The Bartender and the Thief

"The Bartender and the Thief" is a 1998 single by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was the first single taken from their second album Performance and Cocktails. It was released on 9 November 1998 and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.

"The Bartender and the Thief"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Performance and Cocktails
B-side"She Takes Her Clothes Off"
Released9 November 1998
Recorded1998
Genre
Length3:09 (single)
2:54 (album)
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)
  • Steve Bush
  • Marshall Bird
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Local Boy in the Photograph (re-issue)"
(1998)		 "The Bartender and the Thief"
(1998)		 "Just Looking"
(1999)
Music video
"The Bartender and the Thief" on YouTube

The song is the second track on the Performance and Cocktails album. A live version from Cardiff Castle is available on CD2 of the single. Another live version from Sheffield Arena is on the "Moviestar" single. A bar version of the song is on CD 1 of the "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" single.

The music video features the band playing at Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand and is based on the Francis Ford Coppola movie, Apocalypse Now.

The song, which is one of their heavier tracks, is frequently played amongst their live sets. During live performances, vocalist Kelly Jones has been known to use the two bars without vocals before the final chorus to reference the Motörhead song "Ace of Spades". The lyrics therefore are "The ace of spades, the ace of spades. The bartender and the thief were lovers..."

Strangely, the song's full length intro only featured on the CD1 single (and in the music video), but was edited off the Performance and Cocktails album.

Welsh PDC Darts player Mark Webster uses this track as his entrance music. An instrumental version of the song is featured in the European version of the PlayStation racing game Gran Turismo 2.

Track listing

CD: V2 / VVR5004653 (UK)

  1. "The Bartender and the Thief" - 3:09
  2. "She Takes Her Clothes Off" - 3:57
  3. "Fiddler's Green" (The Tragically Hip)- 4:08

CD: V2 / VVR5004663 (UK)

  1. "The Bartender and the Thief" (Live from Cardiff Castle) - 3:28
  2. "Traffic" (Live from Cardiff Castle) - 6:07
  3. "Raymond's Shop" (Live from Cardiff Castle) - 3:56

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Bartender and the Thief". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  5. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. "British single certifications – Stereophonics – The Bartender and the Thief". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 September 2015. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Bartender and the Thief in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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