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"When It's Love" is a power ballad[2] by the American hard 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.[3] 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.[4]

"When It's Love"
Single by Van Halen
from the album OU812
B-side"Cabo Wabo"
ReleasedJune 1988
Recorded
  • 1987
  • 5150 Studios
    (Los Angeles, California)
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length5:38
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Van Halen singles chronology
"Black and Blue"
(1988)
"When It's Love"
(1988)
"Finish What Ya Started"
(1988)

Reception


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.


Charts



Weekly charts


Weekly chart performance for "When It's Love"
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 23
Irish Singles Chart[6] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 5
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[9] 1

Year-end charts


Year-end chart performance for "When It's Love"
Chart (1988) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[10][11] 82

See also



References


  1. Greg Kot (September 3, 1991). "It's the Guitarist Who Still Makes Van Halen Rock". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "OU812 - Van Halen". AllMusic.
  3. Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th ed, Billboard Publications, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6
  4. June 19, Gary GraffPublished; 2021. "How Van Halen's 'When It's Love' Sparked 'OU812'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Van Halen – When It's Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  6. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  7. "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. "Van Halen - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  9. "Van Halen - Mainstream rock". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  10. "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 100 (52): Y-20. December 24, 1988.
  11. "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Further reading



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[de] When It’s Love

When It’s Love ist ein Lied der US-amerikanischen Hardrock-Band Van Halen. Es erschien am 1. Juni 1988 als zweite Singleauskopplung aus dem Album OU812.[1]
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[ru] When It’s Love

When It's Love (с англ. — «Когда это любовь») — двадцать восьмой в общем и второй с альбома OU812 сингл хард-рок группы Van Halen, выпущенный 9 июня 1988 года на лейбле Warner Bros..



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