1990Released
3:20

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Interesting facts and trivia about Thieves in the Temple. By Songfacts®.

Aside from a harmonica solo sampled from the soul group The Chambers Brothers, Prince played all the instruments and performed all the vocals on this track. The sample comes from a 1967 Chambers Brothers track called "I Can't Stand It."

This was a last minute addition to the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack. In the film, it accompanies a pseudo-music video sequence.

In this song, Prince accuses his lover of lying to him about their relationship. The thieves represent the deceit.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Thieves in the Temple.
FKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
130BPM

Album

The album Thieves in the Temple is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Thieves in the Temple.
Rhino/Warner Records
© 1990 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
℗ 1990 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.

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