"Los Angeloser" is the first 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 2010 album ''

Hang Cool Teddy Bear ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear'' is the tenth studio album by Meat Loaf. It was released on 19 April 2010 by Mercury Records in the UK and by Loud & Proud Records in the US on 11 May 2010, with global distribution handled by Universal Music Group. The a ...

''. It was released in April 2010 in various countries. The US digital retail release was on 20 April. On week 16 the song entered the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

at No. 107.

Background

The song is written by

James Michael James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, singer, sound engineer and mixer. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M. Early life He took piano lessons while growing up and sang in Holland High ...

who has written a number of songs for Meat Loaf. Michael had previously recorded the song with his own vocals in 2009. The B-side "Boneyard" which features

Pearl Aday Pearl Aday (born 1975) is an American singer. She is the adopted daughter of vocalist Michael Lee Aday, better known as Meat Loaf, and was a member of his touring band Neverland Express for nine years starting in the mid-1990s. She has appeared o ...

was written by Tom Hambridge, and was originally recorded by Hambridge for his ''Balderdash'' album in 2000.

Video

The video for "Los Angeloser", directed by

Andy Morahan Andrew Douglas Morahan (born 11 August 1958) is a British commercial, film and music video director. He is the son of director Christopher Morahan and the half-brother of actress Hattie Morahan. Married to Joanna Lewis, he has two children. Vi ...

, was released on 18 March 2010. The video is about a soldier who has been wounded and sees his life flashing forward into different scenarios of what his life could become.

Track listing

# "Los Angeloser" (James Michael) – 4:09 # "Boneyard" with Pearl Aday (Tom Hambridge) – 5:02

References

External links

HangCoolTeddyBear.com
* {{authority control 2010 songs 2010 singles Meat Loaf songs Mercury Records singles James Michael songs Music videos directed by Andy Morahan Roadrunner Records singles Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo Songs written by James Michael