Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love

"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" is a song by American rock band Van Halen. It was released in October 1978 as the third single from their 1978 debut album, Van Halen.

"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
Single by Van Halen
from the album Van Halen
B-side"Feel Your Love Tonight"
ReleasedOctober 25, 1978[1]
Recorded1977; Sunset Sound Recorders
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length3:50
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
Van Halen singles chronology
"Runnin' with the Devil"
(1978)		 "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
(1978)		 "Dance the Night Away"
(1979)

This song is one of the few David Lee Roth-era songs that onetime replacement Sammy Hagar was willing to sing in concert when he joined the band in the mid-'80s.[2]

Background and writing

When Eddie Van Halen wrote the song, he did not consider it good enough to show his bandmates until a year later.[2] He said it was supposed to be a punk rock parody, "a stupid thing to us, just two chords. It didn’t end up sounding punk, but that was the intention." The guitar solo was doubled in overdubs with an electric sitar.[3]

Personnel

Track listing and formats
US/Canada 7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"3:50
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Feel Your Love Tonight"3:40
US promo single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" (mono)3:50
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" (stereo)3:50
Japan single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"3:50
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Runnin' with the Devil"3:32

References
  1. http://www.45cat.com/record/wbs8707
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Prime Cuts: Eddie Van Halen Breaks Down 10 Van Halen Classics, from "Eruption" to "Right Now"
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