Letter from a Thief

"Letter from a Thief" is a song by American rock band Chevelle. The song serves the second single from the band's album, Sci-Fi Crimes. It was released on December 7, 2009. Chevelle originally debuted this track on April 9, 2009, at a concert in Atlanta. Frontman Pete Loeffler said the song is about a personal experience for the band when their gear was stolen in Dallas, and his prized red PRS guitar seen in the video for "Send the Pain Below" was stolen, along with the rest of the band's gear, and returned by a man in California who returned the guitar to PRS after learning it was Loeffler's.^[1]

"Letter from a Thief"
Single by Chevelle
from the album Sci-Fi Crimes
Released	December 7, 2009 (2009-12-07)
Length	3:27
Label	Epic
Songwriters	Pete Loeffler Sam Loeffler
Producer	Brian Virtue
Chevelle singles chronology
"Jars" (2009) "Letter from a Thief" (2009) "Shameful Metaphors" (2010)

Critical reception

Loudwire ranked it the eighth greatest Chevelle song.^[2]

Music video

Mobile videos of the band recording "Letter from a Thief" were posted on the band's website on November 30, 2009.

On December 18, 2009, the music video premiered.^[3] It shows the band members performing the song in an otherwise empty room.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[4]	41
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6]	23