Nowhere Fast

Nowhere Fast
This article is about the song by Fire Inc.. For the song by The Smiths with the same name, see Meat Is Murder.
"Nowhere Fast"
Single by Fire Inc.
from the album Streets of Fire
Released 1984
Genre Rock
Length 6:04
Label MCA
Writer(s) Jim Steinman

"Nowhere Fast" is a song, first performed by Fire Inc. in 1984 for the rock movie Streets of Fire. A cover of the song was later recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was entirely written by Jim Steinman. Laurie Sargent performed the lead vocals. Holly Sherwood and Rory Dodd performed the background vocals.

Contents

Fire Inc. single

The "Nowhere Fast" single contains an edit (edited down to 4:11 from the 6:02 album version) and is backed with the Marilyn Martin track "Sorcerer", also from the Streets of Fire soundtrack.

Personnel

  • Music and Lyrics: Jim Steinman
  • Lead Vocals: Laurie Sargent
  • Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Holly Sherwood and Eric Troyer
  • Piano: Roy Bittan
  • Guitars: Dave Johnstone and Mike Landau
  • Bass: Steve Buslowe
  • Synthesizer: Larry Fast
  • Drums: Max Weinberg and Jim Bralower
  • Drum Programming: Jim Bralower
  • Additional Keyboards: Jim Steinman

Meat Loaf single

"Nowhere Fast"
Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Bad Attitude
Released 1984
Genre Rock
Length 5:12
Producer Meat Loaf, Paul Jacobs, Mack
Meat Loaf singles chronology
"Modern Girl"
(1984)		 "Nowhere Fast"
(1984)		 "Sailor to a Siren"
(1984)

The Meat Loaf version, compared to the Fire Inc. original, has partly different music and a partly different lyric, as well as a different production style. Meat Loaf performed it live during the Bad Attitude tour.

Single versions

12" maxi single
  • "Nowhere Fast" (6:05) (Jim Steinman)
  • "Stand by Me" (3:45) (Ben E. King)
  • "Clap Your Hands" (2:23) (Richard Hartley/Brian Thompson)
7" single
  • "Nowhere Fast" (4:00) (Jim Steinman)
  • "Clap Your Hands" (2:23) (Richard Hartley/Brian Thompson)

Both B-sides were recorded during Meat Loaf's sessions for the The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack, and remained unreleased until this single.

There were four different versions of the 7" single, including a shaped picture disc, a pop-up cover and a gatefold sleeve.

Personnel

References

External links

v · d · eMeat Loaf
Studio albums
Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) • Bat Out of Hell (1977) • Dead Ringer (1981) • Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) • Bad Attitude (1984) • Blind Before I Stop (1986) • Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (1993) • Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) • Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) • Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) • Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) • Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
Live albums
Live at Wembley (1987) • Live Around the World (1996) • VH1: Storytellers (1999) • Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) • 3 Bats Live (2008)
Compilations
Hits out of Hell (1984) • The Big Ones (1984) • Heaven & Hell (1989) • Paradise By The Dashboardlight (The Very Best of) (1991) • Back From Hell! The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1993) • Back From Hell Again! - The Very Best of Meat Loaf Vol. 2 (1994) • Alive In Hell (1994) • Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 (1996) • The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998) • Piece of the Action: The Best of Meat Loaf (2009)
Videography
Live • Hits out of Hell • Bad Attitude - Live! • Bat out of Hell II: Picture Show • VH1: Storytellers • To Hell and Back • Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra • 3 Bats Live • Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours
Bat Out of Hell (1977-78)  • Dead Ringer (1981)  • Meat Loaf & The Neverland Express Euro '82 (1982)  • World Tour / Monsters of Rock (1983)  • Bad Attitude (1984-85)  • 20/20 (1986-87)  • Lost Boys & Golden Girls / Bat Out of Hell 10th Anniversary (1988-89)  • Everything Louder (1993-95)  • Born to Rock (1996)  • The Very Best of... (1999)  • Storytellers (1999-2000)  • Night of the Proms (2001)  • Just Having Fun... (2002)  • Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003-04)  • The Hair of the Dog (2005)  • Seize the Night / The Three Bats (2006-07)  • Casa de Carne (2008)  • Hang Cool (2010-11)  • Guilty Pleasure (2011-12)
Singles
"What You See is What You Get" • "It Takes All Kinds of People" • "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" • "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (w/ Ellen Foley) • "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" • "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" • "Bat Out of Hell" • "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" • "Dead Ringer for Love" (w/ Cher) • "Read 'Em and Weep" • "Peel Out" • "In Europe '82 (4 Track EP)" • "If You Really Want To" • "Razor's Edge" • "Midnight at the Lost and Found" • "Modern Girl" • "Nowhere Fast" • "Surf's Up" • "Sailor to a Siren" • "Piece of the Action" • "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (w/ John Parr) • "Getting Away with Murder" • "Blind Before I Stop" • "Special Girl" • "A Time for Heroes" (w/ Brian May) • "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (w/ Lorraine Crosby) • "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" • "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" • "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" • "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Not a Dry Eye in the House" • "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" • "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (w/ Bonnie Tyler) • "No Matter What" • "Is Nothing Sacred" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Did I Say That?" • "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Man of Steel" • "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (w/ Marion Raven) • "Blind As a Bat" • "Cry Over Me" • "Los Angeloser" • "If I Can't Have You" • "All of Me"
Related articles
Discography • Neverland Express • Stoney & Meatloaf • Jim Steinman • Patti Russo • Shaun Murphy • Amanda Aday • Pearl Aday • The Seize the Night Tour • The Casa de Carne Tour • The Hang Cool Tour • The Celebrity Apprentice 4



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