Hang Cool Teddy Bear bear meat the tenth studio album by Meat Loaf. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and contains songs written by Justin Hawkins, Rick Brantley and Jon Bon Jovi, amongst others. The first single from the album, “Los Angeloser”, was released for download on April 5, 2010.
DVD Deluxe edition, Limited Edition LP, digital and Super Deluxe Box Set. In May 2009, Meat Loaf began work on the album in the studio with Green Day’s American Idiot album producer Rob Cavallo, whom he credits with rescuing the project after the initial recordings were made. I went into the studio with 19 songs and three of them made the record,” Meat Loaf said. Much of the work on the album was done in July 2009.
It was officially completed as of December 12, 2009. Guest musicians on the album include guitarists Steve Vai and Brian May of Queen, a longtime friend of Meat Loaf, Brooklyn musician Adam Ahuja, as well as actors Hugh Laurie and Jack Black, also old friends. Thirteen songs appear on the album, with a fourteenth, “Prize Fight Lover,” included as a free MP3 download from hangcoolteddybear. A fifteenth song was recorded as a B-side to “Los Angeloser” entitled “Boneyard. It features Meat Loaf’s daughter, Pearl Aday. Don’t Get Me Going” on the “If I Can’t Have You” EP.
Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? During Meat Loaf’s 2010 UK tour, a special two-disc tour edition was given out. The second disc included four songs recorded live at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, on July 16, 2010. 13 unrelenting tracks is a good deal more than enough. 4 in the official UK album chart on April 25, 2010. 27 on the US Billboard 200.