to explain the reuse of "Total Eclipse", Steinman explained, "That was an accident almost. I'm surprised it stayed in. [For the original production] in Vienna, I had only a month and a half to write this whole show and we needed a big love duet... But with Total Eclipse of the Heart, I was trying to come up with a love song and I remembered I actually wrote that to be a vampire love song. Its original title was Vampires in Love because I was working on a musical of Nosferatu, the other great vampire story. If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in dark. And so I figured 'Who's ever going to know; it's Vienna!' And then it was just hard to take it out." Asked about the impact of previously heard songs, especially Total Eclipse, on the show's popularity in Europe, Steinman replied, "Well, the reaction, at least in Europe, was great. They recognized it, but then it seems – if it's done well – to take on a different personality." Original Austrian version (1997) This song list also reflects the Japanese production in 2006. Act One "Ouverture" (Overture) "He, Ho, He" (Hey, Ho, Hey) "Knoblauch" (Garlic) "Bitte, meine Herren" (Please, Gentlemen) "Eine schöne Tochter ist ein Segen" (A Beautiful Daughter Is a Blessing) "Nie geseh'n" (Never Seen) "Gott ist tot" (God Is Dead) "Alles ist hell" (Everything's Bright) "Wahrheit" (Truth) "Du bist wirklich sehr nett" (You're Really Very Nice) "Einladung zum Ball" (Invitation to the Ball) "Draußen ist Freiheit" (Outside Is Freedom) "Die roten Stiefel" (The Red Boots) "Trauer um Chagal" (Mourning for Chagal) "Tot zu sein ist komisch" (To Be Dead Is Strange) "Durch die Wildnis zum Schloß" (Through the Wilderness to the Castle) "Vor dem Schloß" (In Front of the Castle) Act Two "Totale Finsternis" (Total Eclipse) "Carpe noctem" (Seize the Night) "Ein perfekter Tag" (A Perfect Day) "In der Gruft" (In the Crypt) "Bücher, Bücher" (Books, Books) "Für Sarah" (For Sarah) "Noch mehr Bücher" (Even More Books) "Wenn Liebe in dir Ist" (When Love Is Inside You) "Sie irren, Professor" (You're Wrong, Professor) "Ewigkeit" (Eternity) "Die unstillbare Gier" (The Insatiable Greed) "Tanzsaal" (The Ballroom) "Draußen ist Freiheit – Reprise" "Der Tanz der Vampire" (The Dance of the Vampires) Later European versions While some song titles changed in later