
Steinman's songs were then offered to Bonnie Tyler and Air Supply. Steinman offered the song, along with " Total Eclipse of the Heart", to Meat Loaf for his Midnight at the Lost and Found album however, Meat Loaf's record company refused to pay Steinman for the material so Meat Loaf ended up writing compositions for the album himself.

They have included the song on their numerous greatest hits and live albums, and recorded an acoustic version for their 2005 album The Singer and the Song. The B-side of the single is "Late Again". The song was subsequently released as a new track from their 1983 greatest hits album. It was first recorded by Air Supply, giving them a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. The song is a reworking of the main title theme from the 1980 film A Small Circle of Friends, for which Jim Steinman wrote the score. The song has been covered by other artists.

Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks (behind " Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler, giving Steinman a consecutive peak of two songs). " Making Love Out of Nothing at All" is a power ballad written and composed by Jim Steinman and first released by the British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply for their 1983 compilation album Greatest Hits. "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" on YouTube
