Whiskey in the Jar is the Disc 1 ninth track from 1998's album Garage, Inc. It's a tradicional Irish song arranged by Eric Bell, Brian Downey and Phil Lynott, with a length of 5:04. In this song, James plays the lead guitar, and Kirk do the rhythm guitar.
This song was released by many bands. Metallica covered the version released by Thin Lizzy in 1972 on a single. Metallica version was recorded in Sep-Oct 1998 at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, CA. This song was played live for 27 times, most of them in Dublin (Ireland). The first time this song was played was on November 17, 1998, in Toronto (Canada).
Whiskey in the Jar was also released on a self-titled single, which also features some of Garage, Inc. songs.
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