In the music video, Lynott can be seen on the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, as well as several other locations around the city centre.

[1] The song includes the piano playing of Darren Wharton, the keyboard player from Thin Lizzy.

[citation needed] The Corrs covered "Old Town" on their 1999 appearance on MTV's Unplugged series, and again with a studio recording for their 2005 album Home.

The live version was released as a single, titled "Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)" in 2000 in Singapore, Belgium and the Netherlands.

In 2005 the studio recording was released as a double A-side with "Heart Like a Wheel", and was included on the 2006 compilation Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection.