Waiting for an Alibi

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"Waiting for an Alibi"
UK single sleeve featuring (L–R): Downey, Lynott, Gorham and Moore
Single by Thin Lizzy
from the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend
B-side	"With Love"
Released	23 February 1979
Recorded	December 1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:29
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Phil Lynott
Producer(s)	Tony Visconti and Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy singles chronology
"Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song (Medley)" (1978) "Waiting for an Alibi" (1979) "Do Anything You Want To" (1979)

"Waiting for an Alibi" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the first single from the band's 1979 album, Black Rose: A Rock Legend.^[1] Black Rose was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while Gary Moore was a member of the band,^[1] and he left soon after.

The song was released as a single reaching No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart^[2] and No. 6 in Ireland.^[3] An accompanying video was filmed. The band promoted the single with a performance on The Kenny Everett Video Show,

An extended version of this track can be found on The Adventures of Thin Lizzy compilation LP released in 1981,^[4] Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy released on CD in 1991,^[5] as well as Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy, released in 1996.^[6] It also appears on the compilation albums Lizzy Killers (1981)^[7] and Soldier of Fortune (1987).^[8] This version lasts 4:08 and has a third verse and chorus not included on the single.