Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band was originally led by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott. They are best known for their 1974 songs "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town" as well as their 1975 song "Bad Reputation", all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. Lynott is one of the few black men to achieve significant success in hard rock. As well as being a multiracial band, members were drawn from both sides of the Irish border and from both Catholic and Protestant communities.