"Out in the Fields" | ||||
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Single by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott | ||||
from the album Run for Cover | ||||
B-side | "Military Man" | |||
Released | 6 May 1985 (UK)[1] | |||
Length | 4:18 | |||
Label | 10 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gary Moore | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Collins | |||
Gary Moore singles chronology | ||||
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"Out in the Fields" is a song by Irish musicians Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, who had previously been bandmates in Thin Lizzy. Written by Moore and released as a single in 1985, the song was also featured on his album Run for Cover in the same year. It is about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.[2]
The song performed well commercially, reaching No.3 in the Irish Singles Chart[3] and No.5 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] making it the highest-charting single for both of the performers. "Out in the Fields" was also one of the last recordings made by Phil Lynott before his death on 4 January 1986.[2]