Thieves Like Us

original song written and composed by Arthur Baker and New Order; first recorded by New Order
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3049598
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Thieves Like Us

Summary

Thieves Like Us is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thieves Like Us's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Thieves Like Us's composer is recorded as Arthur Baker[4].
  • Thieves Like Us's composer is recorded as Gillian Gilbert[5].
  • Thieves Like Us's composer is recorded as Peter Hook[6].
  • Thieves Like Us's composer is recorded as Stephen Morris[7].
  • Thieves Like Us's composer is recorded as Bernard Sumner[8].
  • Thieves Like Us's genre is synth-pop[9].
  • Among the performers on Thieves Like Us was New Order[10].
  • Among the performers on Thieves Like Us was New Order[11].
  • Thieves Like Us's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Thieves Like Us was published on 1983[13].
  • Thieves Like Us's lyricist is recorded as Arthur Baker[14].
  • Thieves Like Us's lyricist is recorded as Gillian Gilbert[15].
  • Thieves Like Us's lyricist is recorded as Peter Hook[16].
  • Thieves Like Us's lyricist is recorded as Stephen Morris[17].
  • Thieves Like Us's lyricist is recorded as Bernard Sumner[18].
  • Thieves Like Us's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thieves Like Us'}[19].
  • Thieves Like Us's different from is recorded as Thieves Like Us[20].
  • Thieves Like Us's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: db3a9789-1e29-34d2-ba04-2c9a5118531e[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include New Order[10].

Publication

Thieves Like Us was released on 1983[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is synth-pop[9].

Why It Matters

Thieves Like Us ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Thieves Like Us. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thieves-like-us
MLA “Thieves Like Us.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/thieves-like-us.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thieves-like-us_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Thieves Like Us}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thieves-like-us}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer New Order, New Order
    Form of creative work song
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9000258877, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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