Tracklist
| Paradise By The Dashboard Light | 7:55 | ||
| Paradise By The Dashboard Light (With Baseball Play-By-Play) | 6:58 | ||
| Paradise By The Dashboard Light (Without Baseball Play-By-Play) | 6:58 |
Credits (5)
Ellen FoleyFeaturing [Female Vocals]
Joe*Lacquer Cut By
Todd RundgrenProducer
Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto*Voice [Baseball Play-by-play]
J. Steinman*Written-By
Notes
Master for Meat Loaf "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", taken from the album Bat Out Of Hell.
This master contains the original 1977 release and its subsequent re-issues.
Following the success of Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, "Paradise..." was chosen as the album's third single in the US.
An earlier fade of the 8:28 album version was made, resulting in a 7:55 version. Promo 12" releases skipped the baseball-play-to-play on one side, making it a 6:58 version. B-side of the single was "Bat Overture", being the first two minutes of the album's 9:51 title track.
This version became No. 39 in the Billboard Hot 100.
A more drastic 5:25 edit was released in the Netherlands (also b/w "Bat Overture"), where the song became a No. 1 hit. This drew the attention to other countries, where the song was also released:
- b/w "All Revved Up..." in the UK;
- b/w "You Took The Words..." in Italy;
- as a B-side to You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth / Paradise By The Dashboard Light in the US.
The UK release did not chart, but the US release did (once again No. 39).
Re-issued on CD-single in 1988 featuring the full album version.
This master contains the original 1977 release and its subsequent re-issues.
Following the success of Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, "Paradise..." was chosen as the album's third single in the US.
An earlier fade of the 8:28 album version was made, resulting in a 7:55 version. Promo 12" releases skipped the baseball-play-to-play on one side, making it a 6:58 version. B-side of the single was "Bat Overture", being the first two minutes of the album's 9:51 title track.
This version became No. 39 in the Billboard Hot 100.
A more drastic 5:25 edit was released in the Netherlands (also b/w "Bat Overture"), where the song became a No. 1 hit. This drew the attention to other countries, where the song was also released:
- b/w "All Revved Up..." in the UK;
- b/w "You Took The Words..." in Italy;
- as a B-side to You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth / Paradise By The Dashboard Light in the US.
The UK release did not chart, but the US release did (once again No. 39).
Re-issued on CD-single in 1988 featuring the full album version.
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7", 45 RPM, Single
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Cleveland International Records – 8-50588 | US | 1977 | US — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
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Cleveland International Records – AS 477 | US | 1977 | US — 1977 |
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7", 45 RPM, Single
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Cleveland International Records – 8-50588 | Canada | 1977 | Canada — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7", Single, Promo
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Epic – EPC S 6673 | 1977 | — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7", 45 RPM, Promo
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Cleveland International Records – AE7-1167 | US | 1977 | US — 1977 |
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7", 45 RPM, Single
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Epic – 8-50588 | US | 1977 | US — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7", White Label
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Epic – EPC 6673 | Netherlands | 1977 | Netherlands — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7"
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Epic – 06-5P-5 | Japan | 1977 | Japan — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Pitman Pressing
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Cleveland International Records – AE7-1167 | US | 1977 | US — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
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Cleveland International Records – 8-50588 | US | 1977 | US — 1977 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light = ロックン・ロール・パラダイス
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Epic – 06-5P-5 | Japan | 1977 | Japan — 1977 |
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Cleveland International Records – EPC 6673 | Netherlands | 1978 | Netherlands — 1978 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
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Epic – EPIC 6805 | 1978 | — 1978 |
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7", 45 RPM
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Epic – EPC 6723 | Italy | 1978 | Italy — 1978 |
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Cleveland International Records – EPC 6673 | Netherlands | 1978 | Netherlands — 1978 |
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Epic – ES 308 | Australia | 1978 | Australia — 1978 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
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Epic – ES 308 | Australia | 1978 | Australia — 1978 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
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Cleveland International Records – EPC 652898 7 | Europe | 1988 | Europe — 1988 |
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Cleveland International Records – 652898 3 | Europe | 1988 | Europe — 1988 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
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Epic – EPC 652898 6 | Europe | 1988 | Europe — 1988 |
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Epic – 652898 6 | Australia | 1988 | Australia — 1988 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Repress, Special Edition, picture cover
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Epic – 652898 7 | Australia | 1988 | Australia — 1988 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
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MCA Records – MCA5P-2492 | US | 1992 | US — 1992 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
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MCA Records – MCACS-54557 | US | 1992 | US — 1992 |
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Paradise By The Dashboard Light
CD, Maxi-Single
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Epic – EPC 659933 2 | Europe | 1993 | Europe — 1993 |
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Epic – 659170 1 | Australia | Australia |
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#RIP ✝️ #Meatloaf / #RIPMeatloaf . . . . .
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RIP Jim Steinman °1-11-'47 - ✝️ 19-4-'21 ✝️ ✝️ ✝️
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Edited 10 months agoThis 5:25 edit makes the difference between a flop record and a hit record. "Paradise..." started as an 8:28 song that was part of the album "Bat out of hell". An earlier fade was made to make it a 7:55 single. This version was released as a single in many countries, including the Netherlands (there is also a single catalogued EPC 6673 with the 7:55 version on it). However, many radio stations refused to play this record because of its length. So it was decided to edit the track even more, leaving out the baseball-play-by-play and also some vocal and instrumental parts, but still keeping the song meaningful. The result was a 5:25 edit that was repressed as a single. It was this version that caused a lot of airplay in our country and as a result of it, it went straight to number one and the album made it to number one as well.
This 5:25 edit was even making impact in the United States, where it was included as the B-side to a re-released "You took the words right out of my mouth" (8-50634). This re-issue made it to No. 39 in the Billboard Hot 100, the same result as "Paradise..." as the original 7:55 A-side.
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