| "Waiting for an Alibi" | |
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UK single sleeve featuring (l–r): Downey, Lynott, Gorham and Moore |
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| Single by Thin Lizzy | |
| from the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend | |
| B-side | "With Love" |
| Released | 1979 |
| Format | 7" |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | Vertigo |
| Writer(s) | Phil Lynott |
| Producer | Tony Visconti and Thin Lizzy |
"Waiting for an Alibi" is a song by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the first single from their 1979 album, Black Rose: A Rock Legend. Black Rose was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while Gary Moore was a member of the band, although he left soon after.
The song was released as a single reaching #9 in the British charts and #6 in Ireland,[1] and an accompanying video was filmed.
A slightly extended version of this track can be found on The Adventures of Thin Lizzy compilation LP released in 1981, Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy released on CD in 1991, as well as Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy, released in 1996. It also appears on the compilation albums Lizzy Killers (1981) and Soldier of Fortune (1987). This version lasts 4:08 and has an extra third verse at the end.
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