Waiting for an Alibi

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{{Infobox song

| name = Waiting for an Alibi

| cover = waitingforanalibi.jpg

| alt =

| caption = UK single sleeve featuring (L–R): Downey, Lynott, Gorham and Moore

| type = single

| artist = Thin Lizzy

| album = Black Rose: A Rock Legend

| B-side = With Love

| released = 23 February 1979

| recorded = December 1978

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hard rock

| length = 3:29

| label = Vertigo

| writer = Phil Lynott

| producer = Tony Visconti and Thin Lizzy

| prev_title = Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song (Medley)

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = Do Anything You Want To

| next_year = 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-rose-a-rock-legend-mw0000199766 |title=Black Rose: A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 June 2021}} Black Rose was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while Gary Moore was a member of the band, and he left soon after.

The song was released as a single reaching No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart{{Cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/waiting-for-an-alibi/ |title=Waiting for an Alibi |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=1 June 2021}} and No. 6 in Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=3 |title=Thin Lizzy |access-date=21 June 2011 |website=Irish Charts}} 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,{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/adventures-of-thin-lizzy-mw0000852858 |title=Adventures of Thin Lizzy - Thin Lizzy |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 June 2021}} Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy released on CD in 1991,{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dedication-the-very-best-of-thin-lizzy-mw0000267229 |title=Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 June 2021}} as well as Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy, released in 1996.{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wild-one-the-very-best-of-thin-lizzy-mw0000379868 |title=Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy - Thin Lizzy |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 June 2021}} It also appears on the compilation albums Lizzy Killers (1981){{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lizzy-killers-mw0000979169 |title=Lizzy Killers - Thin Lizzy |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 June 2021}} and Soldier of Fortune (1987).{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/soldier-of-fortune-mw0000851608 |title=Soldier of Fortune - Thin Lizzy |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 June 2021}} This version lasts 4:08 and has a third verse and chorus not included on the single.