Los Angeloser

"Los Angeloser"
Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Hang Cool Teddy Bear
Released April 2, 2010 (2010-04-02)[1]
Format Digital download
Genre Rock
Length 4:09
Label Mercury, Loud & Proud (US)
Writer(s) James Michael
Producer Rob Cavallo
Meat Loaf singles chronology
"Cry Over Me"
(2007)		 "Los Angeloser"
(2010)

"Los Angeloser" is the first single from Meat Loaf's 2010 album Hang Cool Teddy Bear. It was released in April 2010 in various counties.[2] The US digital retail release was on 20 April. On week 16 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 107.[3]

Contents

Background

The song is written by James Michael who has written a number of songs for Meat Loaf. Michael had previously recorded the song with his own vocals in 2009.

The B-side "Boneyard" which features Pearl Aday was written by Tom Hambridge, and was originally recorded by Hambridge for his Balderdash album in 2000.[4]

Video

The video for "Los Angeloser", directed by Andy Morahan,[5] was released on 18 March 2010.[6] The video is about a soldier who has been wounded and sees his life flashing forward into different scenarios of what his life could become.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Los Angeloser" (James Michael) – 4:09
  2. "Boneyard" with Pearl Aday (Tom Hambridge) – 5:02

References

  1. ^ ""Los Angeloser" - Meat Loaf". iTunes Germany. http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/los-angeloser-single/id365004173. Retrieved 2010-04-14. 
  2. ^ ""Los Angeloser" - Meat Loaf". 7 Digital. 2010. http://se.7digital.com/artists/meat-loaf/los-angeloser/. Retrieved 2010-04-14. 
  3. ^ "CHART LOG UK: CLUK Update 1.05.2010 (wk16) - NEW ENTRIES UPDATE". Zobbel (data from Official Charts Company). 2010-05-01. http://zobbel.de/cluk/100501cluk.txt. Retrieved 2011-04-02. 
  4. ^ "Balderdash - Tom Hambridge". CD Universe. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1079021/a/Balderdash.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-14. 
  5. ^ http://www.promonews.tv/2010/03/24/meatloaf%E2%80%99s-los-angeloser-by-andy-morahan/
  6. ^ "New Official Video For "LosAngeloser"". MeatLoaf.net. 2010-03-18. http://meatloaf.net/content/new-official-video-losangeloser. Retrieved 2010-04-14. 
  7. ^ "The One Show 14 April 2010". BBC iPlayer The One Show. 2010-04-14. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s1lqt/The_One_Show_14_04_2010/. Retrieved 2010-04-14. 

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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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