It's All Coming Back to Me Now

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"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by Wuthering Heights and was intended as "the most passionate, romantic song" he could create. Meat Loaf, who had collaborated with Steinman on many of his hit songs, had wanted to record the track for years, but Steinman refused, saying he viewed it as a "woman's song". Steinman won a court case that prevented Meat Loaf from recording it. Girl group Pandora's Box recorded the first released version, and the song later became widely known through a cover by Celine Dion, which upset Meat Loaf because he had planned to use it for an album with the working title Bat Out of Hell III. Alternatively, Meat Loaf has said the song was intended for Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and given to him in 1986. Nico always believed the track was meant for Meat Loaf, but they decided to use "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" for Bat II and save this song for Bat Out of...

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