Complete List Of Meat Loaf Songs From A to Z

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Meat Loaf was one of rock music’s most dramatic and unmistakable performers, a singer whose powerful voice and theatrical delivery helped turn rock songs into sprawling musical stories. Born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas, on September 27, 1947, he developed his stage career in productions of Hair and other musicals before establishing himself as a recording artist. Before his Motown recordings, he sang in the group Popcorn Blizzard, whose single appeared in 1968. His subsequent work with singer Shaun Murphy, billed as Stoney & Meatloaf, appeared in 1971, and his performance as Eddie in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show introduced him to another audience in 1975. He also sang lead vocals on five songs from Ted Nugent’s Free-for-All album in 1976.

His breakthrough arrived with Bat Out of Hell in 1977. Written by Jim Steinman and produced by Todd Rundgren, the album was unlike nearly anything on rock radio, combining explosive guitars, piano-driven arrangements, spoken dialogue, humor, and sweeping romantic melodrama. Songs such as “Bat Out of Hell,” “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” became cornerstones of his career. The partnership between Meat Loaf and Steinman was central to his success, even when their working relationship went through difficult periods.

Meat Loaf followed with Dead Ringer in 1981 and continued recording throughout the 1980s with albums including Midnight at the Lost and Found, Bad Attitude, and Blind Before I Stop. Those records featured collaborations with singers and musicians such as Cher, Roger Daltrey, and John Parr. His comeback with 1993’s Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell was extraordinary. The epic “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” became a worldwide hit and introduced a new generation to the singer’s spectacular style. Further albums, including Welcome to the Neighbourhood and Couldn’t Have Said It Better, explored other songwriters while retaining his larger-than-life approach.

The third Bat Out of Hell album arrived in 2006, followed by Hang Cool Teddy Bear, Hell in a Handbasket, and Braver Than We Are. His 2016 release reunited him with Steinman’s compositions and included appearances by Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito, both important figures in the history of his music. Meat Loaf also continued to perform on stage and work as an actor before his death on January 20, 2022. The extraordinary popularity of his most famous recordings has endured, but there is considerably more music to discover throughout his catalog.

This alphabetical song list includes his principal studio albums, officially issued early singles, the Stoney & Meatloaf recordings, soundtrack performances, songs he sang on other artists’ albums, compilation exclusives, and selected distinct bonus and live recordings. Songs that were simply reused on greatest-hits packages are represented by their earlier releases, while important new recordings of familiar material are identified separately. The result traces a remarkably varied career that stretched from soul and theatrical rock to hard rock, sweeping ballads, and ambitious concept albums.

Complete List Of Meat Loaf Songs From A to Z

0–D

“40 Days” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“45 Seconds of Ecstasy” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste” – The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
“Alive” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“All of Me” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“All Revved Up with No Place to Go” – Bat Out of Hell (1977)
“A Man and a Woman” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Amnesty Is Granted” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Another Day” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“A Time for Heroes” – A Time for Heroes single (1987), with Brian May
“Back into Hell” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Bad Attitude” – Bad Attitude (1984), with Roger Daltrey
“Bad for Good” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006), featuring Brian May
“Bat Out of Hell” – Bat Out of Hell (1977)
“Because of You” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“Black Betty” – It’s All Coming Back to Me Now single (B-side) (2006)
“Blind as a Bat” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“Blind Before I Stop” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Blue Sky” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“Boneyard” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (iTunes bonus track) (2010)
“Burning Down” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“California Dreamin’” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011), with Patti Russo
“California Isn’t Big Enough (Hey There Girl)” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Cheatin’ in Your Dreams” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet” – Stand by Me single (B-side) (1975)
“Come Back to Sorrento” – Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Bosnia (1996), with Luciano Pavarotti
“Come Together” – Not a Dry Eye in the House single (B-side) (1996)
“Couldn’t Have Said It Better” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“Cry Over Me” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“Cry to Heaven” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“Dead Ringer for Love” – Dead Ringer (1981), with Cher
“Decadent Wish” – Did I Say That? single (B-side) (2003)
“Did I Say That?” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“Did You Ever Love Somebody?” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Dirty Water (Demo)” – Braver Than We Are (digital deluxe edition) (2016)
“Do It!” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“Don’t Get Me Going” – If I Can’t Have You EP (B-side) (2010)
“Don’t Leave Your Mark on Me” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Don’t You Look at Me Like That” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)

E–H

“Eddie’s Teddy” – The Rocky Horror Show: Original Roxy Cast (1974)
“Elvis in Vegas” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Everything Is Permitted” – Dead Ringer (1981)
“Everything Louder Than Everything Else” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Everything Under the Sun” – Featuring Stoney and Meatloaf (1978), with Stoney (Shaun Murphy)
“Execution Day” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Fallen Angel” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“Fall from Grace” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“Fiesta de las Almas Perdidas” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“For Crying Out Loud” – Bat Out of Hell (1977)
“Forever Young” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“For What It’s Worth” – Braver Than We Are (bonus edition) (2016)
“Game of Love” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“Getting Away with Murder” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Godz” – Braver Than We Are (2016)
“Going All the Way Is Just the Start (A Song in 6 Movements)” – Braver Than We Are (2016), with Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito
“Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Great Boléros of Fire (Live Intro)” – Bat Out of Hell (2001 remastered edition) (2001)
“Hammerdown” – Free-for-All (1976), lead vocal on Ted Nugent album
“Hearts on Fire” – Car Trouble film soundtrack (1986)
“Heaven Can Wait” – Bat Out of Hell (1977)
“Hello” – Once Upon a Time single (B-side, Popcorn Blizzard) (1968), Meat Loaf on lead vocals
“Home by Now / No Matter What” – The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
“Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul” – The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack (1975)

I–L

“I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), with Lorraine Crosby
“I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) (Orchestral Version)” – Braver Than We Are (bonus edition) (2016), with Imelda May
“I’d Lie for You (And That’s the Truth)” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995), with Patti Russo
“(I’d Love to Be) As Heavy as Jesus” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“If God Could Talk” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“If I Can’t Have You” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010), featuring Kara DioGuardi and Hugh Laurie
“If It Ain’t Broke, Break It” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“If It Rains” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“If This Is the Last Kiss (Let’s Make It Last All Night)” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“If You Really Want To” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“I’ll Kill You If You Don’t Come Back” – Dead Ringer (1981)
“I Love You So I Told You a Lie” – Free-for-All (1976), lead vocal on Ted Nugent album
“I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us” – Dead Ringer (1981)
“Intermezzo” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“In the Land of the Pig, the Butcher Is King” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“Is Nothing Sacred” – The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
“Is Nothing Sacred (Duet Version)” – Is Nothing Sacred single (1999), with Patti Russo
“It Just Won’t Quit” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006), with Marion Raven
“It Takes All Kinds of People” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971), with Stoney (Shaun Murphy)
“I Want You So Hard (Boy’s Bad News) (Live)” – Casa de Carne: Live (2010)
“Jessica White” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“Jimmy Bell” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“Jumpin’ the Gun” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Keep Driving” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“Keeper Keep Us” – Intergalactic Touring Band (1977), guest lead vocal
“Kickapoo” – The Pick of Destiny (2006), with Tenacious D and Ronnie James Dio
“Kiss Me Again” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“Lady Be Mine” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“Lawyers, Guns and Money (Live)” – VH1: Storytellers (1999)
“Left in the Dark” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Let It Be” – Not a Dry Eye in the House single (B-side) (1996)
“Let’s Be in Love” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010), with Patti Russo
“Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Like a Rose” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010), featuring Jack Black
“Live or Die” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“Living on the Outside” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Los Angeloser” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Lost Boys and Golden Girls” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Lost Love” – If You Really Want To single (12-inch B-side) (1983)
“Love Is Not Real / Next Time You Stab Me in the Back” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Love You Out Loud” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“Loving You’s a Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It)” – Braver Than We Are (2016), with Stacy Michelle

M–P

“Mad Mad World / The Good God Is a Woman and She Don’t Like Ugly” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011), featuring Chuck D
“Man of Steel” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003), with Pearl Aday
“Martha” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Masculine” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Mercury Blues” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003), hidden track
“Midnight at the Lost and Found” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“Modern Girl” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Monstro” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“More” – Braver Than We Are (2016)
“More Than You Deserve” – Dead Ringer (1981)
“More Than You Deserve (1974 Single Version)” – More Than You Deserve single (1974)
“Nocturnal Pleasure” – Dead Ringer (1981)
“Not a Dry Eye in the House” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Nowhere Fast” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” – I’d Lie for You (And That’s the Truth) single (B-side) (1995)
“Once Upon a Time” – Once Upon a Time single (Popcorn Blizzard) (1968), Meat Loaf on lead vocals
“One More Kiss (Night of the Soft Parade)” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Only When I Feel” – Braver Than We Are (2016)
“Original Sin” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Our Love and Our Souls” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011), with Patti Russo
“Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Paradise by the Dashboard Light” – Bat Out of Hell (1977), with Ellen Foley
“Party of One” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“Peace on Earth” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Peel Out” – Dead Ringer (1981)
“Piece of the Action” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Presence of the Lord” – More Than You Deserve single (B-side) (1974)
“Priscilla” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“Prize Fight Lover” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (promotional download) (2010)
“Prize Fight Lover (2016 Re-recording)” – Braver Than We Are (bonus edition) (2016)

Q–T

“Razor’s Edge” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“Read ’Em and Weep” – Dead Ringer (1981)
“Roadhouse Blues / Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? (Live)” – Casa de Carne: Live (2010)
“Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“Rock ’n’ Roll Hero” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Rock ’n’ Roll Mercenaries” – Blind Before I Stop (1986), with John Parr
“R.P.M.” – Rock ’n’ Roll Mercenaries single (B-side) (1986)
“Runnin’ for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Running Away from Me” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Sailor to a Siren” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Seize the Night” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“She Waits by the Window” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“Skull of Your Country” – Braver Than We Are (2016), featuring Cian Coey
“Somebody Loves Me” – The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
“Song of Madness” – Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010)
“Souvenirs” – Braver Than We Are (2016)
“Speaking in Tongues” – Braver Than We Are (2016), with Stacy Michelle
“Special Girl” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Stand by Me” – Stand by Me single (1975)
“Standing on the Outside” – Blind Before I Stop (1986)
“Stand in the Storm” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011), featuring Lil Jon, John Rich and Mark McGrath
“Stone Heart” – Featuring Stoney and Meatloaf (1978), with Stoney (Shaun Murphy)
“Street Rats” – Free-for-All (1976), lead vocal on Ted Nugent album
“Sunshine (Where’s Heaven?)” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
“Surf’s Up” – Bad Attitude (1984)
“Take a Number” – Modern Girl single (B-side) (1984)
“Tear Me Down” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“Testify” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006), with Jennifer Hudson
“The Giving Tree” – Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
“The Monster Is Loose” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)
“The Promised Land” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“The Show Must Carry On” – Stage Fright original motion picture soundtrack (2014), with Rick Miller and the Center Stagers
“The Way You Do the Things You Do” – It Takes All Kinds of People single (B-side) (1971), with Stoney (Shaun Murphy)
“Thrashin’” – Thrashin’ film (1986)
“Together” – Free-for-All (1976), lead vocal on Ted Nugent album
“Tonight Is Right for Love (With Meredith Baxter-Birney)” – Chef Aid: The South Park Album (1998), with Chef (Isaac Hayes)
“Train of Love” – Braver Than We Are (2016)
“Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” – Bat Out of Hell (1977)

U–Z

“Unsaid” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better single (B-side) (2003)
“Wasted Youth” – Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
“What About Love” – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006), with Patti Russo
“What Ever Happened to Saturday Night” – The Rocky Horror Show: Original Roxy Cast (1974)
“What You See Is What You Get” – Stoney & Meatloaf (1971), with Stoney (Shaun Murphy)
“Where Angels Sing” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Where the Rubber Meets the Road” – Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
“Where We Belong (Finale)” – Stage Fright original motion picture soundtrack (2014), with Allie MacDonald and the Center Stagers
“Where We Belong (Reprise)” – Stage Fright original motion picture soundtrack (2014), featured vocalist
“Who Is the Leader of the People?” – Featuring Stoney and Meatloaf (1978), with Stoney (Shaun Murphy)
“Who Needs the Young” – Braver Than We Are (2016)
“Whore” – It’s All Coming Back to Me Now single (B-side) (2006)
“Why Isn’t That Enough?” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“Wolf at Your Door” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“Writing on the Wall” – Free-for-All (1976), lead vocal on Ted Nugent album
“You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girl” – Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)
“You’re Right, I Was Wrong” – Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003)
“You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)” – Bat Out of Hell (1977)

MEAT LOAF 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)

Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell [2 LP]

Welcome to the Neighborhood (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)

MEAT LOAF OFFICIAL 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 (2007)

Casa de Carne: Live (2010)

Guilty Pleasure Tour: Live from Sydney, Australia (2012)

MEAT LOAF OFFICIAL COMPILATION AND ARCHIVAL ALBUMS

Hits Out of Hell (1984)

Heaven Can Wait: The Best of Meat Loaf (1996)

The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)

The Collection (1999)

The Essential Meat Loaf (2011)

Playlist: The Very Best of Meat Loaf (2012)

MEAT LOAF EPs

Rock ’n’ Roll Mercenaries (1986)

If I Can’t Have You (2010)

MEAT LOAF EARLY COLLABORATIVE AND GUEST ALBUMS

Once Upon a Time (Popcorn Blizzard single) (1968)

Stoney & Meatloaf (with Stoney/Shaun Murphy) (1971)

The Rocky Horror Show: Original Roxy Cast (1974)

Free-for-All (Ted Nugent, five Meat Loaf lead vocals) (1976)

Featuring Stoney and Meatloaf (expanded early recordings) (1978)

Everything Under the Sun: The Motown Recordings (Stoney & Meatloaf archival collection) (2022)

MEAT LOAF SOUNDTRACK RECORDINGS

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Car Trouble (1986)

Thrashin’ (film recording) (1986)

Chef Aid: The South Park Album (1998)

The Pick of Destiny (2006)

Stage Fright (2014)

Updated November 1, 2026

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