Been Caught Stealing

Infobox Single
Name = Been Caught Stealing


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Artist = Jane's Addiction
Album = Ritual de lo Habitual
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Released = November 15, 1990
Format = CD, Vinyl, Cassette
Recorded = 1989-1990
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:34
Label = Warner Bros.
Writer = Eric Avery
Perry Farrell
Producer = Dave Jerden, Perry Farrell
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Last single = "Three Days"
(1990)
This single = "Been Caught Stealing"
(1990)
Next single = "Classic Girl"
(1991)
Misc =Extra track listing
Album = Ritual de lo Habitual
Type = studio
prev_track = "Obvious"
prev_no = Track 4
this_track = "Been Caught Stealing"
track_no = Track 5
next_track = "Three Days"
next_no = Track 6

"Been Caught Stealing" is a song by Jane's Addiction. The song was released on their 1990 album "Ritual de lo Habitual", and was re-released on their 2006 compilation "Up From The Catacombs". The song was Jane's Addiction's biggest hit, spending 4 weeks at #1 on the U.S. modern rock chart.

Composition

The song exhibits the band's strong funk influences. The funk sensibilities displayed on this and other Jane's Addiction songs inspired the Red Hot Chili Peppers to recruit Dave Navarro after John Frusciante's temporary hiatus. Some listeners suggest that the song deals with kleptomania, though others might contend that the lyrics of the song's chorus - "when we want something and we don't want to pay for it" - suggest instead an anarchic theme, with the song's protagonist refusing to recognize private property rights. The song is notable for the barking dogs in the introduction, possibly suggesting the singer is escaping from watchdogs.

In pop culture

"Been Caught Stealing" was featured on fictional Alternative radio station Radio X in the video game .
*It was also featured on the pilot episode of TV series "My Name Is Earl".
*The song was heavily used by NBC's Sunday Night Football when broadcasting a New England Patriots game, in light of their scandal of stealing signals from opponents.
*The song could be heard at the end of the Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000 film).
*The song is featured on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll (the list has no particular ranking).
*It is featured on The Prodigy's The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One (1999).
*The music video for the song is voted #47 on VH1's 100 Greatest Videos.

Other versions

It was also covered by Richard Cheese on the album of Aperitif for Destruction and Jacksoul on the album mySOUL.

There is an outtake version available on the 1997 rarities compilation "Kettle Whistle."

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kE6JCvWKSo Video on YouTube]