Love Walks In

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"Love Walks In"
Van Halen - Love Walks In.jpg
Single by Van Halen
from the album 5150
B-side"Summer Nights"
ReleasedJuly 23, 1986
Recorded1985–1986
Studio5150 Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreSynth-pop
Length5:11
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony
Van Halen singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1986) 		"Love Walks In"
(1986) 		"Best of Both Worlds"
(1986)

"Love Walks In" is a song by American Rock band Van Halen released as the third single from the band's seventh studio album, 5150 (1986). It was the first song the band wrote with vocalist Sammy Hagar, and it is about aliens.[1][2][3] It peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart,[4] and reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] The song is about alien abduction, with some euphemistic references to love.[6]

Chuck Klosterman of Vulture.com ranked it the 32nd-best Van Halen song, noting that the "track’s synthesized framework is lush and satisfying."[7]

Background[]

To quote Hagar:

I'm a firm believer - have seen, have felt, have been contacted three or four different times. I have received information that has been valuable in my life from those people, and they have used me. I'm gonna sound like a complete nut here, but they have used me in an experimental fashion. The easiest way to put it is that they downloaded my brain information.[6]

Hagar wrote the lyrics on the spot and sang it live with a hand-held mic.[8][9]

Composition[]

The song starts with Eddie Van Halen (lead guitar, keyboards) playing a slow synth, and kicks into the song. The song begins in the key of C and moves into F for the band entrance, then going to the relative D minor for the verses. The pre-chorus jumps to A minor, and in the chorus it goes back to C, keeping a cyclic structure.[citation needed]

Charts[]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 65
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 22

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Van Halen - "Love Walks In" - Live Without A Net (1986)". Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Tannenbaum, Rob (October 6, 2020). "Eddie Van Halen's 12 Essential Songs". New York Times.
  3. ^ III, J. C. Macek. "The Most Unintentionally Terrifying "Love Songs" Ever Written, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ "Van Halen - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Van Halen - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Songfacts: Love Walks In, by Van Halen
  7. ^ 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 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Elliott, Paul (March 2014). "The best of both worlds". Classic Rock. No. 194. p. 48.
  9. ^ Blabbermouth (2019-03-25). "SAMMY HAGAR Looks Back On VAN HALEN's '5150' Album (Video)". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0734." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Van Halen Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Van Halen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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