You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart
"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, written by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer for the soundtrack to the 1993 film In the Name of the Father, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson. The song is produced by English musician Tim Simenon and does not appear on any of O'Connor's studio albums, but in 1997, it was included on her first compilation album, So Far... The Best Of. It was critically acclaimed and a top 5 hit in both Ireland and Poland, while peaking at number 19 in Finland and number 42 in the UK. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 43. The music video was directed by Jim Sheridan and nominated for an award at the 1994 MTV Music Awards. Background and lyrics Bono told NME in an 1994-interview, "We had this idea for a murder ballad, they go back to the 14th Century in Ireland. It's the story of a woman killing her lover in order to keep him, and yet it seemed right for the story. I've always felt that when you're writing for movies, to be literal is a mistake. You're better off trying to make a tangent." Gavin Martin of the magazine wrote, "O'Connor sings the song [...] reflecting on the pained story that has preceded, sealing the movie's mood of vigorous resolve and a hard-won emancipation. It's a full-blooded collaboration, O'Connor embracing the song and soothing old wounds." Another editor, Stephen Dalton, complimented Bono's "cold-but-clever words". Chart performance The song charted throughout Europe, in Australia, New Zealand, and the US. In Finland and Ireland, it was a top-10 hit, peaking at number four in Ireland. In the UK, it both entered and peaked at number 42 in its first week, on 13 February 1994. It stayed for two weeks on that position, before dropping to 55 the third week. The last entry on the UK Singles Chart was at number 80 on 6 March. In Scotland, the song peaked at number 52 in its first week, before dropping to 84 and 88. In Belgium, it charted in Flanders, peaking at number 34 in its first entry, with the last position at number 42 on 26 March, with a total of three weeks on the Ultratop chart. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number nine on the Dutch Single Tip only. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached its best position as number 43 on 5 March. In New Zealand, it peaked within the top 30, at number 24 in April with a total of two weeks on the chart, while in Australia, it reached number 43, with three weeks within the ARIA Charts. In the US, "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" climbed to number 24 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Critical reception Larry Flick from Billboard felt "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" is "her most powerful performance" since "Nothing Compares 2 U", noting that