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I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

song written and composed by Jim Steinman, originally recorded by Meat Loaf and Lorraine Crosby and released in 1993
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q573354
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I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

Summary

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) is a musical work/composition[1]. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,072 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s composer is recorded as Jim Steinman[4].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s genre is popular music[5].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was performed by Meat Loaf[6].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was published on September 15, 1993[9].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s lyricist is recorded as Jim Steinman[10].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"}[11].
  • I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 458cfba7-273d-3d49-a8f8-b3b908a10bbc[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was performed by Meat Loaf[6].

Publication

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was published on September 15, 1993[9]. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,072 views/month).[2] I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Meat Loaf United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That). Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-d-do-anything-for-love-but-i-won-t-do-that
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-d-do-anything-for-love-but-i-won-t-do-that_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-d-do-anything-for-love-but-i-won-t-do-that}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Meat Loaf
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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