The Boys Are Back in Town

For the Entourage episode, see The Boys Are Back in Town (Entourage).

"The Boys Are Back in Town"
Single by Thin Lizzy from the album Jailbreak
Released	1976
Format	CD (originally vinyl)
Genre	Rock
Length	4:29
Label	Mercury
Writer	Phil Lynott
Producer	John Alcock

"The Boys Are Back in Town" is a single from the hard rock/proto-metal band Thin Lizzy. The song came out in 1976 on their album Jailbreak. It was honoured with the 499th position among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is also played after most Republic of Ireland football matches. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "The Boys Are Back in Town" at number 38 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

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Trivia

• The song was used in the movie Navy SEALs (film).
• The song was used as the introduction to the men's Powerball event on the UK Gladiators.
• The song was used in commercials for the movie Hollywood Homicide
• The song was used, in a notably anachronistic fashion, in the medieval jousting movie A Knight's Tale.
• The song was used as the theme for the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 2.
• The song was used as Soundtrack in the movie Detroit Rock City.
• The song was used in the Season 1 finale of the television show My Name Is Earl.
• John Stamos played the song in one episode of Full House.
• In 1999 this song was covered by the Happy Mondays.
• The chorus from the song is played when Luton Town and Oxford United run out at the start of a game.
• The British rock band Oasis used this song as their stage entry music song in 1995.
• The song was used as a theme for the Dallas Cowboys.
• The song was used in a skit on the Benny Hill show.
• The song was used in the background of a scene on the long running British show Coronation Street.
• The song was sung karaoke-style in the pilot of the television show October Road (TV series).
• The song was covered by Northern Irish punk outfit, Stiff Little Fingers.
• The song is used when ever Ryan ten Doeschate comes out to bat for Essex County Cricket Club.
• This song is covered by the alternative rock band Everclear
• This song is also covered by Bon Jovi and used as a B-Side.
• The Cardigans have covered the song as a b-side to "Hey! Get Out of My Way."
• The song was covered by Ash as part of a live session.
• The Rumble Strips covered the song in 2007 as a b-side to "Girls and Boys in Love"
• This song was used at the end of the film Bravo_Two_Zero_(film)
• According to the book 'Phil Lynot: The Rocker', the melodic guitar lick in the intro and chorus was modeled on a brass riff in the Bruce Springsteen song "Kittys Back."
• The song is used on the Dublin Radio Station, '98FM' when they advertise for Dublin GAA games.
• The song was remade as "The Girls Are Back in Town" with Christian comedienne Chonda Pierce and recording artist
• The song was said to be connected to the military school, The Citadel. During the 1970s, cadets from The Citadel frequented two bars which are mentioned in the song: Dino's (Dino's bar and grill) and Big John's (Johnny's Place) The cadets were "dressed to kill" in their sharp uniforms, as the song says, and there were often fights in the bars between the civilian college students from other schools and the cadets, hence the lyrics, "...and if the boys wanna fight you better let 'em." Further, the lyrics state, "now that the boys are back, it won't be long until Summer is back", meaning that the school year will really go by faster, now that the fun guys are back in town for the school year."

Sandi Patty as an extra on Pierce's comedy release, "Have I Got a Story for You".

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