Out in the Fields (song)

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"Out in the Fields"
Gary Moore and Phil Lynott Out in the Fields single cover.jpg
Single by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott
from the album Run for Cover
B-side "Military Man"
Released6 May 1985 (UK) [1]
RecordedNovember 1984
Genre Heavy metal
Length4:18
Label 10 Records
Songwriter(s) Gary Moore
Producer(s) Peter Collins
Gary Moore singles chronology
"Shapes of Things"
(1984)		"Out in the Fields"
(1985)		"Empty Rooms"
(1985)

"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]

Contents

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]

Track listings

7" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Out in the Fields" Gary Moore 4:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Military Man" Phil Lynott 5:38

7" vinyl double pack (limited edition)

Disc one, side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Out in the Fields"Moore4:18
Disc one, side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Military Man"Lynott5:38
Disc two, side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Still in Love with You"Lynott5:51
Disc two, side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop Messin' Around" Clifford Adams, Peter Green 3:55

12" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Out in the Fields"Moore4:18
2."Military Man"Lynott5:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Still in Love with You"Lynott5:51

Personnel

Out in the Fields

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 62
Irish Singles Chart [3] 3
Dutch GfK chart [6] 21
Dutch Top 40 [7] 28
Norwegian Singles Chart [8] 2
Swedish Singles Chart [9] 2
UK Singles Chart [4] 5

Cover versions

The song has been covered by multiple artists, including Riot (on The Brethren of the Long House , 1996), Dark at Dawn (on Crimson Frost, 2001), Michael Schenker Group (on Heavy Hitters , 2005), Supreme Majesty (on Elements of Creation, 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), Powerwolf (on Metallum Nostrum , bonus disc to Blessed & Possessed , 2015), Black Majesty (on Cross of Thorns, 2015) and Mono Inc. (on Together Till the End, 2017), KiXX (band), 2020

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References

  1. ↑ "Gary Moore singles".
  2. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Run for Cover > Overview)))" . Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 "irishcharts.ie search results" . Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  4. 1 2 "The Official Charts Company - Gary Moore And Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields". Official Charts . Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 183. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields (in Dutch)" . Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40, week 35, 1985 (in Dutch)" . Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  8. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields" . Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  9. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields" . Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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