“I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) is from Meatloaf’s 1993 album “Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell” and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song hit #1 in 28 countries and earned Meat Loaf the Grammy for “Best Rock Vocal Performance – Solo.” Todd Rundgren appears on the song and the backing singer was credited on the album as only “Mrs. Loud” ( she would later be identified as Lorraine Crosby”. In interviews over the years, Meat Loaf has explained that in each verse of the song, he mentions 2 things the man would do for love, followed by 1 that he won’t do. He likens the song to the days of Excalibur.