Razor's Edge (song)

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"Razor's Edge"
Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Midnight at the Lost and Found
Released1983 (1983)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Steve Buslowe, Paul Christie, Mark Doyle, Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf singles chronology
"If You Really Want To"
(1983)
"Razor's Edge"
(1983)
"Modern Girl"
(1983)

"Razor's Edge" is a single by Meat Loaf released in 1983. It is from the album Midnight at the Lost and Found . [1]

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Contents

Track listing

7" version

  1. "Razor's Edge"
  2. "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"

12" version

  1. "Razor's Edge (Remix)"
  2. "Paradise By The Dashboard Light (Long Version)"
  3. "Read'Em And Weep"

12" Special Edition

  1. "Razor's Edge
  2. "You Never Can Be Too Sure About The Girl"
  3. "Don't You Look At Me Like That (Alternative Version)"

Charts

ChartPosition
UK Singles Chart 41

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