Why Can't This Be Love

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"Why Can't This Be Love"
Single by Van Halen
from the album 5150
B-side"Get Up"
ReleasedMarch 1986 (US)[1]
Recorded1985–1986
Genre
Length3:47 / 5:00 (extended version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mick Jones
  • Donn Landee
  • Eddie Van Halen
  • Michael Anthony
  • Sammy Hagar
  • Alex Van Halen
Van Halen singles chronology
"Hot for Teacher"
(1984)
"Why Can't This Be Love"
(1986)
"Dreams"
(1986)

"Why Can't This Be Love" is a 1986 song by hard rock band Van Halen and taken from their seventh studio album 5150. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 8 in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom, number 11 in Sweden and number 13 in Canada.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Van Halen singles".
  2. Wilkening, Matthew (October 17, 2020). "Underrated Van Halen: The Most Overlooked Song From Each Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. "Best Van Halen '5150' Song – Readers' Poll". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. Kot, Greg (September 3, 1991). "It's the Guitarist Who Still Makes Van Halen Rock". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. "Did Van Halen Bite Off Too Much With 'OU812'?". Ultimate Classic Rock. May 24, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2021.