I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
B-side	"Back into Hell" (Europe)
Released	August 23, 1993
Studio	Ocean Way (Hollywood)
Genre	Wagnerian rock
Length	12:01 (album version); 7:48 (video version); 5:13 (single version);
Label	MCA; Virgin;
Songwriter(s)	Jim Steinman
Producer(s)	Jim Steinman
Meat Loaf singles chronology
Music video
	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" on YouTube

"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" is a 1993 song by Meat Loaf and is the leading single to his sixth studio album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell. The song was a massive success and went to number 1 in 28 countries. It won a Grammy Award in 1994.

Track listings

The single cover is a cropped version of the painting Leavetaking by fantasy illustrator Michael Whelan, who also painted the Bat Out of Hell II cover.^[3]

All tracks are written by Jim Steinman.

UK CD single^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (video edit)	7:52
2.	"Back into Hell"	2:45
3.	"Everything Louder than Everything Else" (live)	9:18

US 7-inch and cassette single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (single edit)	5:09
2.	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (A Little Bit Longer than the Single edit)	6:36

Australian CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (video edit)	7:47
2.	"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Down Under edit)	5:40

References

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↑ "Leavetaking". Gallery Collection. The Art of Michael Whelan. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
↑ "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) [Alex CD Single] - Meat Loaf | Credits". AllMusic. October 18, 1993. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

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[3] "Leavetaking". Gallery Collection. The Art of Michael Whelan. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2006.

[4] "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) [Alex CD Single] - Meat Loaf | Credits". AllMusic. October 18, 1993. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

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v t e Meat Loaf
Stoney & Meatloaf Jim Steinman Neverland Express
Studio albums	Bat Out of Hell (1977) Dead Ringer (1981) Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) Bad Attitude (1984) Blind Before I Stop (1986) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) Hell in a Handbasket (2011) Braver Than We Are (2016)
Live albums	Live at Wembley (1987) Live Around the World (1996) VH1: Storytellers (1999) Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) 3 Bats Live (2008)
Compilations	Hits Out of Hell (1985) Heaven & Hell (1989) Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 (1996) The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
Other albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
Videography	Live Hits Out of Hell Bad Attitude – Live! Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours	The Seize the Night Tour (2006–07) The Casa de Carne Tour (2008) Guilty Pleasure Tour (2011) Mad, Mad World Tour (2012) Last at Bat Tour (2013)
Singles	"What You See Is What You Get" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Bat Out of Hell" "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" "Dead Ringer for Love" "Read 'Em and Weep" "Peel Out" "In Europe '82" "If You Really Want To" "Razor's Edge" "Midnight at the Lost and Found" "Modern Girl" "Nowhere Fast" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" "Blind Before I Stop" "Special Girl" "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" "Not a Dry Eye in the House" "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" "Is Nothing Sacred" "Did I Say That?" "Couldn't Have Said It Better" "Man of Steel" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Cry Over Me" "Los Angeloser"
Other songs	"No Matter What" "More"
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