Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
The cover shows a bat perched on the tower of the Chrysler Building. A man on a motorcycle flies toward it.
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
RecordedAugust 1991–June 1993
Studio
Genre
Length75:38
Label
ProducerJim Steinman
Meat Loaf chronology
Blind Before I Stop
(1986)
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
(1993)
Welcome to the Neighbourhood
(1995)
Jim Steinman chronology
Original Sin
(1989)
Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell
(1993)
Singles from Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell is the sixth studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and the second one in the Bat Out of Hell trilogy, which was written and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released on September 14, 1993, sixteen years after Meat Loaf's first solo album Bat Out of Hell. The album reached number 1 in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Three tracks were released as singles, including "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which reached number 1 in 28 countries.

The album was released by Virgin Records outside of North America, where it was released by MCA. The third part of the Bat trilogy, Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, was released in 2006.

Like the first album of the trilogy, Bat Out of Hell II was a commercial success. It sold over 14 million copies worldwide.

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