"Letter from a Thief" is the second single from Chevelle

Chevelle

Chevelle is an American alternative metal trio that formed in 1995 in Grayslake, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The band was originally composed of two brothers and a local friend: Pete Loeffler , Sam Loeffler , and Matt Scott . Matt was later replaced by brother Joe Loeffler...

's album, Sci-Fi Crimes

Sci-Fi Crimes

Sci-Fi Crimes is the fifth studio album from Grayslake-based rock band Chevelle, followed up to its predecessor, Vena Sera in 2007. It was released on August 31, 2009 through Epic Records.-Background:...

. It was released on December 7, 2009. Chevelle originally debuted this track on April 9, 2009 at a concert in Atlanta. Frontman Pete Loeffler

Pete Loeffler

Pete Loeffler is the lead guitarist and lead singer for the Chicago alternative metal band Chevelle. His vocal delivery varies from clean melodic singing to a gut-wrenching scream....

 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

Send the Pain Below

"Send the Pain Below" is a song by Chevelle and was released as the second single from their second album Wonder What's Next. The song is considered their most successful and hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts. Lyrically, "Send the Pain Below"...

" was stolen, along with the rest of the band's gear, and returned by a man in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 who returned the guitar to PRS after learning it was Loeffler's.

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.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...	4
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs	5
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	20