Black and Blue (Van Halen song)

"Black and Blue"
Single by Van Halen
from the album OU812
B-side"A Apolitical Blues"
ReleasedMay 1988
Recorded1987–1988
Studio5150 Studios, Studio City, California
Length5:26
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Eddie Van Halen
Alex Van Halen
Michael Anthony
Sammy Hagar
Producer(s)
Van Halen singles chronology
"Best of Both Worlds"
(1986) 		"Black and Blue"
(1988) 		"When It's Love"
(1988)

"Black and Blue" is a song by American rock band Van Halen from their 1988 album OU812. It was the first single released from the album, peaking at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and at number 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart,[2]

Cash Box called it a "power-rocker that nearly sizzles off the vinyl" and praised Sammy Hagar's singing and Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing.[3]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Black and Blue"
Chart (1988) Peak

position

US Billboard Hot 100[4] 34
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[5] 1

References

  1. ^ "Van Halen - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Van Halen - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. May 14, 1988. p. 8. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Van Halen - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Van Halen - Mainstream rock". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

Further reading