieves runs at a median tempo of 116 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Listen Like Thieves?: Listeners of Listen Like Thieves also rate The Joshua Tree by U2, Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil, Greatest Hits by The Police.

Listen Like Thieves at a glance

Labels: Mercury Records, Atlantic Records
Produced by: Chris Thomas

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