Bat Out of Hell

Bat Out of Hell
Bat Out of Hell
Studio album by Meat Loaf
Released	October 21, 1977
Recorded	1975–1976
Studios	Bearsville (Woodstock, New York); Utopia Sound (Lake Hill, New York); The Hit Factory (New York City); House of Music (West Orange, New Jersey);
Genres	Hard rock; progressive rock; pop;
Length	46:25
Labels	Cleveland International; Epic;
Producer	Todd Rundgren
Meat Loaf chronology
Singles from Bat Out of Hell
	"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)"; Released: October 1977; "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"; Released: March 1978; "Bat Out of Hell"; Released: May 1978 (Aus); "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"; Released: August 1978; "All Revved Up with No Place to Go"; Released: October 1978 (UK);

Bat Out of Hell is the debut studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf. Composed by Jim Steinman, the album was developed from the musical Neverland, a futuristic rock version of Peter Pan which Steinman wrote for a workshop in 1974. It was recorded during 1975 and 1976 at various studios, including Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York. The album was produced by Todd Rundgren, and released in October 1977 by Cleveland International Records and Epic Records. Bat Out of Hell spawned two Meat Loaf sequel albums: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006).

Bat Out of Hell has sold over 43 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. It is certified 14× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is the best-selling album in Australia, having been certified 26× platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). As of June 2019, it has spent 522 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, the fourth longest chart run by a studio album. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album inspired Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, staged by Jay Scheib in 2017.