Old Town (song)

"Old Town"
Single by Philip Lynott
from the album The Philip Lynott Album
B-side	"Beat of the Drum"
Released	1982
Format	7" vinyl
Genre	Rock
Length	3:27
Label	Virgin (Ireland) Vertigo (UK, The Netherlands)
Writer(s)	Philip Lynott, Jimmy Bain
Producer(s)	Philip Lynott, Kit Woolven
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"Old Town" is a song released by Thin Lizzy frontman Philip Lynott from his 1982 self-titled solo album, The Philip Lynott Album. The song was written about the breakup of two lovers, and contains piano by Darren Wharton. In the music video, Lynott can be seen on the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, as well as several other locations around Dublin City Centre. ^[1]

"Old Town" was the first record to be officially played on Irish legal Independent Radio. It was the first song played by Dublin's Capital Radio 104.4 on its launch on 20 July 1989.

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Dutch GfK chart[2]	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
Format	CD
Recorded	Ardmore Studios, County Wicklow, Ireland, 5 October 1999
Genre	Celtic, Folk-rock
Length	4:38
Label	143 Records/Lava Records/Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Philip Lynott, Jimmy Bain
Producer(s)	Mitchell Froom, The Corrs
The Corrs singles chronology
"Radio" (1999) "Old Town" (2000) "Breathless" (2000)

The Corrs covered "Old Town" on their 1999 appearance on MTV's Unplugged series, and again with a studio recording for their 2005 album Home.

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

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian Adult Contemporary[3]	73

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)"	Philip Lynott, Jimmy Bain	4:38
2.	"What I Know"	Glenn Ballard, Siedah Garrett	4:36
3.	"Little Wing" (Rehearsal version)	Jimi Hendrix	4:51

References

1. "Roisin Dubh Trust - The Old Town". Retrieved 3 April 2009.
2. "dutchcharts.nl - Philip Lynott - Old Town". Retrieved 3 April 2009.
3. "RPM Volume 71 No. 3, May 22, 2000 - Adult Contemporary Tracks". Retrieved 3 April 2009.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics