Not a Dry Eye in the House explained

Not a Dry Eye in the House
Cover:Nadiith.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Meat Loaf
Album:Welcome to the Neighborhood
B-Side:"I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (live)
Genre:Soft rock[1]
Length:5:54
Label:
Producer:Ron Nevison
Prev Title:I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)
Next Year:1996

"Not a Dry Eye in the House" is a song composed and written by Diane Warren, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released on January 15, 1996, as the second single from the album Welcome to the Neighborhood. It peaked at number seven in the UK, becoming Meat Loaf's last top-10 hit there until "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" in 2006. It was the last US charting single to be released in Meat Loaf's lifetime before his death in January 2022.[2]

Music video

The video for "Not a Dry Eye in the House" consisted of Meat Loaf overlooking an old theater stage. During the song he remembers the girl of his dreams leaving him (she was an old movie starlet). Aged, he goes back into flashbacks and overlooks the various times she broke his heart and cries out in song. This music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh.

Track listings

US maxi-CD single[3]

  1. "Not a Dry Eye in the House" (Somewhere in Time edit) – 5:02
  2. "Let It Be" – 2:26
  3. "Come Together" – 3:16
  4. "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (Live at the Beacon Theater, New York – October 1995) (feat. Patti Russo) – 7:23

UK CD singles

In the United Kingdom, there were two version released of the single. The first version contains live versions of "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" and "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)", while the other has two Beatles' covers, "Let It Be" and "Come Together".

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 111
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 37

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United KingdomJanuary 15, 1996Virgin[6]
United StatesJanuary 16, 1996Contemporary hit radioMCA[7]
United KingdomJanuary 22, 1996CD2Virgin[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://spectrumculture.com/2019/03/11/revisit-meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-ii-back-into-hell-welcome-to-the-neighborhood/
  2. Web site: Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' singer, has died at 74. January 22, 2022. CNN.
  3. Not a Dry Eye in the House. Meat Loaf. 1996. US CD single liner notes. MCA Records. MCADM-55177.
  4. Web site: Meat LoafARIA Chart history (1988-2024). ARIA. Imgur.com. July 28, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 13. 7. 17. February 17, 1996. June 30, 2020.
  6. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. January 13, 1996. June 29, 2021.
  7. Selected New Releases. Radio & Records. 1128. 26. January 12, 1996. August 12, 2021.
  8. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. January 20, 1996.

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