Paradise by the Dashboard Light

"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by the American musician Meat Loaf alongside Ellen Foley. An uncommonly long song for a single, it has become a staple of classic rock radio and has been described as the "greatest rock duet".

"Paradise by the Dashboard Light"
Side-A label of U.S. 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley
from the album Bat Out of Hell
B-side"Bat Overture"
Released
  • August 1978 (US)
  • 23 October 1978 (Aus)
Recorded1976
StudioBearsville (Woodstock, New York)
Genre
Length8:28 (album version)
5:32 (single edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Jim Steinman
Producer(s)Todd Rundgren
Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley singles chronology
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
(1978)
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light"
(1978)
"Bat Out of Hell"
(1979)
Music video
Video on YouTube
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