Why Can't This Be Love

"Why Can't This Be Love"
Single by Van Halen
from the album 5150
B-side"Get Up"
ReleasedMarch 1986 (US)
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

  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.