Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, met while still in school.

"The Boys Are Back in Town" was originally released in 1976 as the first single from their album "Jailbreak". The band were touring America and their album "Jailbreak" wasn't shifting and they were not selling any tickets".

The band were surprised to learn from their manager that "The Boys Are Back in Town" was becoming a hit record, especially as the track had not been among the ten songs originally chosen by the band for the album. The band attributed the song's unexpected success to two Disc Jockeys in Louisville, Kentucky who "played it incessantly until other stations in the surrounding area picked up on it. Had that song not kickstarted the sales of the album, then the band was over.

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