B-side "Military Man" Format 7" vinyl, 12" single Genre Hard rock | Released 1985 Recorded November 1984 Length 4:18 | |
"Out in the Fields" is a single by former Thin Lizzy band members Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, released in 1985. The song is about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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The song is reminiscent of the sound of their band and is influenced by both artists' wide musical palettes. It performed well critically as well as commercially, reaching #3 in the Irish Singles Chart and #5 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest positions either of the two would ever reach in their solo careers. "Out in the Fields" was also one of the last recordings made by Phil Lynott before his death on 4 January 1986.
7" vinyl double pack (limited edition)
Cover versions
The song has been covered by multiple artists, including Riot (on The Brethren of the Long House, 1996), Michael Schenker Group (on Heavy Hitters, 2005), Primal Fear (on Metal Is Forever - The Very Best of Primal Fear, 2006), Sonata Arctica (as the B-side to "Paid in Full", 2007), Timo Kotipelto & Jani Liimatainen (on Blackoustic, 2012), Iron Mask (on V/A - Give Us Moore!: A Tribute to Gary Moore, 2004), Neogenese (on Neogenese EP, 2014), Powerwolf (on Blessed & Possessed, 2015), Black Majesty (on Cross of Thorns, 2015) and Mono Inc. (on Together Till the End, 2017).