Prince의 싱글 | ||||
"Scandalous!" (1989) | → | Thieves in the Temple (1990) | → | "New Power Generation" (1990) |
Thieves in the Temple | ||||
수록 음반 | Graffiti Bridge | |||
아티스트 | Prince | |||
B-Side | "Thieves in the Temple (Part II)" (7인치 싱글) "Thieves in the Temple (Thieves in the House Mix)" "Thieves in the Temple (Temple House Dub)" (12인치 싱글) | |||
발매일 | 1990년 7월 17일 | |||
녹음 | 1990년 2월 11일 페이즐리 파크 스튜디오 (미네소타 주 체너선) | |||
장르 | 팝, 펑크 록(Funk rock) | |||
재생 시간 | 8:08 (리믹스) 3:20 (앨범 버전, 7인치 싱글 버전) | |||
레이블 | Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | |||
송라이터 | Prince | |||
프로듀서 | Prince |
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1. 개요
프린스의 싱글이며 그의 12집 앨범 Graffiti Bridge의 첫 싱글로 1990년 7월 17일에 발매되었다.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
3. 가사
[Chorus] Love, come quick Love, come in a hurry There are thieves in the temple, tonight [Verse 1] They don't care where they kick Just as long as they hurt you There are thieves in the temple, tonight Love, if you're there, come save me From all this cold despair I can hang when you're around But I'll surely die if you're not there [Chorus] Love, come quick Love, come in a hurry There are thieves in the temple, tonight [Verse 2] I feel like they're looking for my soul (Soul) Like a poor man looking for gold (Gold) There are thieves in the temple, tonight Voices from the sky say, "Rely On your best friend to pull you through" But even if I wanted to, I couldn't really, truly 'Cause my only friend is you Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, come on [Chorus] There are thieves in the temple, tonight [Verse 3] Kicking me in my heart Tearing me all apart (Tearing me, tearing me) (Tearing me, tearing me all apart) 'Cause me and you could have been A work of art (Thieves in the temple) [Bridge] Baby, don't you know I'm holding on The best that I can Love, please help me be The better man Better than the thieves (Thieves in the temple) In the temple, tonight Oh, thieves in the temple (Tonight) Tonight, hurt me [Chorus] Love, come quick Love, come in a hurry There are thieves in the temple, tonight (Thieves in the temple) [Outro] You said you loved me (Thieves in the temple) You said I was your friend (Thieves in the temple) You were supposed to take care of me Love come quick (Thieves in the temple) You lie! Lie! Lie! (Love, come in a hurry) (Thieves in the temple, tonight) |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 1990년 9월 다섯번째 주에 1주 1위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 6위를 기록했다.1990년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 42위, 1990년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 98위에 올랐다.