The Honeythief

"The Honeythief"
Single by Hipsway
from the album Hipsway
B-side "Wild Sorrow"
Released 1986
Format
Genre New wave[1]
Length 3:10
Label Mercury
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Gary Langan
Hipsway singles chronology
"Ask the Lord"
(1985)		 "The Honeythief"
(1986)		 "Long White Car"
(1986)

"The Honeythief" is a 1986 song performed by the Scottish band Hipsway.[2] It was included on their 1986 self-titled debut album and released as a single, which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] and number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Its remix reached number 9 on the US Dance Club Play Singles chart.[4]

"The Honeythief" was the band's only Top 40 hit in the US.[5] It has since appeared on over a dozen '80s music compilations.[6]

Chart (1986–87) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 20
Italy (FIMI)[9] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 19
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 9
US Cash Box[12] 28

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "A Kick Up the Eighties, Vol. 9: Steppin' Out – Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Cooper, William. "Hipsway – Hipsway". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Archive Chart: 1986-03-22" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Hipsway – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 287. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  6. ↑ "The Honeythief – Appearances". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7822." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Honeythief". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Indice per Interprete: H" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Hipsway search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Hipsway – The Honeythief". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  12. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending APRIL 11, 1987 at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 September 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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