"Nowhere Fast" is a

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetit ...

, performed by

Fire Inc. ''Streets of Fire'' is a 1984 American neo-noir rock musical film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It is described in the opening credits and posters as "A Rock & Roll Fable" and is a mix of various movie genres wi ...

in 1984 for the rock movie '' Streets of Fire''. An alternate version of the song was recorded by

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 ...

the same year. The song was written by

Jim Steinman James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, mus ...

Fire Inc. single

The "Nowhere Fast" single contains an edit (edited down to 4:11 from the 6:02 album version) and is backed with the

Marilyn Martin Marilyn Martin (born May 4, 1954) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 1985 hit duet with Phil Collins, "Separate Lives", her only number one. Early life Marilyn Martin was born on May 4, 1954, in Tennessee but raise ...

track "Sorcerer", also from the ''Streets of Fire'' soundtrack. Laurie Sargent performed the lead vocals.

Holly Sherwood Holly Sherwood is an American rock music, rock singing, vocalist, best known for her work with Jim Steinman, providing both lead and backing vocals. Acting career At the age of three, Holly Sherwood began her professional career as the star of P ...

and

Rory Dodd Rory Dodd (born Port Dover, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian rock vocalist who has performed many songs written by Jim Steinman. He is probably best known for singing as the duet voice (the "Turn around, bright eyes" lyrics) on Bonnie Tyler's vers ...

performed the background vocals.

Personnel

*Music and Lyrics: Jim Steinman *Lead Vocals: Laurie Sargent *Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Holly Sherwood and

Eric Troyer Eric Lee Troyer (born 10 April 1949) is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist, best known as a member of ELO Part II and its successor The Orchestra. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been rec ...

*Piano:

Roy Bittan Roy J. Bittan (born July 2, 1949) is an American musician best known as a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Nicknamed "The Professor", Bittan joined the E Street Band in 1974. He plays the piano, organ, accordion and synthe ...

*Guitars: Dave Johnstone and Mike Landau *Bass: Steve Buslowe *Synthesizer: Larry Fast *Drums: Max Weinberg and Jim Bralower *Drum Programming: Jim Bralower *Additional Keyboards: Jim Steinman

Meat Loaf single

Meat Loaf's more rock-oriented version has an almost entirely different set of lyrics, with only the chorus being the same as the Fire Inc. version. Meat Loaf's version also has a more prominent guitar being played by Bob Kulick. Meat Loaf performed it live during the ''Bad Attitude'' tour along with his touring band, The Neverland Express. At the time of its release, it was only a minor hit, but remains a fan favourite. The single was also released as a limited edition motorcycle-shaped vinyl. A music video was also produced.

Single versions

;12" maxi single *"Nowhere Fast" (6:05) ''(Jim Steinman)'' *"Stand by Me" (3:45) ''(

Ben E. King Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of " Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later ...

)'' *"Clap Your Hands" (2:23) ''( Richard Hartley/Brian Thompson)'' ;7" single * "Nowhere Fast" (4:00) ''(Jim Steinman)'' * "Clap Your Hands" (2:23) ''( Richard Hartley/Brian Thompson)'' Both B-sides were recorded during Meat Loaf's sessions for ''

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'' soundtrack, and remained unreleased until this single. There were four different versions of the 7" single, including a shaped picture disc, a pop-up cover and a gatefold sleeve.

Personnel

*Lead Vocals:

*Guitars: Bob Kulick *Bass: John Siegler *Piano & Keyboards, Background Vocals: Paul Jacobs *Drums, Background Vocals: Wells Kelly *Percussion:

Frank Ricotti Frank Ricotti (born 31 January 1949) is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist. Early life and education Ricotti was born in London, England. His father was a drummer. Bill Ashton, founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NY ...

*Background Vocals: Clare Torry, Stephanie de Sykes *Produced by Meat Loaf, Paul Jacobs and Mack

References

Jim Steinman.com
was used for the detailed information about this song

External links

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