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. The song was released on April 15, 1996, as the third single from Meat Loaf's seventh studio album, '' Welcome to the Neighborhood'' (1995), reaching number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the UK Rock and Metal Singles Chart. The song's chorus is lifted from

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and

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' cover of "

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" by Australian

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, so Easybeats members

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and

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are credited as writers. The song's full writing credits list Vanda and Young alongside Meat Loaf,

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and Sarah Durkee.

Tracks

The single was released in two versions: a CD maxi single and a 12-inch

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. The CD contains the album version of the song and live versions of "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back", "Amnesty is Granted" and "

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". On the 12-inch, "Amnesty is Granted" was replaced by "Midnight at the Lost and Found".

Charts

References

1995 singles 1995 songs Meat Loaf songs Song recordings produced by Ron Nevison Songs written by George Young (rock musician) Songs written by Harry Vanda {{1990s-rock-song-stub