<Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Progressive rock </Li> <Li> hard rock </Li> <Li> power ballad </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Progressive rock </Li> <Li> hard rock </Li> <Li> power ballad </Li> </Ul> <P> "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" is a song written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf with Lorraine Crosby . The song was released in 1993 as the first single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell . The last six verses feature a female singer who was credited only as "Mrs. Loud" in the album notes . She was later identified as Lorraine Crosby . However, she does not appear in the video, in which her vocals are lip - synched by Dana Patrick . Meat Loaf promoted the single with US vocalist Patti Russo . </P> <P> The power ballad was a commercial success, reaching number one in 28 countries . The single was certified platinum in the United States and became Meat Loaf's first and only number - one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and on the UK singles chart, and was the best - selling single of 1993 in the United Kingdom . The song earned Meat Loaf a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo . </P>

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