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“I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)” by Meat Loaf
From the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell… (1993)
“I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)” by Meat Loaf appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1993 and 2003. It was first released in 1993 on the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell…. Its best result is #5 on the Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #138 alternative song of 1993 and #5,464 alternative song of all time.
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Jim Steinman wrote, arranged and produced "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", and in 1993 it came out as the first single from Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, Meat Loaf's sixth album. It's a power ballad on the widest possible canvas: Roy Bittan's piano, Kenny Aronoff's drums, Todd Rundgren among the backing singers, and in the last six verses a duet partner, Lorraine Crosby, billed in the notes only as "Mrs. Loud". In Michael Bay's video her voice comes out of Dana Patrick's mouth.
It paid off like nothing else in his career: number one in 28 countries, his first and only chart-topper on the Hot 100 and in Britain, where no single sold more in 1993, plus a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5 | Virgin Radio United Kingdom | Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1993 | 10 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 55 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) | 100 |
| 2003 | 72 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) | 100 |
Also listed as: I'd Do Anything for Love.
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