Not a Dry Eye in the House

1995 single by Meat Loaf

"Not a Dry Eye in the House"

Single by Meat Loaf

from the album Welcome to the Neighborhood

B-side

"I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (live)

Released

January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)

Genre

Soft rock^[1]

Length

5:54

Label

MCA
Virgin

Songwriter(s)

Diane Warren

Producer(s)

Ron Nevison

Meat Loaf singles chronology

"I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)"
(1995)

"Not a Dry Eye in the House"
(1996)

"Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)"
(1996)

"Not a Dry Eye in the House" is a song composed and written by Diane Warren, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released on January 15, 1996, as the second single from the album Welcome to the Neighborhood. It peaked at number seven in the UK, becoming Meat Loaf's last top-10 hit there until "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" in 2006.^[2] It was the last US charting single to be released in Meat Loaf's lifetime before his death in January 2022.^[3]

Music video

The video for "Not a Dry Eye in the House" consisted of Meat Loaf overlooking an old theater stage. During the song he remembers the girl of his dreams leaving him (she was an old movie starlet). Aged, he goes back into flashbacks and overlooks the various times she broke his heart and cries out in song. This music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh.

Track listings

US maxi-CD single^[4]

"Not a Dry Eye in the House" (Somewhere in Time edit) – 5:02
"Let It Be" – 2:26
"Come Together" – 3:16
"I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (Live at the Beacon Theater, New York – October 1995) (feat. Patti Russo) – 7:23

UK CD singles

In the United Kingdom, there were two version released of the single. The first version contains live versions of "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" and "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)", while the other has two Beatles' covers, "Let It Be" and "Come Together".

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[5]	80
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	37
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	93
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	23
Scotland (OCC)^[9]	9
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	82

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	January 15, 1996	CD1 cassette	Virgin	^[11]
United States	January 16, 1996	Contemporary hit radio	MCA	^[12]
United Kingdom	January 22, 1996	CD2	Virgin	^[13]

References

^ https://spectrumculture.com/2019/03/11/revisit-meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-ii-back-into-hell-welcome-to-the-neighborhood/
^ ^a ^b "Meat Loaf: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ "Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' singer, has died at 74". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ Not a Dry Eye in the House (US CD single liner notes). Meat Loaf. MCA Records. 1996. MCADM-55177.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2898." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 7. February 17, 1996. p. 17. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ "Meat Loaf – Not a Dry Eye in the House" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Not a Dry Eye in the House". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ "Meat Loaf Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 13, 1996. p. 31. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1128. January 12, 1996. p. 26. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. January 20, 1996. p. 31.