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Turn Around, Bright Eyes, Part 2

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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I Do Anything for Love, but I Won't Do That

The lead single from his 1993 album, Bat Out of Hell 2, Back Into Hell has to be regarded as one of the most amazing pop comebacks of all time. The song stayed on top for 5 weeks, one week longer than Steinman's 1983 number 1 with Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Hot. In October 1993, the music business was stunned when Meatloaf's Bat Out ofHell 2, Back into Hell debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart all the way up at number 3. Four weeks later, Bat 2 reached number 1, leaping over CDs by Garth Brooks and Nirvana.

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