Is Nothing Sacred

"Is Nothing Sacred"

Single by Meat Loaf

Released

1999

Format

Genre

Rock

Label

Virgin & Sony Music TV

Writer(s)

Jim Steinman and Don Black

Producer(s)

Russ Titelman

Meat Loaf singles chronology

"A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"
(1998)

"Is Nothing Sacred"
(1999)

"Did I Say That?"
(2003)

"Is Nothing Sacred" is a song written by Jim Steinman and Don Black. It has been recorded by Meat Loaf twice. Jim Steinman composed the music while Don Black wrote the lyrics to this ballad. The song was originally recorded for the 1998 album The Very Best of Meat Loaf, with lead vocals by Meat Loaf. It was re-recorded as a duet featuring Patti Russo for its single release in 1999. The duet debuted at #15 on the UK charts. The duet is also featured as a bonus track on the VH1: Storytellers album. Meat Loaf and Patti Russo performed this song nightly on The Very Best Of tour. A promo video and live performance of the duet can be viewed at youtube.com. Russell Watson has released a cover of the song. Celine Dion, Karine Hannah, and Rob Evan as part of The Dream Engine have all provided lead vocals for unreleased recordings of this song.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Meat Loaf

Studio albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) 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) Welcome to the Neighbourhood (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)

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 (2008)

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	Live Hits Out of Hell Bad Attitude – Live! Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

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) Mad, Mad World (2012) Last at Bat (2013) In Concert (2015-16)

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" "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" "Peace on Earth" "If I Can't Have You" "Stand in the Storm" "All of Me" "The Giving Tree" "Going All The Way Is Just the Start" "Speaking In Tongues"

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