"Thief" is a song by
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alternative
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Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace (sometimes shortened to OLP) is a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Led by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band currently also features Duncan Coutts on bass, Steve Mazur on guitars, and ...
. It was released in March 2000 as the fourth and final single from their third album ''
Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch''.
Content
Vocalist
Raine Maida
Raine Maida (born Michael Anthony Maida; February 18, 1970)
– Ourladypeace.cc. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
has stated that the song was written about a young girl from
Kitchener, Ontario
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that he knew named Mina Kim who was diagnosed with a
cancerous tumor in her brain. The "thief" mentioned in the song refers to the tumor. The short clip at the end of the song consisting of a young girl singing a
Sunday school song is a real audio clip of Mina Kim singing "Little By Little" with
Maida's wife
Chantal Kreviazuk and drummer
Jeremy Taggart
Jeremy Ronald John Taggart (born April 7, 1975) is a Canadian drummer, radio host, and author, best known for playing with Our Lady Peace from 1993 until 2014.
Early life
Taggart was born in Toronto, Ontario, later growing up in Mansfield, On ...
.
Music video
Micha Dahan directed the
music video
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. It was filmed on a rooftop in the St. James Town neighbourhood, downtown
Toronto
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. It premiered on
Muchmusic on May 23. It was shot entirely under a rainy setting on an otherwise sunny day, to impose the mood given by the song. Band members do not play instruments and are shown in slow motion film stock in the rain. The video starts off with the band name and song title and then a statement reading “Each year, terminal illness steals the lives of thousands of children. Mina Kim was one”.
Chart performance
References
External links
Lyrics of the song and discussion*
Rock ballads
Our Lady Peace songs
Songs written by Raine Maida
Songs written by Jeremy Taggart
Columbia Records singles
Songs about diseases and disorders
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2000 singles
2000 songs
Songs about cancer