Australian singles chart:
Bat Out of Hell entered the Australian singles chart* on 5 June 1978 and peaked at #26.
Album:
The song is on Bat Out of Hell which entered the Australian albums chart* on 23 January 1978. It reached #1 on 19 June 1978 and remained there for 8 weeks.
Songwriter:
Jim Steinman
Producer:
Todd Rundgren
Record label of Australian release:
Epic / Cleveland International
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Bat Out of Hell was the 1977 debut album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman. It was developed from a musical, Neverland, a futuristic rock version of Peter Pan, which Steinman wrote for a workshop in 1974. The album was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Its musical style is influenced by Steinman’s appreciation of Richard Wagner, Phil Spector, Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Bat Out of Hell is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Out_of_Hell
Lyrics:
The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There′s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining, oh, so bright
There’s evil in the air, there′s thunder in the sky
And a killer’s on the bloodshot streets
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