"I’d Do Anything for Love..." - Meat Loaf

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   Well, since I seem to be in "Meat Loaf mode" right now, I guess I'll go ahead and bring up another related topic!  The database indicates that DJ CD single copies of "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" contains the "A Little Bit Longer" version running 6:36 and the "Longer Still" version running 7:38.  Meanwhile, the song appears on two CDs that are listed in the database as follows:

(S) (6:38) Hip-O B0005013 Power Ballads (neither the 45 nor LP version)

(S) (7:39) MCA 088112810  Bat Out Of Hell II (Deluxe Edition)  (neither the 45 nor LP version) 

Pat, if you have a promo CD single copy of "I'd Do Anything for Love..." in your possession, could you please check and see if the "Little Bit Longer" version is the same as the one on the Power Ballads CD, and if the "Still Longer" version is identical to the one on the Bat Out of Hell II (Deluxe Edition) disc?  If the answer is yes to either or both, then the database should probably be updated to reflect that these CDs contain specific radio versions.

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "I’d Do Anything for Love..." - Meat Loaf Posted: 14 July 2006 at 12:41pm
	Well, since I seem to be in "Meat Loaf mode" right now, I guess I'll go ahead and bring up another related topic! The database indicates that DJ CD single copies of "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" contains the "A Little Bit Longer" version running 6:36 and the "Longer Still" version running 7:38. Meanwhile, the song appears on two CDs that are listed in the database as follows: (S) (6:38) Hip-O B0005013 Power Ballads (neither the 45 nor LP version) (S) (7:39) MCA 088112810 Bat Out Of Hell II (Deluxe Edition) (neither the 45 nor LP version) Pat, if you have a promo CD single copy of "I'd Do Anything for Love..." in your possession, could you please check and see if the "Little Bit Longer" version is the same as the one on the Power Ballads CD, and if the "Still Longer" version is identical to the one on the Bat Out of Hell II (Deluxe Edition) disc? If the answer is yes to either or both, then the database should probably be updated to reflect that these CDs contain specific radio versions.

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2006 at 6:44am
	I do not have the promo cd single on this song so I can't compare the various versions for you.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2006 at 11:56am
	That's ok, Pat. I'll see if I can get hold of a DJ CD single copy of "I'd Do Anything for Love...". I'd almost be willing to bet that the two CDs in my initial post contain radio versions found on the promo single.

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2006 at 12:15pm
	Meat Loaf-"I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" (MCA5P-2637) 1-Single Edit (listed time 5:09; actual time 5:13) 2-A Little Bit Longer (Than The Single Edit) (6:36) (6:37) 3-Longer Still (But Not As Long As The Album Version) (listed and actual 7:38) 4-The Album Version (11:55) (11:56) As with "Free Fallin'" 3 years earlier, about 6 weeks after the 1st promo CD single came in, MCA sent us a 2nd promo CD single, containing "Live" versions. I feel I should include this information as well, since this was also issued during its "current" chart run. These live versions were especially popular on AOR. This 2nd promo is MCA5P-2898. 1-Live-Top 40 Version (5:25 listed and actual) 2-Live-AOR Version (5:27 listed and actual) 3-Unplugged (listed 4:10; actual 4:09) Todd, I believe both of your statements, regarding the "Power Ballads" and "Bat Out Of Hell" (Deluxe Edition) version designations, are correct. Edited by jimct

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2006 at 1:33pm
	According to the back of the outer plastic slip sleeve that packages the Meat Loaf Bat out of Hell II (Deluxe Edition) CD, the version of "I'd Do Anything for Love..." running 7:39 is listed as the "Longer But Not As Long As the Album Version". So it does indeed appear that this is the same version as Track 3 on your promo CD, Jim.

VWestlife Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 April 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote VWestlife Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 December 2020 at 6:55pm
	The database info for this song is truncated. It says "(dj copies of this cd single run (5:14) the )" [sic].

music4life75 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 August 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote music4life75 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 December 2020 at 8:50pm
	The 5:14 version is also on Hard to Find 45s on CD Volume 15 80s Essentials & Beyond from Eric Records.

radiofan16 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 March 2016 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote radiofan16 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 January 2022 at 5:26am
	Has anybody ever tried make the 5:14 edit? Obviously you can't due to the mix differences in the intro.

eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 January 2022 at 6:17am
	I believe the 5:14 single edit is readily available on several CD's.
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AdvprosD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 June 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote AdvprosD Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 January 2022 at 11:43am
	I'm totally off-topic here, please forgive me but I had to share this in the wake of Meatloaf passing away. I never much cared for this song in the least. It was a little joke between my wife and me when Celine Dion released her single, "It's All Coming Back To Me Now." We were at a DJ gig around the time Celine released the song. I had a request from a guest to play it in the time leading up to the beginning of the wedding reception. It was being played all over the radio at the time and I told my wife I wasn't going to play it because it sounded exactly like a song that Meatloaf would do. (Hated it!) After a week or so, she mentioned that I wasn't too far off in my description, as both songs were written by Jim Steinman. To say the least, I felt vindicated. Sad though about Meatloaf. As is done in our family whenever mentioning the deceased, "Rest His Soul".
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