Old Town (song)

"Old Town"
Single by Philip Lynott
from the album The Philip Lynott Album
B-side	"Beat of the Drum"
Released	1982
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:27
Label	Virgin (Ireland) Vertigo (UK, Netherlands)
Songwriter(s)	Philip Lynott Jimmy Bain
Producer(s)	Philip Lynott Kit Woolven
Official audio
"Old Town" on YouTube

"Old Town" is a song by Thin Lizzy frontman Philip Lynott, released as a single from his 1982 solo album, The Philip Lynott Album . The lyrics describe the end of a romance.

In the music video, Lynott can be seen on the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, as well as several other locations around the city centre ^[1] including the Long Hall pub on South Great George's Street, Grafton Street and Ringsend Pier. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The song features keyboardist Darren Wharton, a member of Thin Lizzy, on piano.

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5]	46

Track listings

• Ireland: Virgin / VIS 103 (Without spoken intro)
• The Netherlands: Vertigo / 6059 580
• UK: Vertigo / SOLO 5

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Town"	Philip Lynott Jimmy Bain	3:27

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Beat of the Drum"	Lynott Jackie Daly Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh Brian Downey

The Corrs version

"Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)"
Single by The Corrs
from the album The Corrs Unplugged
Released	April 2000
Recorded	5 October 1999
Studio	Ardmore Studios, County Wicklow, Ireland
Genre	Pop Celtic folk rock
Length	3:14
Label	143 Records Lava Records Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)	Philip Lynott Jimmy Bain
Producer(s)	Mitchell Froom The Corrs
The Corrs singles chronology
"Radio" (1999) "Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)" (2000) "Breathless" (2000)

The Corrs covered Old Town during their MTV Unplugged performance in 1999, and later recorded a studio version for their 2005 album Home .

The live version was released as a single under the title Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up) in 2000 in Singapore, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The 2005 studio recording was later released as a double A-side single alongside "Heart Like a Wheel" and was included in the 2006 compilation album Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection . The band also performed the song during their In Blue Tour.

The piccolo trumpet solo in the song was played by Ronan Dooney. ^{[6] [7]}

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian Adult Contemporary [8]	73
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9]	18

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)"	Philip Lynott, Jimmy Bain	3:14
2.	"What I Know"	Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett	3:49
3.	"Little Wing" (Rehearsal version)	Jimi Hendrix	4:30

References

1. "Roisin Dubh Trust - The Old Town" . Retrieved 3 April 2009.
2. McGrath, Sam (2011-01-23). "1. Classic Dublin music videos: Phil Lynott – Old Town (1982)". comeheretome.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
3. "The Long Hall: George's Street". dublinbypub.ie. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
4. "Phil Lynott's Dublin 1982". RTÉ Libraries and Archives . RTÉ. 1980-10-04. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
5. "Philip Lynott – Old Town" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
6. "Old Town Song Page". The Corrs Club. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
7. "The Corrs Unplugged Review". Angelfire . Archived from the original on 14 November 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
8. "RPM Volume 71 No. 3, May 22, 2000 - Adult Contemporary Tracks" . Retrieved 3 April 2009.
9. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   8480486392.