Black and Blue (Van Halen song)

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"Black and Blue"
Van Halen - Black and Blue.jpg
Single by Van Halen
from the album OU812
B-side"A Apolitical Blues"
ReleasedApril 24, 1988
Recorded1987-1988
Studio5150 Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length5:26
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Eddie Van Halen
Alex Van Halen
Michael Anthony
Sammy Hagar

"Black and Blue" is a song written and performed by American band Van Halen for their 1988 album OU812. It was the first single released from the album, peaking at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] and #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart,[2]

Chuck Klosterman of Vulture.com ranked it the 97th-best Van Halen song, noting that "in 1990, New Hampshire high school employee Pamela Smart used "Black and Blue" to sexually seduce a 15-year-old male student, later convincing the teen to murder her husband."[3]

Personnel[]

Van Halen

References[]

  1. ^ "Van Halen - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Van Halen - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  3. ^ Klosterman, Chuck (October 6, 2020). "All 131 Van Halen Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best A look back at the band's formidable legacy". Vulture.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

Further reading[]

  • Van Halen Guitar Anthology. Van Nuys, California: Alfred. 2006. pp. 206–15. ISBN 9780897246729. OCLC 605214049.



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