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Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are

Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell
Released 1994
Format CD, cassette
Recorded Ocean Way Recording (LA)
Genre Soft Rock
Length 10:15
Label MCA
Writer(s) Jim Steinman
Producer Jim Steinman
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
Meat Loaf singles chronology
"Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
(1994) "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are"
(1994) "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)"
(1995)
"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1994 as the third single from the album Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell and it reached #38 on US's Billboard Hot 100, and #26 in the UK Top 40. With its chart success, this song became the hit with the longest un-bracketed title.[1]. The title is derived from the safety warning on rearview mirrors in the US, Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear.
Steinman reused the melody, with new lyrics by Michael Kunze, for "Die Unstillbare Gier", a song in the Tanz der Vampire productions, and for "Confession of a Vampire" in the ill-fated US version (Dance of the Vampires).