"Out in the Fields" is a song by Irish musicians

Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy ...

and

Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...

, who had previously been bandmates in

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. 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

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. The song performed well commercially, reaching No.3 in the

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and No.5 on the UK Singles Chart, 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.

Track listings

7" vinyl 7" vinyl double pack (limited edition) * UK: 10 Records / TEN 49 12" vinyl

Personnel

; Out in the Fields *

– guitars, lead vocals *

– lead vocals, bass *

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– keyboards *

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– keyboards * Charlie Morgan – drums and electronic drums

Chart performance

Cover versions

The song has been covered by multiple artists, including

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(on '' The Brethren of the Long House'', 1996), Dark at Dawn (on ''Crimson Frost'', 2001),

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(on '' Heavy Hitters'', 2005), Supreme Majesty (on ''Elements of Creation'', 2005), Primal Fear (on '' Metal Is Forever - The Very Best of Primal Fear'', 2006),

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(as the B-side to " Paid in Full", 2007),

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& Jani Liimatainen (on '' Blackoustic'', 2012), Iron Mask (on ''V/A - Give Us Moore!: A Tribute to Gary Moore'', 2004),

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(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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Out In The Fields (Song) 1985 singles Songs written by Gary Moore Gary Moore songs Phil Lynott songs British heavy metal songs Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer) Songs about The Troubles (Northern Ireland) 1985 songs