"Joker & the Thief" (sometimes listed as "Joker and the Thief") is a song by Australian rock band Wolfmother. The song serves as the sixth track and sixth single from the band's first album Wolfmother. It was released in Australia on 28 October 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2006. Note: User must manually select navigation menu option '6'. The music video for the song, featuring the cast of the film Jackass Number Two, was nominated for the "Best Rock Video" and "Video of the Year" awards at the 2007 MTV Australia Awards. The titular "joker" and "thief" are a reference to the lyrics of Bob Dylan's 1967 song "All Along the Watchtower".
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Joker & the Thief" was ranked number 59, and placed 43 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs in 2025.
Content Singer Andrew Stockdale told an interviewer,
Track listings All songs are credited to Wolfmother.
Australian CD single "Joker & the Thief" "Joker & the Thief" (Loving Hand Remix) "Vagabond" (Acoustic Version) "Where Eagles Have Been" (Live at Lollapalooza)
UK CD single "Joker & the Thief" "Joker & the Thief" (Loving Hand Remix) "Where Eagles Have Been" (Live at Lollapalooza)
UK DVD single "Joker & the Thief" (Audio) "Joker & the Thief" (Video) "Dimension" (Live at The Scala) "Jackass Number Two Trailer"
UK 7-inch vinyl "Joker & the Thief" "Where Eagles Have Been" (Live at Lollapalooza)
Personnel Andrew Stockdale – guitar, vocals Chris Ross – bass, keyboard Myles Heskett – drums
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2006)PositionAustralia (ARIA)69 Chart (2007)PositionAustralia (ARIA)77
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