| "The Honeythief" | ||||
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| Single by Hipsway | ||||
| from the album Hipsway | ||||
| B-side | "Wild Sorrow" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
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| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gary Langan | |||
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"The Honeythief" is a 1986 song performed by the Scottish band Hipsway. 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.