When It's Love
"When It's Love" is a power ballad[1] by the American rock band Van Halen. It was released as a single from their album OU812. It was the most popular song from that album, hitting #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The song has been a live performance staple since it was released in 1988. The song was also included in the set list for the band's ill-fated 1998 tour with Gary Cherone. Eddie Van Halen has stated that this particular guitar solo is a nod to Eric Clapton.
| "When It's Love" | ||||
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| Single by Van Halen | ||||
| from the album OU812 | ||||
| B-side | "Cabo Wabo" | |||
| Released | June 1988 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:38 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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It was featured on a VH1 special, The Greatest: 25 Greatest Power Ballads, where it was ranked as the 24th greatest power ballad of all time.
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "OU812 - Van Halen". AllMusic.
- Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th ed, Billboard Publications, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6
- "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 100 (52): Y-20. December 24, 1988.
- "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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