You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart

Larry Flick from Billboard said the song is "her most powerful performance" since "Nothing Compares To You", that "overflows with primal emotion." He added, "This cut from the soundtrack to the film "In The Name Of The Father" is complemented by icy-cool keyboards and a snakey drum pattern that would normally flood alternative, dance, and adventurous top 40 stations."[1] Cashbox described it as a "riveting performance from O’Connor, someone who could definitely use a hit." He commented further, "Well, look no further than this raw, spine-tingling track, written by U2’s Bono and Gavin Friday Sinead opens all of the emotional floodgates for this one, hitting vocal peaks not heard since she covered Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”. Brittle keyboard flourishes, spacy rhythmic patterns and dramatic production (from Friday and Tim Simenon) make for a single that should, in a fair world, make serious noise at all rock, pop and college outlets. Of course, who said we live in a fair world?"[2] Eric R. Danton for The Hartford Courant noted its "moody melody".[3] Liverpool Echo stated that the song "has plenty of Irish influence", adding that with Jah Wobble and Simenon both involved "it also has a sharply contemporary feel which provides a good match for the traditional elements."[4] John Kilgo from The Network Forty said that O'Connor "again pulls at the heartstrings" with "this intense song".[5] Another editor, Wendi Cermak described it as a "dreamy ambient affair".[6] Allan Detrich from Toledo Blade said the song is the "best cut" of the In the Name of the Father: Original Soundtrack Album. He added that "her voice combined with rolling violins make the listener visualize green, rolling hills and rebels running through the streets of Dublin."[7]

The song charted in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US. In Finland, Ireland and Poland, it was a Top 10 hit, peaking at number 4 in Ireland as the best position. In the United Kingdom, "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" both entered and peaked at number 42 in its first week, on February 13, 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 March 6. In Scotland, the song peaked at number 52 in its first week, before dropping to 84 and then 88. In Belgium, the single reached number 34 in Flanders. It first entry was at number 34, with the last position at number 42 on March 26, with a total of three weeks on the Ultratop chart. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number 9 on the Dutch Single Tip only. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached its best position as number 43. In New Zealand, it peaked within the Top 30, at number 24 in April with a total of two weeks on the chart. In Australia, the single reached number 43, with three weeks within the ARIA Chart. In the US, "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" managed to climb to number 24 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

The music video of the song was directed by Irish director Jim Sheridan, who also directed In the Name of the Father. It was nominated in the category for Best Video from a Film at the 1994 MTV Music Awards.

In the video, O'Connor is imprisoned. She is brought into a cell with a grid. A light bulb hangs from the ceiling. As she sits and sings, an elderly man looks to her through the window, but disappears into the open air shortly afterwards. A black raven comes and visits her outside the window. Occasionally small clips from the movie In the Name of the Father appear throughout the video. In other scenes, O'Connor is interrogated at a table surrounded by serious men pushing her to sign a paper. They then put a dead raven in front of her. She signs the paper. Back in the cell, sitting alone, the doors suddenly opens up and O'Connor walks out to freedom. It is the invisible man who has opened up to her. Walking through a forest, she sets a couple of white pigeons free. At the end, she watches them as they fly off into the sky.[8]