Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries

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"Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries"
Song
A-side	"Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries (Exploded Version)"
B-side	"R.P.M. (written by John Golden & Meat Loaf)"

"Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" is a single by Meat Loaf and John Parr, released in 1986. It is from the album Blind Before I Stop.

Personnel

Meat Loaf — lead vocals, backing vocals, additional guitars
John Parr — guest vocals
Mats Björklynd — guitars, keys, programming
Johan Daansen — guitars
Peter Weihe — guitars
Dieter Petereit — bass
John Golden — bass
Harry Baierl — keyboards, programming
Pit Löw — keyboards and programming
Curt Cress — drums
Amy Goff — backing vocals
Frank Farian — additional vocals
Peter Bischof — vocals
Bert Gebhard — vocals
Bimey Oberreit — vocals
Elaine Goff — vocals

Track listing

"Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (Exploded Version)
"R.P.M."

Charts

Chart	Position
UK Singles Chart	31

References

v t e Meat Loaf
Studio albums	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) Braver Than We Are (2016)
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 (1985) Heaven & Hell (1989) The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
Other albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) Free-for-All (1976)
Videography	Hits Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back: The Meat Loaf Story Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours	The Seize the Night Tour (2006–07) The Casa de Carne Tour (2008) Guilty Pleasure Tour (2011) Mad, Mad World Tour (2012) Last at Bat Tour (2013)
Singles	"What You See Is What You Get" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Bat Out of Hell" "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" "Dead Ringer for Love" "Read 'Em and Weep" "In Europe '82" "If You Really Want To" "Razor's Edge" "Midnight at the Lost and Found" "Modern Girl" "Nowhere Fast" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" "Blind Before I Stop" "Special Girl" "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" "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)" "Not a Dry Eye in the House" "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" "Is Nothing Sacred" "Did I Say That?" "Couldn't Have Said It Better" "Man of Steel" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Cry Over Me" "Los Angeloser"
Related	Discography Jim Steinman Neverland Express Stoney & Meatloaf Ted Nugent Pearl Aday To Hell and Back

v t e John Parr
Studio albums	John Parr (1984) Running the Endless Mile (1986) Man with a Vision (1992) Under Parr (1996)
Singles	"Naughty Naughty" "Magical" "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" "Love Grammar" "Two Hearts" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries (with Meat Loaf)" "Blame It on the Radio" "Restless Heart" "Man with a Vision"