"Cry Over Me" is the second single from

Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on t ...

's 2006 album '' Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose''. It was written by

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. Wa ...

and released on 7 May 2007 in the UK.

History

"Blind as a Bat" was scheduled to be released in the UK on 18 December 2006, but was then put back to February 26, as two CDs. In turn, that single was pulled at the last minute, in favour of "Cry Over Me". It charted at number 47 on the

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Video

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directed the video for "Cry over Me." The video for "Cry over Me" had the lowest budget since those for the original album. A simple video, Meat Loaf has said that it only took four hours to film. The video was also included as bonus feature on the '' 3 Bats Live'' DVD, released in October 2007.

Song content

"Cry Over Me" is, according to Meat Loaf, a timeless song dealing with relationships of all kinds. In a 2007 interview, he says that it can be about your first or last loves, or dealing with your boss at work. Partially quoting the lyrics, the singer posits that there are times when "you want him to feel exactly like I felt when he said that to me."

Charts

Track listing

# "Cry Over Me" (3:58) # "Dead Ringer" (5:14)

References

{{authority control Meat Loaf songs 2007 singles Songs written by Diane Warren 2006 songs Song recordings produced by Desmond Child Mercury Records singles Music videos directed by P. R. Brown