| Out in the Fields | |
| Cover: | Gary Moore and Phil Lynott Out in the Fields single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gary Moore and Phil Lynott |
| Album: | Run for Cover |
| B-Side: | Military Man |
| Released: | 6 May 1985 (UK)[1] |
| Length: | 4:18 |
| Label: | 10 |
| Producer: | Peter Collins |
| Chronology: | Gary Moore |
| Prev Title: | Shapes of Things |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Empty Rooms |
| Next Year: | 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]
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]
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| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 62 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch GfK chart[6] | 21 |
| Dutch Top 40[7] | 28 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[8] | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[9] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
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