1991 Van Halen – Top Of The World (US: #27 UK: #63)
“Top of the World“ is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It is one of six singles issued for the album, and spent four non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., becoming their eighth number one on this chart. It was the only single off the album to crack the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #27. The main guitar riff from “Top of the World” is actually carried over from the closing guitar background riff from 1984’s “Jump”.
Album
The album’s title came from lead singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen’s album with a vulgarity, stating, “That’s when censorship was a big issue. I wanted to name the album just Fuck.” Hagar eventually backed away from the outright vulgarity after he was told by his […]
Musicians
| Bass | Michael Anthony |
| Drums | Alex Van Halen |
| Guitar | Eddie van Halen |
| Keyboards | Eddie van Halen |
| Background Vocals | Michael Anthony |
| Background Vocals | Eddie van Halen |
| Background Vocals | Alex Van Halen |
| Background Vocals | Steve Lukather |
| Vocals | Sammy Hagar |
Produced By
Andy Johns
Ted Templeman
Van Halen
Songwriter
Van Halen
Charts
US: #27
UK: #63