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"Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" is a song performed by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler and American singer Todd Rundgren, taken from Tyler's sixth studio album, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986). Written and produced by Jim Steinman, the track was released as the second single from the album in 1985. Artwork for the single features cover paintings by the British artist and designer Edward Burne-Jones. 12-inch editions feature the cover painting The Beguiling of Merlin while 7-inch editions feature Phyllis and Demophoon. Some territories feature a photograph of Tyler. The music video features Welsh actor Hywel Bennett miming Rundgren's lines. The song has been re-recorded by Meat Loaf on his 2016 album Braver Than We Are, as a duet with Stacy Michelle.

"Loving You's A Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"
Single by Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren
from the album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
B-side	"Under Suspicion" "It's a Jungle Out There"
Released	11 November 1985 (1985-11-11)[1]
Length	7:48 5:40 (7-inch)
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	Jim Steinman
Producer(s)	Jim Steinman
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology
"Holding Out for a Hero" (1984) "Loving You's A Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (1985) "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" (1986)
Todd Rundgren singles chronology
"Bang the Drum All Day" (1983) "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (1985)
Music video
"Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)" on YouTube

Credits and personnel

• Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer
• Jimmy Bralower – drums, percussion
• Steve Buslowe – bass guitar
• Larry Fast – synthesizer
• Eddie Martinez – guitar
• Sid McGinnis – guitar
• Max Weinberg – drums
• Bonnie Tyler – vocal
• Rory Dodd – background vocal
• Todd Rundgren – featured artist, background vocal
• Eric Troyer – background vocal

Track listings

• 7-inch single

1. "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (Jim Steinman) — 5:40
2. "Under Suspicion" (B. Tyler, P. Hopkins, P. Oxendale) — 4:24

• 12-inch maxi

1. "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (long version) (Jim Steinman) — 7:48
2. "Under Suspicion" (B. Tyler, P. Hopkins, P. Oxendale) — 4:24
3. "It's a Jungle Out There" (Dennis Polen, Paul Pilger, William Moloney) — 3:57

Charts

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	35
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media[3]	96
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	28
France (SNEP)[5]	34
Portugal (AFP)[6]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	24
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	73
US Cash Box Top 100[9]	82
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	41

Meat Loaf version

"Loving You Is a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)"
Song by Meat Loaf
from the album Braver Than We Are
Released	9 September 2016
Length	6:09
Label	Caroline International S&D 429
Songwriter(s)	Jim Steinman
Producer(s)	Paul Crook

The song was re-recorded by Meat Loaf on his 2016 album Braver Than We Are, as a duet with Stacy Michelle, under the slightly modified title of Loving You Is a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It).[11] On this version, the male and female vocals are reversed, with the male vocal being the lead, whereas on Bonnie Tyler's version, the female vocal sings the lead. It was not issued as a single for the album.

References

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