Chart performance
It was included on their 1986 self-titled debut album and released as a single, which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Its remix reached number 9 on the US Dance Club Play Singles chart. "The Honeythief" was the band's only top 40 hit in the US. It has since appeared on over a dozen '80s music compilations.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Honeythief 1986 songs 1986 singles Songs written by Johnny McElhone Song recordings produced by Gary Langan British new wave songs Scottish songs Mercury Records singles