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“You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” by Meat Loaf
Released 1988
“You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” by Meat Loaf appears on 12 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #20 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2026). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,403 alternative song of all time.
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Meat Loaf wanted something short. As he tells it in his autobiography, he asked Jim Steinman for a pop song, one that didn't run 15 or 20 minutes, and Steinman came back around 1975 with "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth." It helped persuade the pair to make a whole album together, and when Bat Out of Hell landed in 1977 it went out first, Meat Loaf's debut single under his own name, with an edit of "For Crying Out Loud" on the flip.
It's all revved-up guitar and melodrama, and Billboard's reviewer liked the charged guitar opening and the beat and heard a touch of Bruce Springsteen in the singing. The single still stalled, missing the Hot 100 entirely and limping to No. 73 in Record World, a slow start for a song radio countdowns have kept around ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 586 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2001 | 373 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2002 | 309 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2004 | 390 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2022 | 796 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 911 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
| 2023 | 802 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 287 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2023) | 500 |
| 2024 | 686 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2024 | 51 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2025 | 26 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2026 | 20 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth; You Took the Words Right Out; You Took The Words Right Out...
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