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"Letter from a Thief"
Single by Chevelle
from the album Sci-Fi Crimes
ReleasedDecember 7, 2009
GenreAlternative metal
Length3:27
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Virtue
Chevelle singles chronology
"Jars"
(2009)
"Letter from a Thief"
(2009)
"Shameful Metaphors"
(2010)

"Letter from a Thief" is the second single from Chevelle's album, Sci-Fi Crimes. It was released on December 7, 2009. Chevelle originally debuted this track on April 9, 2009 at a concert in Atlanta.[1] Frontman Pete Loeffler said the song is about a personal experience for the band when their gear was stolen in Dallas, and his prized red PRS guitar seen in the video for "Send the Pain Below" was stolen, along with the rest of the band's gear, and returned by a man in California who returned the guitar to PRS after learning it was Loeffler's.[2]

Music video

Mobile videos of the band recording "Letter from a Thief" were posted on the band's website on November 30, 2009.

On December 18, 2009, the music video premiered.[3]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs 4
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 5
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 20

References

  1. ^ Letter From a Thief Songfacts
  2. ^ O'Donnel, Shauna. "Chevelle". Muen Magazine, September 2009: 36–39.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2009-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)