Bad Attitude (album)

Bad Attitude
Studio album by
Meat Loaf
ReleasedNovember 2, 1984 (UK)[1]
April 1985 (US)
RecordedApril–August 1984
GenreHard rock
Length39:18
LabelArista (Europe)
RCA (US)
ProducerAlan Shacklock (original recordings), Paul Jacobs, Meat Loaf, Mack
Meat Loaf chronology
Midnight at the Lost and Found
(1983) 		Bad Attitude
(1984) 		Blind Before I Stop
(1986)
Singles from Bad Attitude
  1. "Modern Girl"
    Released: September 28, 1984 (UK)[2]
  2. "Nowhere Fast"
    Released: November 30, 1984 (UK)[3]
  3. "Piece of the Action"
    Released: March 15, 1985 (UK)[4]
  4. "Surf's Up"
    Released: June 20, 1985 (US)[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Smash Hits6/10[7]

Bad Attitude is the fourth studio album by American singer Meat Loaf, released in November 1984. Recorded in Britain, it features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and a duet with Roger Daltrey. According to Meat Loaf's autobiography, he approached Steinman about writing the entire album, but waiting for new songs wound up taking so long that Meat Loaf recorded two previously released Steinman songs and moved on with other writers.[8] The album concentrates more on the hard rock side of Meat Loaf, was a minor success around the globe and contained a few hit singles, the most successful being "Modern Girl".

The US release in April 1985 from RCA Records features a slightly different track order as well as alternate mixes for some songs. The 1993 CD reissue for the USA and Canada keeps the different track order but has the same mixes as the UK/Europe version.

The 30th anniversary reissue by Cherry Red Records, released in 2014, contains only the original UK track order and mixes.[9]

  1. ^ "BPI certifications for Meat Loaf".
  2. ^ "Meat Loaf singles".
  3. ^ "Meat Loaf singles".
  4. ^ "Music Week" (PDF).
  5. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 28.
  6. ^ Allmusic review
  7. ^ Cranna, Ian (8–21 November 1984). "Albums: Meat Loaf – Bad Attitude (Arista)". Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 22. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 23. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ^ A version of "Nowhere Fast" with alternate lyrics appears in the movie Streets of Fire, performed by the band Fire Inc.
  9. ^ "Give Me the Future: Hear No Evil Label Reissues Meat Loaf's "Bad Attitude" for 30th Anniversary - the Second Disc". 28 May 2014.