Stone, Matt Birkbeck referred to the songs, naming "Objects", as "harmless, low-octane operatic drivel" with "insufferably long Steinman compositions with equally long names." The Fort Worth Star-Telegram also referred to the length of the songs on the album, in which Steinman "vomits up 75 minutes of endlessly repeated choruses." The New Statesman'''s Kate Mossman labels Steinman's lyrics "unwieldy". Meat Loaf performed the song on the April 14, 1994, edition of the BBC television show Top of the Pops. Live versions of the song were included on the 1996 Live Around the World album and the 2007 3 Bats Live DVD. The Dream Engine performed the song at the Over the Top concerts at Mohegan Sun: this arrangement had the second verse being performed by a female vocalist. Steinman reused the melody, with new lyrics by Michael Kunze, for "Die Unstillbare Gier", a song performed by the character Graf von Krolock in the rock-opera Tanz der Vampire. Steve Barton performed the song on the 1998 Original Vienna Cast Recording. Steinman rewrote the Tanz version into English as "Confession of a Vampire" for the ill-fated US version (Dance of the Vampires'') of the musical starring Michael Crawford. Personnel Meat Loaf – lead vocals Bill Payne – piano Eddie Martinez – guitars Rick Marotta – drums Steve Buslowe – bass Jeff Bova – synthesizer, programming Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Max Haskett, Lorraine Crosby, Stuart Emerson – background vocals Ellen Foley, Rory Dodd – additional vocals Charts References 1993 songs 1994 singles Meat Loaf songs Music videos directed by Michael Bay 1990s ballads Songs written by Jim Steinman Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements