Not a Dry Eye in the House

"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]

"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)

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]

1. "Not a Dry Eye in the House" (Somewhere in Time edit) – 5:02
2. "Let It Be" – 2:26
3. "Come Together" – 3:16
4. "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
Australia (ARIA)[5]	111
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6]	80
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7]	37
Germany (GfK)[8]	93
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	23
Scotland (OCC)[10]	9
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	7
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	82

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	January 15, 1996	CD1 cassette	Virgin	[12]
United States	January 16, 1996	Contemporary hit radio	MCA	[13]
United Kingdom	January 22, 1996	CD2	Virgin	[14]