Bad Attitude (album)

Bad Attitude
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 1984 (UK)
April 1985 (US)
RecordedApril–August 1984
GenreHard rock
Length39:18
LabelArista (Europe)
RCA (US)
ProducerAlan Shacklock (original recordings), Paul Jacobs, Meat Loaf, Mack
Meat Loaf chronology
Midnight at the Lost and Found
(1983)
Bad Attitude
(1984)
Blind Before I Stop
(1986)
Singles from Bad Attitude
  1. "Modern Girl"
    Released: September 28, 1984 (UK)
  2. "Nowhere Fast"
    Released: November 30, 1984 (UK)
  3. "Piece of the Action"
    Released: March 15, 1985 (UK)
  4. "Surf's Up"
    Released: June 20, 1985 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Smash Hits6/10

Bad Attitude is the fourth studio album by American singer Meat Loaf, released in November 1984. Recorded in Britain, it features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and a duet with Roger Daltrey. According to Meat Loaf's autobiography, he approached Steinman about writing the entire album, but waiting for new songs wound up taking so long that Meat Loaf recorded two previously released Steinman songs and moved on with other writers. The album concentrates more on the hard rock side of Meat Loaf, was a minor success around the globe and contained a few hit singles, the most successful being "Modern Girl".

The US release in April 1985 from RCA Records features a slightly different track order as well as alternate mixes for some songs. This remixed version of the album was reissued on CD in the United States and Canada in 1993.

The 30th anniversary remastered reissue by Cherry Red Records, released in 2014, contains only the original UK track order and mixes.