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December 20, 2015

1991 Van Halen – Top Of The World (US: #27 UK: #63)

Eddie van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Steve Lukather, Van Halen

“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 […]

September 22, 2015

1991 Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Steve Lukather, Van Halen

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 […]