When It's Love

"When It's Love" is a power ballad[1] by the American 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.[2] 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.

"When It's Love"
Single by Van Halen
from the album OU812
B-side"Cabo Wabo"
ReleasedJune 1988
Recorded
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. Chuck Klosterman of Vulture.com ranked it the 74th-best Van Halen song, calling it "a textbook modernization of the blues and the chorus does not really answer its own question."[3]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 5
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[5] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1988) Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 23
United States (Billboard)[7][8] 82

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "OU812 - Van Halen". AllMusic.
  2. Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th ed, Billboard Publications, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6
  3. 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 10, 2020.
  4. "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. "Van Halen Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". musicvf.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. "Australian-charts.com – Van Halen – When It's Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  7. "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 100 (52): Y-20. December 24, 1988.
  8. "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Further reading
  • Van Halen Guitar Anthology. Van Nuys, California: Alfred. 2006. pp. 200–5. ISBN 9780897246729. OCLC 605214049.
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