MEAT LOAF - I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH)

Released: October 3, 1995

Charts:  US: #13   UK: #2 

Meat Loaf’s 1995 album “Welcome to the Neighbourhood” featured the standout Diane Warren-penned ballad, “I’d Lie for You (And That’s the Truth).” Released as the album’s lead single in October 1995, it reached #2 in the UK and #13 in the US. The song embodied classic Meat Loaf elements: emotional vocals, escalating drama, a false ending, and a theatrical music video. Featuring Patti Russo as his duet partner, the song captures Meat Loaf’s trademark grandiosity, as he promises his lover unconditional devotion if she would simply believe in him. 

The music video for was directed by Howard Greenhalgh with cinematography by Daniel Pearl and borrows heavily from the Indiana Jones film series. Initially resembling a continuation of Meat Loaf’s previous video for “I’d Do Anything for Love,” the storyline quickly transitions into a high-budget adventure. Meat Loaf and his female companion (played by Dana Patrick, lip-syncing Patti Russo’s vocals) are pursued into the desert by a helicopter, observed by an Indiana Jones-like relic hunter (Brett Cullen) and a military despot (Xander Berkeley).

The plot involves treasure hunts, perilous vehicle chases, and explosions. The heroine is drawn to the adventurer, creating a love triangle where Meat Loaf expresses his devotion through song. Ultimately, the adventurer chooses treasure over love, leaving Meat Loaf to reunite with the woman.