"Out in the Fields"
Single by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott
from the album Run for Cover
B-side"Military Man"
Released6 May 1985 (UK)[1]
RecordedNovember 1984
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:18
Label10 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]

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 Moore4:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Military Man"Phil Lynott5:38

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 Green3:55

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

References

  1. ^ "Gary Moore singles".
  2. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Run for Cover > Overview)))". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b "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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