I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)

"I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)"
Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Welcome to the Neighborhood
Released 1995
Format CD, Cassette
Recorded Virgin
Length 6:41 (Album Version), 4:55 (Radio Edit)
Label MCA
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Meat Loaf singles chronology
"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are"
(1994)		 "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)"
(1995)		 "Not a Dry Eye in the House"
(1995)

"I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" is a song composed and written by Diane Warren, and recorded by Meat Loaf and Patti Russo. The song was released in 1995 as the first single from the album Welcome to the Neighborhood. The single release reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 13 in the U.S.

Contents

Music video

The video for "I'd Lie for You" was directed by Howard Greenhalgh. The video pertained as a nod to the Raiders of the Lost Ark and featured Meat Loaf trying to rescue and win back the heart of the woman who cheated on him. The video is a sequel to the "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" video, starting off after the motorcycle rides into the sunset (which happened at the end of the "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" video). The video was criticized for being too complex and the action scenes being over the top.

Dana Patrick reappears from the previous video as Meat Loaf's beautiful love interest, lip-syncing once again, this time to vocals supplied by Patti Russo. As she finds herself in somewhat clichéd perilous situations, Meat Loaf (playing the hero's sidekick) always manages to rescue her in the nick of time, but the chiseled-looking Indiana Jones-style "action hero" (played by Brett Cullen, an actor who has sung backup for Meat Loaf) always shows up at the exact moment to claim the credit. Xander Berkley plays the villainous general in the video. Meat Loaf sings to her of his devotion from afar, even as the other man seduces her. The heroine even sings her lines to the other man. In the end, the adventurer chooses the treasure over the girl and flees, leaving Meat Loaf to finally declare his devotion.

Single release

The "I'd Lie for You" single was released as two CDs. The regular edition was backed with live versions of "Hot Patootie (Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?)" and "I'd Do Anything for Love", while the limited edition contained the non-album track "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" from Oklahoma! and the album track "Runnin' for the Red Light".

Charts

Chart (1995) Position
UK Singles Chart[1] 2
Australian Singles Chart[2] 7
Dutch Singles Chart[2] 9
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 9
Norwegian Singles Chart[2] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 Chart[3] 13
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 14
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 24
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 31

References

  1. ^ UK singles Search 'Meat Loaf'
  2. ^ a b c d e f g I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) chart positions
  3. ^ Billboard singles - Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Hits out of Hell (1984) • The Big Ones (1984) • Heaven & Hell (1989) • Paradise By The Dashboardlight (The Very Best of) (1991) • Back From Hell! The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1993) • Back From Hell Again! - The Very Best of Meat Loaf Vol. 2 (1994) • Alive In Hell (1994) • Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 (1996) • The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998) • Piece of the Action: The Best of Meat Loaf (2009)
Videography
Tours
Bat Out of Hell (1977-78)  • Dead Ringer (1981)  • Meat Loaf & The Neverland Express Euro '82 (1982)  • World Tour / Monsters of Rock (1983)  • Bad Attitude (1984-85)  • 20/20 (1986-87)  • Lost Boys & Golden Girls / Bat Out of Hell 10th Anniversary (1988-89)  • Everything Louder (1993-95)  • Born to Rock (1996)  • The Very Best of... (1999)  • Storytellers (1999-2000)  • Night of the Proms (2001)  • Just Having Fun... (2002)  • Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003-04)  • The Hair of the Dog (2005)  • Seize the Night / The Three Bats (2006-07)  • Casa de Carne (2008)  • Hang Cool (2010-11)  • Guilty Pleasure (2011-12)
Singles
"What You See is What You Get" • "It Takes All Kinds of People" • "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" • "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (w/ Ellen Foley) • "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" • "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" • "Bat Out of Hell" • "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" • "Dead Ringer for Love" (w/ Cher) • "Read 'Em and Weep" • "Peel Out" • "In Europe '82 (4 Track EP)" • "If You Really Want To" • "Razor's Edge" • "Midnight at the Lost and Found" • "Modern Girl" • "Nowhere Fast" • "Surf's Up" • "Sailor to a Siren" • "Piece of the Action" • "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (w/ John Parr) • "Getting Away with Murder" • "Blind Before I Stop" • "Special Girl" • "A Time for Heroes" (w/ Brian May) • "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (w/ Lorraine Crosby) • "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" • "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" • "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" • "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Not a Dry Eye in the House" • "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" • "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (w/ Bonnie Tyler) • "No Matter What" • "Is Nothing Sacred" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Did I Say That?" • "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Man of Steel" • "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (w/ Marion Raven) • "Blind As a Bat" • "Cry Over Me" • "Los Angeloser" • "If I Can't Have You" • "All of Me"
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