Song of the day for November 6, 2024
I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) by Meatloaf is today’s featured song.
On November 6, 1993, Meat Loaf scored his first No.1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That),” featuring Lorraine Crosby. Written by the artist’s longtime collaborator, Jim Steinman, the epic power ballad clocked in at just over 12 minutes (the shortest single version was cut down to 5:13) and appeared on Meat Loaf’s multi-platinum-selling album, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, a sequel to his 1977 debut. The song became a global sensation, topping the charts across Europe, as well as in Australia, Canada, and the UK, where it was named the best-selling single of 1993. While audiences are still questioning what “that” actually means, the Grammy-winning song remains a favorite, decades later.
